GoveeLife Smart RGBWW Light Bulb vs Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100

The Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 wins overall, with a higher owner rating, a three-year warranty, power-off memory, adjustable transitions, Zigbee routing and HomeKit, SmartThings and IFTTT support. The GoveeLife Smart RGBWW Light Bulb responds with a lower price and full RGB color, so it is the value and color pick rather than the overall winner.

Color versus tunable white. The GoveeLife Smart RGBWW Light Bulb produces full RGB color, while the Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 adjusts warm-to-cool white (2000K to 6500K) with no color. The Hue counters with HomeKit, SmartThings and IFTTT support and a three-year warranty.

No. The Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 changes color temperature only, from a warm 2000K to a cool 6500K, and cannot produce RGB colors. If you want real color and dynamic scenes, the GoveeLife Smart RGBWW Light Bulb is the right pick.

The Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 supports more, adding Apple HomeKit, SmartThings and IFTTT through the Hue Bridge on top of Alexa and Google Home. The GoveeLife Smart RGBWW Light Bulb covers Alexa, Google Home, Home Assistant and IFTTT, with no HomeKit or SmartThings.

Buy the GoveeLife Smart RGBWW Light Bulb if you want real color and dynamic scenes at a lower price, with no hub, on Alexa or Google Home. It is the value and color choice of the two.

Buy the Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 if you want dependable tunable warm-to-cool white with Apple HomeKit, SmartThings and IFTTT, a higher owner rating and a three-year warranty, and you do not need full color. It suits a Hue or Zigbee household best.