Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1600 vs Philips Hue Essential A19 Smart Bulb - White and Color 800

The Philips Hue Essential A19 Smart Bulb - White and Color 800 if you want color, a standard A19 and the lower price. It is also the better reviewed. The Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1600 is the one for 1600 lumens of tunable white, with a 3 year warranty and no RGB.

The Philips Hue Essential A19 Smart Bulb - White and Color 800 is an 800 lumen A19 with full color and a 2200K to 6500K white, on an 8.8W draw and a 2 year warranty. The Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1600 is a 1600 lumen A21 with no color, a 2000K to 6500K white, 16W and a 3 year warranty. Both are E26 Hue bulbs on Bluetooth and Zigbee.

A19 and A21 are glass shapes. E26 is the screw, and both bulbs use it. The Philips Hue Essential A19 Smart Bulb - White and Color 800 is an A19. The Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1600 is an A21. They fit the same socket and not always the same shade.

Matter is listed as needing a Philips Hue Bridge on both the Philips Hue Essential A19 Smart Bulb - White and Color 800 and the Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1600. Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant are listed on both.

First-time Hue buyers and anyone adding color to ordinary lamps. It is 800 lumens, it repeats Zigbee, and owners who already own pricier Hue bulbs often say the color looks the same, with a weaker deep-warm white.

Rooms that need 1600 lumens of tunable white and have room for an A21. Skip it if the plan includes color. That is the Essential's job, at half the listed lumens.