Davis Weather Station Comparison Chart
| FEATURES | IC6250AU | IC6152C | IC6152AU | IC6153AU | IC6162C | IC6162AU | IC6163AU |
| Series | Vantage Vue | Vantage Pro 2 | |||||
| Transmission to Console Method | |||||||
| Transmission method | Wireless | Cabled | Wireless | Wireless | Cabled | Wireless | Wireless |
| 2.5-30 m Cables | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - |
| Solar powered transmitter with battery backup | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Display Console | |||||||
| Should be run using the included AC power adapter. Add three C batteries for backup during power outages. | - | Yes | - | - | Yes | - | - |
| May be operated full-time using three C batteries. May also be operated using the included AC power adapter. | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes |
| 12-Hour advance forecast icons. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 24-48 hour advance forecast ticker tape | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Weather Center with scroll-through data screens | Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Integrated Sensor Suite | |||||||
| Rain collector, temperature/humidity sensors, and anemometer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Solar radiation sensor | - | Optional | Optional | Optional | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| UV sensor | - | Optional | Optional | Optional | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Solar Radiation Shield | |||||||
| Passive (standard) solar radiation shield | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | - |
| Daytime fan-aspirated solar radiation shield | - | Optional | Optional | - | Optional | Optional | - |
| 24-hour fan-aspirated solar radiation shield | - | - | - | Yes | - | - | Yes |
| Davis Weather Station Add-Ons | |||||||
| Additional consoles to view data in more than one location | Optional | - | Optional | Optional | - | Optional | Optional |
| Add a Weather Envoy to remove the console. | Optional | - | Optional | Optional | - | Optional | Optional |
| Special-purpose leaf wetness or soil moisture stations available to calculate evapotranspiration | - | - | Optional | Optional | - | Optional | Optional |
| Wireless temperature station | - | - | Optional | Optional | - | Optional | Optional |
| Wireless temperature & humidity station | - | - | Optional | Optional | - | Optional | Optional |
