Most of us know about and are content with the regular refrigerators whose primary work is to keep food and drinks from spoiling by cooling and freezing. However, we realize that smart refrigerators come with exciting features and benefits that make work much easier for us. For instance, unlike regular fridges, smart refrigerators have touchscreen interfaces that do wonders like tracking contents and even expiry dates. Importantly, most average households can now afford smart fridges comfortably. Plus, the availability of increased models and brands contribute to the devices’ significant lowering of prices.

Here are the main differences between smart and traditional refrigerators:

1. Open and close sensors
There is a standard method to opening and closing fridges to retrieve an item. However, smart refrigeration comes with new sensors in place that open the door automatically whenever you bump on the fridge. Other models contain sensors at the lower level unit that senses footsteps. Furthermore, if the door is open slightly and maybe unknowingly, the sensor will act in response to close the door. This action helps prevent the cool moisture from escaping and going on your electricity bills. With the sensors in place, you can carry food bulk in your hands and have the fridge open for you to place them inside. With regular refrigerators, you must open and close the fridge door manually whenever in use.

2. Automatic diagnosis of mechanical problems
All fridges, both the regular and smart might become faulty at some point. For regular fridges, you will only spot a problem whenever certain features stop working. However, smart refrigeration presents different systems of technology. Whenever the refrigerator suffers technical difficulty or stops operating, the factory can send signals directly to the device. The signal determines which area contains the problem (i.e., evaporator, thermostat, or compressor). The fixing then becomes easier and faster since the factory sends a technician who is already aware of the part(s) that needs repair.

3. Wifi connectivity
With the regular refrigeration, the fridge is in-built such that it cannot interact with other devices outside itself. Smart refrigerators have automatic connect to wifi. With this, the devices have touchscreen interfaces that you can quickly and flexibly access the user-adjusted cooling options. Astoundingly, while far from home, you can interact with the refrigerator’s features right from your smartphone via internet connection. Also, through wifi connection the fridge can connect to other smart devices within the home (i.e., television, microwave, and dishwasher). In this case, the primary mechanism of operation is the touchscreen.

4. Extra exceptional smart fridge features
Other operational features that smart fridges contain which the regular ones lack include:

• Visible touch-screens for see-through fridge access without opening the door.
• Automatic setting of food expiration dates and notifications on freshness status.
• Ability to watch the fridge’s operation from a smart television in a different room.
• Coordination of tasks for every household member.
• Creation of personal profiles for every household member, and the ability to send each of them to-do-lists and personal notes.
• Customizable fridge temperature based on shelves or compartments.
• Receive an alert when the water filter needs change, and manage to switch on or off the icemaker from your smartphone.