Xiaomi Gateway : which one to buy?

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Hi!
I’d like to buy a Xiaomi gateway and sensors.
Looking at HA Xiaomi component help it says:

Supported Devices

  • Xiaomi Mijia Gateway

Unsupported devices:

  • Xiaomi Aqara Gateway

And if you look at the way to add a Xiamoi gateway into conf.yaml it says that you need to add ‘xiami_aqara’ entry…
It is a little bit confusing…
Then which one should I buy ? an Aqara gateway ? or a Mija gateway ?

Then when it comes to sensors, for example temperature, on the internet you can find Mija and Aqara sensors… Are they all compatible together ? Will they all work with HA ?
If I buy a Mija gateway, will I be able to link Aqara sensors and see them into HA ?

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I can answer based on my personal experience:
I bought a Mijia Gateway and an aqara climate sensor, the sensor links ok with the gateway and the gateway integrates very well with HA.
I can not answer if ALL aqara devices communicate well with the Mija gateway, but I think they should.

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