Best Smart Electric Kettle: Govee H7170 Leads

The best smart electric kettle is the Govee H7170, a 0.8-quart gooseneck model whose app sets any temperature from 104°F to 212°F and holds it. If you need more than a couple of mugs at once, the GoveeLife H717A moves up to 1.8 quarts with a built-in loose-leaf infuser instead. The specification that splits this field is the temperature floor: two picks reach down to 104°F, one stops at 180°F, and three offer no set temperature at all.

Best smart electric kettle at a glance

Three reasons picks got cut from this smart electric kettle list

I started from the electric kettle listings that surface for this search and worked down the published specifications. Most of what got cut failed on one of three counts.

1. No published capacity or dimensions. A kettle you can't place on a counter before it arrives isn't a recommendation, it's a gamble. Every pick here publishes a size and a footprint.
2. Temperature language with no numbers behind it. "Variable temp" in a bullet with no stated range tells you nothing. The three picks with app or preset control here all state a range or a preset count.
3. Plastic in the water path with no stated material. I kept listings that name their materials: 304 stainless steel on four picks, borosilicate glass on the Chefman, a glass liner with a steel base on the AURISWELL.

One thing worth saying plainly: the word "smart" is doing very little work in this category. Amazon's results for a smart electric kettle include kettles with no app, no presets and no connection of any kind. Three of the six here fall into that group. I've kept them because they're strong kettles that sell hard, but I haven't dressed them up as connected devices. Read the temperature control column before you read anything else.

Which temperature floor do you actually need?

This is the specification that decides the purchase, and almost nobody compares it. Wattage gets all the attention, but four of these six run at 1500W or 1200W and the difference in wait time is a minute either way. The floor of the temperature range changes what you can actually brew.

• 104°F to 212°F. Govee H7170 and Cosori CS108-NK. That floor is low enough for baby formula and delicate green tea. Cosori names a baby formula mode outright.
• 180°F to 212°F. GoveeLife H717A, across four presets for green tea, oolong, coffee and black tea. Fine for most tea, tight for the most delicate greens.
• Six presets on the base. AURISWELL, covering milk powder, honey, black tea, green tea, coffee and a boil. No published numbers for the presets, so you're trusting the labels.
• Boil only. Cosori CGK-G173 and Chefman RJ11-18-PL. Water goes to 212°F and that's your one option.

Here's the trick with a boil-only kettle: you can still hit roughly 175°F by boiling and waiting a couple of minutes with the lid open. It works. It's also imprecise and it wastes time every single morning. If you drink green tea or brew pour-over daily, buy the temperature control. If you make black tea and instant coffee, you genuinely don't need it, and the two boil-only picks here are the cheapest of the six.

1. Govee Smart Electric Kettle — Best overall

The widest published temperature range in this set, in a gooseneck body, with both Bluetooth and WiFi on the listing.

Best for: pour-over drinkers who want app scheduling Skip it if: you fill mugs for more than two people

The H7170 is the only pick here that combines three things: a gooseneck spout, a stated 104°F floor, and WiFi rather than Bluetooth alone. Govee makes a point of that last part, saying WiFi is more stable and faster than kettles that connect over Bluetooth only. The app sets any temperature across the claimed 104°F to 212°F span, and Govee lists four presets plus keep-warm on top.

Capacity is 0.8 quarts. Govee claims 1200W brings that volume to temperature in three to five minutes. Materials are named as 304 food-grade stainless steel with an NTC sensor driving the auto shut-off, which is the same steel spec Cosori publishes for its two picks.

The body measures 8.74 x 11.1 x 8.31 inches and weighs 4.14 lb. That's the heaviest kettle in this comparison by more than a pound, and the tallest footprint dimension of the six. It's also the trade-off: a gooseneck needs length, and a stable base needs mass. Against the 1.8-quart picks, you're giving up more than half the capacity to get the pour control and the low floor.

Pros:

• Widest claimed temperature span in this set
• Gooseneck spout for controlled pour-over
• WiFi and Bluetooth both listed
• 304 food-grade stainless steel water path
• Four presets plus keep-warm

Cons:

• Heaviest of the six at 4.14 lb
• Only 0.8 quarts, less than half the largest pick
• Only one seller lists it
• No published warranty

2. Cosori Smart Gooseneck Electric Kettle — Best for heavy use

The same 104°F floor and gooseneck shape as the winner, in a body that weighs 1.57 lb less.

Best for: daily pour-over on a busy counter Skip it if: you want a big-batch kettle

Of the app-controlled picks, this is the one buyers choose most often here by a wide margin. It's a 2024 model at 2.57 lb, which makes it the lightest gooseneck of the two and easier to lift full and steady over a filter. Cosori claims 1°F increments across 104°F to 212°F through the VeSync app, with real-time monitoring, scheduling and hold.

