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LIFX Color Smart Candle LED Bulb vs Philips Hue A19 LED Bulb

Reddit prefers Philips Hue A19 LED Bulb — higher sentiment (100% vs 44% positive).

LIFX Color Smart Candle LED Bulb
#2 in Smart Lights

LIFX

LIFX Color Smart Candle LED Bulb

$24.98

44

Pros

  • +Good initially
  • +Collecting to google
  • +Brighter
  • +Matter support

Cons

  • −unreliable
  • −Constantly disconnected from mesh network
  • −Nightmare to solve problems
  • −Lack of innovation
“I love that copper bulbs lose brightness. It completely saved a creative project I was making on Bedrock where I needed lights of varying brightness that were also triggered by Redstone.”
r/Minecraft
Full reviewAmazon · $24.98
Philips Hue A19 LED Bulb
#5 in Smart LightsReddit favorite

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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