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LIFX Color Smart Candle LED Bulb vs Philips Hue Indoor Motion Sensor

Reddit prefers Philips Hue Indoor Motion Sensor โ€” higher sentiment (48% 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

  • โˆ’unreliable
  • โˆ’Constantly disconnected from mesh network
  • โˆ’Nightmare to solve problems
  • โˆ’Lack of innovation
โ€œI 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.โ€
r/Minecraft
Philips Hue Indoor Motion Sensor
#14 in Smart LightsReddit favorite

Philips Hue

Philips Hue Indoor Motion Sensor

$54.98

48

Pros

  • +lights come on when door opens
  • +zero setup
  • +zero maintenance
  • +good for turning lights on

Cons

  • โˆ’overpriced packaging
  • โˆ’doesn't trigger reliably
  • โˆ’doesn't differentiate between person and animal at low height
  • โˆ’pet immunity zone not effective at 1m
โ€œI use Hue (indoor and outdoor) - they both have IR motion, temp and lux sensors.โ€
r/homeassistant