Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White 1100 vs Philips Hue Essential A19 Smart Bulb - White and Color 800

The Philips Hue Essential A19 Smart Bulb - White and Color 800 wins overall on integrations and color, even though the Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White 1100 is brighter, less expensive and carries a stronger owner rating and a longer warranty. Which one is 'better' depends on whether you need color.

Color and Matter. The Philips Hue Essential A19 Smart Bulb - White and Color 800 produces full RGB color and reaches Matter through the Hue Bridge, while the Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White 1100 is a fixed 2700K warm-white bulb with no color and no Matter support at all.

The Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White 1100 puts out 1055 lumens, noticeably more than the 800 lumens of the Philips Hue Essential A19 Smart Bulb - White and Color 800, making it the better choice for larger rooms that only need warm white.

No. Its Matter feature is listed as unsupported. The Philips Hue Essential A19 Smart Bulb - White and Color 800 is the one of the two that connects to Matter controllers, and it does so through the Hue Bridge.

Buyers who want the brightest and least expensive way to get warm 2700K light in the Hue ecosystem, backed by the longest warranty, and who have no need for color or Matter.

Buyers who want full color and a tunable white range, plus a Matter path through the Hue Bridge, even if that means slightly less raw brightness and a shorter warranty.