Meross Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb vs Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White and Color 1100

The Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White and Color 1100 wins overall, with higher brightness, a higher owner rating, a three-year warranty, dynamic scenes, Zigbee routing and IFTTT. The Meross Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb counters with a much lower price and hub-free setup, so it is the budget pick rather than the more capable bulb.

Brightness and features versus price. The Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White and Color 1100 is brighter at 1100 lumens and adds dynamic scenes, Zigbee routing and IFTTT on a dependable mesh, while the Meross Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb is a cheaper 810-lumen 2.4GHz Wi-Fi bulb. Both offer full RGB color and Apple HomeKit.

The Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White and Color 1100, at 1100 lumens, is brighter than the Meross Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb's 810. The Meross is better suited to accent and mood lighting, while the Hue handles larger rooms more comfortably.

Both support Apple HomeKit, but the Meross Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb pairs directly over Wi-Fi with no hub, while the Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White and Color 1100 uses Zigbee and needs a Hue Bridge for HomeKit and its full feature set.

Buy the Meross Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb if you want cheap, hub-free color lighting with Apple HomeKit for accent and mood use, and you do not need scenes or maximum brightness.

Buy the Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White and Color 1100 if you want a brighter, higher-rated color bulb with dynamic scenes, a three-year warranty, IFTTT and Hue's dependable Zigbee mesh, and you are willing to add a Hue Bridge.