A19 LED Smart Light Bulb - White and Color Ambiance - 60W Indoor Light Bulb - Control with Hue App - Works with Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple Homekit - 3 Pack

Another Philips Hue review here. Honestly, I only buy open‑box options or wait for Prime Day because the price is steep for my taste. But it’s the ONLY smart lighting system I’ll use. The superiority comes from the Zigbee hub setup. Back when I was using Wi‑Fi bulbs, they constantly searched for a better signal—even when they already had the best connection. With 50 devices on my ultra‑fast 1TB internet, 30 of them were smart bulbs, and the constant chatter bogged everything down. Switching to Hue solved that problem. All the lights connect through a single hub, so my Wi‑Fi is fast again, and the bulbs respond instantly. The color options are excellent, the app is reliable, and the system scales beautifully across the house. Expensive, yes—but if you care about performance and stability, Hue is the smart lighting system to trust.

I’ve been accumulating these bulbs for the past 10 years. I can say these still mach the color rendering of the first batch. The Hue app has been slowly updated over the years to include some nice features including lighting effects and security features. I will say that it is a bit annoying that the app requires an account and login to use the remote features but that has become the norm with IoT devices. I can say that the color rendering and smoothness of dimming is still superior to most of the less expensive alternatives on Amazon. Once you add in the quality of the control app as well as very good Apple HomeKit integration, the Hue lights and system are still the superior option.

I love these lights, I use 6 A19 bulbs and 4 BR30 bulbs for the kitchen. I have the 6 bulbs spread between 2 bedrooms and a bathroom. I started getting these in 2018, and have bought a couple more each year. So far, I have had no issues. I see some low reviews for Google Assistant, I can't say anything on the Google stuff - I use the Hue Hub and Echo Show/Echo dots. Using Hue Hub and Echo, I've so far never had a connection issue with these bulbs, like I have had with cheaper bulbs I tried in the past. I have bedroom lights set to turn on when my alarm goes off, and they have never failed so far. Echo and Hub both find the lights right away, and I can set routines with either app. I never bothered to look at the instructions the bulbs come with, if you have connected any smart devices to apps before, there isn't much to it. Turn on the bulb, and Echo/Hub will find it. Just note that if you have a power outage, the bulbs will typically turn themselves ON when power is back...that can be a little jarring at 3am! You can also set the bulb to remember it's last setting, so if you flick off/on the light switch (normally leave the switch ON all the time), it will turn on at the same color/brightness it was last. I use the base wattage bulbs, and they have been perfect for me, but I generally keep my lights lower, such as 10% for bedroom lighting, and around 60% for my kitchen. At 100%, it's more than bright enough for me. Colors look great, and make my home office way more comfortable. Using a setting like "energize" in the office helps my eyes feel less sore, I'm big on setting just the right color for working. I have given these lights a 5, because I have never had an issue with the 10 total I have (and may be getting 4 more today), I've never had an issue between these bulbs and my phone apps Echo/Hue Hub, lighting is great and color is what I wanted in a bulb. I love smart-lights, and after testing cheaper ones, these have been much easter to work with (in my experience), and unlike my old ones they have always stayed connected to my apps. 3 years so far with never having to reconnect is a win for me. Just bear in mind, I can only speak to using Echo and Hue Hub with them.

Love these smart bulbs because you only need to download an app to turn them on, change color & brightness. As easy to install as screwing in a lightbulb. Easy to control as tapping on your app icon. No other equipment necessary unless you want to use a dozen or more of these bulbs. Lasts for years. Functions as described.

These are the best bulbs on the market that I’ve found. They work flawlessly within their Hue ecosystem and integrate easily into Apple Home. Unfortunately you’ll need the Hue Bridge to make it matter. I hate proprietary technology for the sake of its own propriety. That’s an absurd and offensive notion to me as a capitalist. Unless it works so well that you forget about being imprisoned by something you bought and paid for. The Hue bridge is necessary to make these worth their price, but that’s the point of it, isn’t it? On their own, connected through Bluetooth, they work fine. But for them to really shine(fully intended, apologies) you need the bridge. So let’s take it to the bridge! The whole setup for a small house will set you back a grand, depending on how many lights you outfit. If you’re rich and have a big house this doesn’t apply to you bc you get your money for nothing and your chicks for free. If you’re on a budget like a poor schmuck, this is a big ask. I have yet to see how long they’ll last, but based on how many of them failed on arrival(none), I think they should be good for the long haul. (As a side note, I first bought cheap Chinese no name brand. Then moved up to GE Cync, which were awful. And then finally bit the bullet and bought these. They’re the winners.)

I don’t have the Phillips hub and just connect them via Bluetooth but WiFi is an option I just don’t want to make a Phillips account. I got these bulbs to replace the ones in my ceiling fan. Set up is simple just scan the QR code and plug them in and that’s it you’ve got light which was ultimately all I needed. My only complaint is that I don’t know how to control both bulbs colors at once without using the “my scenes” pre selected colors. I’m sure it’s possible but I don’t want to do the research.

Saves electricity! Nice colors!

Excelente producto ! Fue muy fácil enlazar con la aplicación y los cambios de color son inmediatos.

Excelente producto, gran calidad y conectividad

I've had this model bulb running for many years now...never a failure and work great with the Hue app. They are more expensive than most, but I've been down the 'cheaper' route...never again.

My whole house is almost filled with these Philips Hue light. I have a few set up for automation and the other ones I use them with Alexa. They save on electricity and me going around the house at bedtime turning off lamps. The lights last for years. I love the colours and the scenes. On the app you can even pick scenes for different holidays too.

Philips, muy buen producto.