Cosori names STRIX thermostat technology behind the auto shut-off and boil-dry protection, which is a specific component rather than a vague safety bullet. The interior, lid and spout are listed as food-grade 304 stainless steel with no Teflon or chemical linings. There's a MyBrew custom preset alongside the four fixed ones, and a baby formula mode, which the 180°F-floor picks can't offer.

Capacity is 0.8 quarts and the listed boil claim is 0.85 quarts in three to five minutes at 1200W. Dimensions run 7.7 x 11.6 x 9 inches, so it's the longest of the six front to back. Where it loses to the winner is connectivity: the listing names Bluetooth, not WiFi, so voice and remote scheduling depend on your phone being nearby.

Pros:

• Lightest gooseneck here at 2.57 lb
• 1°F increment claim across 104–212°F
• Named STRIX thermostat and boil-dry protection
• Baby formula mode and a custom MyBrew preset
• Sells faster than the rest of this set

Cons:

• Bluetooth on the listing, not WiFi
• 0.8 quarts limits it to one or two mugs
• Longest footprint dimension of the six at 11.6 in
• Sits in the top price position alongside the H717A

3. GoveeLife Smart Electric Kettle — Best premium

The only pick that pairs app control with 1.8 quarts and a loose-leaf infuser.

Best for: loose-leaf tea drinkers who want capacity and an app Skip it if: you brew below 180°F

Every other app-controlled kettle in this comparison tops out at 0.8 quarts. The H717A holds 1.8 quarts, and it's the only pick of the six with a tea infuser in the box. GoveeLife says the infuser's holes are small enough to stop leaves escaping, and that it handles bags as well as loose leaf.

The base carries an LED screen showing both target and real-time temperature, which is the clearest at-a-glance readout in this set. GoveeLife lists 1500W heating 1.7L in eight minutes and holding warm for up to two hours. Materials are BPA-free food-grade 304 stainless steel, with auto shut-off and boil-dry protection.

Two things hold it back. The preset range starts at 180°F across four presets, so there's no formula setting and no low-temperature option for the most delicate greens. And the listing publishes no weight, which matters more on a 1.8-quart kettle than a small one, since a full body is heavier to pour. It's the most expensive pick here, and it's the slowest seller of the six. Its footprint is compact for the capacity, though, at 7.5 x 8.46 x 8.8 inches.

Pros:

• Largest app-controlled capacity here at 1.8 qt
• Only pick with a loose-leaf infuser included
• LED base shows target and live temperature
• Two-hour keep-warm claim
• BPA-free 304 stainless steel construction

Cons:

• Preset floor is 180°F, no formula setting
• No published weight
• Most expensive pick in this comparison
• Slowest seller of the six

4. AURISWELL Electric Kettle with Temperature Control — Best for families

Six one-touch presets and a 12-hour keep-warm, all handled on the base rather than a phone.

Best for: night feeds and all-day hot water Skip it if: you want phone or voice control

The 12-hour keep-warm claim is the longest in this set by a factor of six, and it's aimed squarely at one job: hot water available at 3am without standing over a kettle. AURISWELL names milk powder as one of its six presets, alongside honey, black tea, green tea, coffee and boil, all driven by a Strix thermostat.

The glass body shows the water level directly, and an LED ring shifts blue to green to red as heating progresses. That's genuinely useful across a room. Capacity is 1.6 quarts at 1500W, and the construction is a glass inner liner on a 304 stainless steel base, so nothing plastic is stated to meet the water.

Weight is 2.64 lb and the footprint is 10 x 8.54 x 5.91 inches, the shortest height of any pick here. That low profile clears a wall cabinet more easily than either gooseneck.

Here's the honest limit: there's no app, no WiFi and no Bluetooth on this listing. If a smart electric kettle means voice control or scheduling from another room to you, this isn't one. The presets are also unnumbered, so you're trusting labels rather than degrees. Only one seller lists it, and it's the second-slowest seller of the six.

Pros:

• Longest keep-warm claim here at 12 hours
• Six one-touch presets including milk powder
• Glass body shows water level at a glance
• Lowest height in this set at 5.91 in
• Named Strix thermostat

Cons:

• No app, WiFi or Bluetooth on the listing
• Presets have no published temperatures
• Only one seller lists it
• Glass body needs more careful handling than steel

5. Cosori Electric Kettle — Best compact

A 1.8-quart kettle in the second-smallest footprint here, with no plastic stated anywhere in the water path.

