The assessment
How it scores, by category
Market position
The data
Capacity guarantee: minimum retained at year 10
No year-by-year capacity schedule is published for this product - the manufacturer guarantees only this end-of-term minimum, not a specific decline curve. Capacity figure based on the sourced usable capacity of the base configuration; modular systems scale with additional modules.
Blackout protection
68 / 100#21 of 37 batteriesWhole-home, seamless (<20ms)
The blackout score is a standalone benchmark of outage resilience only - it re-weights sourced specs already scored in this product’s pillars (backup tier, switchover, surge strength, backup power, off-grid recharge) and never affects the overall score. Dots show the full battery fleet; the marker is this product.
Two things to check
Ask the installer: What usable capacity, backup power and warranted operating conditions will the installed Smile M5 configuration deliver?
Verification & sources
Market context
Global benchmark. This scorecard is benchmarked globally. A global score does not imply local availability, certification, warranty coverage, or installer compatibility.
Benchmark anchor. The score uses one current 13.99 kWh battery module, not the largest supported stack. Scored model: SMILE-M5-S-INV with one SMILE-M-BAT-13.9P · checked 2026-07-31. Evidence.
Sources & references · checked 2026-07-31
Strong evidence coverage
21 of 21 scored criteria link directly to a published source.
Values marked estimated, derived, or not found remain visible on the audit sheet and do not carry the same evidential weight as a linked source. Coverage measures direct links, not an independent guarantee that a claim is correct.
- Sourced valuesData card →
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- Warranty throughputWarranty ↗
Evidence timeline
Recorded verification events for this scorecard. These are evidence checks, not historical score snapshots.
- Core scorecard evidence checked
- Series benchmark source checked
- AU market evidence checked
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Our reading
Smile M5 scores 63, placing 20 of 29 in the Performance & Value class against a class average of 66.0. Its strongest scoring dimension is capacity & usability (90), above the class average of 87. Energy Ecosystem (52) is the dimension with the most room to move. Key specifications: LFP, 5.0 kW continuous output.