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

The Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White 1100 wins overall, with higher brightness, a higher owner rating, a three-year warranty, power-off memory, Zigbee routing and IFTTT. The Meross Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb counters with a lower price, full RGB color and app dimming, so it is the value and color pick rather than the overall winner.

Color versus warm-white brightness. The Meross Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb is a full-color, dimmable bulb, while the Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White 1100 is a fixed 2700K warm-white bulb (no color, no app dimming per its spec sheet) that is brighter at about 1055 lumens on a reliable Zigbee mesh.

Only the Meross. The Meross Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb offers full RGB color and app dimming, while the Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White 1100 is a fixed warm-white tone that lists adjustable brightness as not supported. For colorful, adjustable lighting the Meross is the choice.

Yes. The Meross Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb pairs directly over Wi-Fi with HomeKit and no hub, while the Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White 1100 supports HomeKit through a Hue Bridge and also adds SmartThings and IFTTT.

Buy the Meross Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb if you want cheap, dimmable color lighting with Apple HomeKit and no hub. It adds color and dimming the white Hue cannot provide.

Buy the Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White 1100 if you want bright, dependable warm-white light with HomeKit, a higher rating, a three-year warranty and Zigbee reliability, and you do not need color.