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Philips Hue Essential A19 Bulb vs Philips Hue A19 LED Bulb

Both products have identical sentiment scores on Reddit.

Philips Hue Essential A19 Bulb
#10 in Smart Lights

Hue Essentials

Philips Hue Essential A19 Bulb

$24.99

100

Pros

  • +Works well with hue products
  • +Interacts with hue bridge
  • +Provides updates

Cons

  • −Advanced features behind one-time payment
“It works quite well for hue products, interacts with the bridge, updates and all that”
Full reviewAmazon · $24.99
Philips Hue A19 LED Bulb
#5 in Smart Lights

Philips

Philips Hue A19 LED Bulb

$134.99

100

Pros

  • +Has everything you're looking for
  • +Most people are pretty happy with them
  • +Frequently on sale/discounted
  • +Relatively easy to install (like changing a lightbulb)

Cons

  • −Weird integration with alexa
  • −Expensive (bulbs)
  • −Can be daunting for non-handy users depending on setup
  • −Pairing can take time
“When I recently migrated over to the new bridge pro I was having nothing but trouble with adding new bulbs and sometimes when I would turn on lights from the hue dimmer switches or from the hue app so”
Full reviewAmazon · $134.99
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