Best for: small counters and plastic-free water contact Skip it if: you need a set temperature

Look at the numbers side by side and this one does something odd: it matches the H717A's 1.8-quart capacity in a body just 6.1 inches tall and 9.5 inches wide. It weighs 2.7 lb empty. For a cramped counter or a dorm shelf, that ratio of capacity to footprint is the best in this comparison.

Cosori's headline claim is that water never touches plastic. The listing states 0.5L reaching temperature in under three minutes. The lid has two opening angles, one splash-reducing for pouring in, one wide for cleaning, and Cosori points to the wide mouth for reaching into corners. Auto shut-off and boil-dry protection are both listed. It's a 2020 model, the oldest of the six, and it sells faster than every pick here except the Chefman.

The catch is that it does one temperature. There's no app, no presets and no keep-warm on this listing. Against the AURISWELL, which costs a little more, you lose six presets and a 12-hour hold. Against its own gooseneck sibling you lose the app entirely. Buy it because you want a lot of boiling water from a small box, not because it's connected.

Pros:

• 1.8 qt capacity in a 6.1 in tall body
• No plastic contact with water on the listing
• Dual-angle lid and wide mouth for cleaning
• Light at 2.7 lb
• Second-cheapest of the six

Cons:

• Boil only, no presets or set temperature
• No app or connectivity of any kind
• No keep-warm function listed
• Oldest design here, released 2020

6. Chefman Electric Kettle — Best budget pick

The largest capacity and the lightest body in this comparison, at the lowest price position of the six.

Best for: boil-and-pour households on a tight budget Skip it if: you brew green tea or drip coffee by number

Two numbers make the case. This is the largest kettle here at 1.9 quarts and the lightest at 2.3 lb, and it's the cheapest of the six. Chefman claims 1500W delivers hot water in three minutes.

The body is borosilicate glass with stainless steel accents and blue LEDs that light while heating and switch off when the water's done. There's a removable lid for cleaning and a stainless steel filter in the spout, which the other five listings don't mention. Auto shut-off and boil-dry protection are both there, and the base stays plugged in for cordless serving. It's a 2023 model and the one buyers choose most often in this set.

Where it loses is temperature. There is no app, no preset, no keep-warm and no way to stop it short of a full boil. For black tea, instant coffee, oatmeal and hot water bottles that's fine. For a 175°F green tea or a 200°F pour-over, you're boiling and waiting with a thermometer, which defeats the point of buying a smart electric kettle in the first place. Glass also shows limescale faster than steel, so you'll see the mineral build-up you'd otherwise ignore.

Pros:

• Largest capacity in this set at 1.9 qt
• Lightest body here at 2.3 lb
• Cheapest of the six
• Stainless steel spout filter and removable lid
• Auto shut-off and boil-dry protection

Cons:

• Boil only, no temperature setting at all
• No app, presets or keep-warm
• Glass shows limescale readily
• Tallest of the three glass and compact picks to fill under a tap

Gooseneck or wide spout: what changes in the cup?

Two picks here have gooseneck spouts: the Govee H7170 and the Cosori CS108-NK. Four have conventional wide spouts. The difference isn't cosmetic.

A gooseneck gives you a thin, slow, aimable stream. Govee calls it a precise stream for an optimal pour overflow rate, and that's exactly what a pour-over cone wants: water landing where you put it, at a rate you control, so the grounds saturate evenly. Pour a wide-spout kettle over a filter and the stream digs a channel through the bed.

A wide spout wins everywhere else. It fills a French press faster, it tops a hot water bottle without you standing there, and it doesn't dribble down the side when the kettle's nearly empty. Both gooseneck picks here also cap out at 0.8 quarts, which is the shape's real cost: a long thin spout on a 1.8-quart body would be unwieldy.

So the split is clean. Filter coffee, buy the gooseneck. Tea by the pot, porridge, instant noodles, buy the wide spout and take the extra capacity.

How much counter space does each one eat?

Every pick publishes dimensions, so this is one comparison you can make exactly. Measure your gap first, especially the height under a wall cabinet.

• Cosori CGK-G173: 9.5 x 7.9 x 6.1 in, 2.7 lb. Smallest height, largest capacity-to-footprint ratio here.
• AURISWELL DG-2408B-EL: 10 x 8.54 x 5.91 in, 2.64 lb. Lowest published height of the six, widest across.
• Chefman RJ11-18-PL: 9.45 x 8.75 x 6.24 in, 2.3 lb. Lightest of the set.
• GoveeLife H717A: 7.5 x 8.46 x 8.8 in. Tightest width, tallest of the wide-spout group.
• Cosori CS108-NK: 7.7 x 11.6 x 9 in, 2.57 lb. Longest dimension in the comparison.
• Govee H7170: 8.74 x 11.1 x 8.31 in, 4.14 lb. Heaviest by 1.44 lb.

