Compared

LoRaWAN Soil Moisture Sensors Compared: MacSync LSS X2 vs SenseCAP S2104/S2105 vs Dragino LSE01

Three LoRaWAN soil sensors for irrigation timing. Moisture accuracy is almost identical on paper; the differences are solar power, electrical conductivity, battery size and how the device is set up in the field.

Macnman product on this page: MacSync LSS X2

Side by side

The published figures

Every value is as each manufacturer publishes it, checked on 7 October 2026. Where a page does not state a figure, the cell says so.

Compare	Macnman MacSync LSS X2	SenseCAP S2104 / S2105	Dragino LSE01
Measures	Volumetric water content and soil temperature (the LSS X5 7-in-1 adds EC, pH, salinity and N, P, K)	S2104: moisture and temperature · S2105: adds electrical conductivity	Moisture, temperature and electrical conductivity
Moisture accuracy	±3% (0–53% VWC), ±5% above · 0.1% resolution	±3% (0–50%), ±5% (50–100%)	±3% (0–53%), ±5% above · 0.01% resolution
Soil temperature	−40 to +80 °C · ±0.5 °C	−40 to +80 °C · ±0.5 °C (0–50 °C), ±1 °C outside	−40 to +85 °C · under 0.3 °C (−10 to +50 °C), under 0.6 °C outside
Electrical conductivity	On the LSS X5 7-in-1 model	S2105: 0–23 dS/m · ±5% (0–5), ±10% above	0–20,000 µS/cm · 2% of full scale
Power	19 Ah Li-SOCl₂ battery, or a 20 W solar panel with an 8,000 mAh rechargeable battery (8805)	19 Ah ER34615, replaceable	8,500 mAh Li-SOCl₂
Battery life	About 2 years at 5-minute and 7+ years at hourly reporting; the solar version recharges daily	Up to 10 years	Up to 10 years
Probe and enclosure	Capacitive stainless-steel probe, IP68, for permanent burial · IP65 body, IP67 optional	IP66	IP66
LoRaWAN	v1.0.4 · Class A, Class C via the app	v1.0.3 · Class A	Class A
Bands	IN865 · RU864 · EU868 · US915 · AU915 · KR920 · AS923	Regional variants; see datasheet	Regional variants; see datasheet
Configuration	Maya app over Bluetooth · downlink	SenseCAP Mate app over Bluetooth	AT commands · downlink
Designed and made in	Designed and manufactured in Pune, India	Seeed Studio, Shenzhen, China	Dragino, Shenzhen, China

Figures for the other products are taken from their manufacturers' published datasheets and product pages, checked on 7 October 2026, and may change; check the linked sources before you order. Milesight, Dragino, SenseCAP and RAK are trademarks of their respective owners.

Where each fits

What the table means for your site

Where the MacSync LSS X2 fits

Open fields and plantations where the solar variant reports every few minutes indefinitely, and shaded plots on the 19 Ah battery version. The IP68 stainless probe is made for permanent burial, the body is rated to +80 °C, and the sensor is made in Pune with WPC compliance and local support. For EC, pH and nutrients, step up to the LSS X5 7-in-1.

Where the SenseCAP S2104 and S2105 fit

The same moisture accuracy with EC on the S2105 in one unit, a large replaceable cell and a phone app for setup. Battery only, so fast reporting draws down the cell.

Where the Dragino LSE01 fits

The lowest-cost moisture, temperature and EC combination with the tightest stated temperature accuracy, on an 8,500 mAh cell, configured by AT commands.

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Questions

Choosing between them

The MacSync LSS X2 solar variant (8805) pairs a 20 W panel with an 8,000 mAh rechargeable battery, so it can report every few minutes without a battery change. The SenseCAP and Dragino units are battery-only on the pages checked.

For EC alone, the SenseCAP S2105 and Dragino LSE01 include it. For EC plus pH, salinity and an N, P, K trend from one probe, Macnman's LSS X5 7-in-1 is the model to compare.

Within a rounding of the band edge, yes: all three state ±3% in the lower range and ±5% in the wet range. The differences that will matter in the field are power, probe construction and setup.