The pattern is worth naming. Both goosenecks push past 11 inches in one direction, and both need clearance above the lid to fill them. The three wide-spout picks under 6.3 inches tall will slide under a standard cabinet without lifting. If your kettle lives in a tight corner, that alone may decide this for you before temperature control gets a vote.

What an app adds, and what it costs you

Three of these six connect to a phone. Two of them are premium-priced, one is mid-range, and the three that don't connect are the three cheapest. That's the trade, stated plainly.

What the app genuinely buys you:

• Scheduling. Set the H7170 or CS108-NK to reach temperature before you're out of bed. Neither the AURISWELL nor the boil-only picks can do that.
• Numbers instead of labels. Cosori claims 1°F increments. AURISWELL gives you six named presets with no published degrees. If you're dialling in a coffee recipe, the difference matters.
• Notification. GoveeLife says the app tells you when the water's boiled, so you're not listening for a click from another room.

What it costs you, beyond price: a phone in your hand for a task your hand was already doing, an account, and a dependency on the manufacturer keeping the app alive. The AURISWELL makes the counter-argument well, with six presets and a 12-hour hold entirely on the base. No app, no login, nothing to update.

My read: if you brew one drink at one temperature, the app is a luxury. If you brew several different drinks and want them ready without waiting, it earns its place.

The verdict

If you brew pour-over coffee or delicate tea, buy the Govee H7170. It's the only pick pairing a claimed 104°F floor with a gooseneck spout and WiFi rather than Bluetooth alone, and 0.8 quarts is enough for one or two cups at a time. If you fill a teapot, a French press or bottles for the whole household, the 0.8-quart goosenecks are the wrong tool and you want 1.6 quarts or more.

The cutoff is capacity, and it sits right around one quart. Below it, precision and pour control are what you're paying for, and the Govee wins. Above it, you're buying volume, and the choice is between the GoveeLife H717A with its app, 1.8 quarts and included infuser, or the AURISWELL at 1.6 quarts with six presets and a 12-hour keep-warm for less money.

The runner-up's exact advantage is weight. The Cosori CS108-NK matches the winner's 104°F to 212°F claim and its gooseneck shape at 2.57 lb, against 4.14 lb, and Cosori names a specific 1°F increment claim and a STRIX thermostat. If lifting a full kettle steadily over a filter is the part you care about, take the lighter one. You give up the WiFi connection to do it.

FAQ

Is a smart electric kettle worth the extra money?

A smart electric kettle is worth it if you brew more than one kind of drink. Setting 175°F for green tea and 205°F for coffee, then holding it, saves guesswork every morning. If you only ever want boiling water for black tea or instant coffee, the two boil-only picks here cost less and do that job in about three minutes.

Which best smart electric kettle handles baby formula?

For baby formula, two picks reach low enough: the Cosori CS108-NK names a baby formula mode with a claimed 104°F floor, and the Govee H7170 states the same 104°F to 212°F span. The AURISWELL lists a milk powder preset plus a 12-hour keep-warm for night feeds, though it publishes no temperature for that preset.

Govee H7170 or Cosori CS108-NK: which should I pick?

Between the Govee H7170 and the Cosori CS108-NK, weight and connectivity decide it. Both are 0.8-quart goosenecks claiming 104°F to 212°F at 1200W. The Govee lists WiFi as well as Bluetooth, which enables remote scheduling. The Cosori weighs 2.57 lb against 4.14 lb and claims 1°F increments. Lighter pour, or wider connectivity.

What capacity electric kettle do I need for a family?

For a family, look at 1.6 quarts and up. The Chefman holds 1.9 quarts, both the GoveeLife H717A and the Cosori CGK-G173 hold 1.8 quarts, and the AURISWELL holds 1.6 quarts. The two goosenecks here stop at 0.8 quarts, which fills roughly two mugs before you refill and wait again.

What's the biggest mistake when buying a smart electric kettle?

The biggest mistake is buying on wattage. Four of these six run at 1500W or 1200W, and the boil-time claims all sit between three and eight minutes depending on volume. What actually changes your morning is the temperature floor and the spout shape. Check whether the listing states a range in degrees, not just the word "variable".

Start with your counter and your drink. Measure the gap, then decide whether you pour over a filter or into a pot, and the field narrows to two picks before you look at anything else. For most people reading this, the Govee H7170 is the right default because it's the only kettle here that does precise low-temperature water and controlled pouring and remote scheduling in one body, and those three things together are what the word "smart" is supposed to mean in this category. If your household drinks more than two cups at a sitting, jump straight to the 1.8-quart picks instead.

Last updated: September 24, 2026. Product availability re-checked.

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