Deciding on whether to buy a product like HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb or perhaps PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb vs PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White

HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb specs

HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb
 PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White specs

PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White
Type: Smart light bulbs

Type: Smart lighting starter kit

Compatibility: – iOS
– Android

Compatibility: – iOS
– Android

Compatible app: Hive app

Compatible app: Philips Hue app

Works with: – Amazon Alexa
– Google Assistant
– IFTTT
– Hive Hub

Works with: – Apple HomeKit
– Amazon Alexa
– Google Assistant
– Samsung SmartThings
– Nest
– IFTTT
– Logitech

Connectivity: WiFi

Connectivity: WiFi

Power: Mains

Power: – Mains
– Battery

FEATURES

FEATURES

1.: – Control with the Hive app
– Use Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant to control the lights with your voice

1.: Control your lighting using your smartphone or tablet

2.: – Personalise the lighting for every room and set schedules
– Group your spotlight and control them all together

2.: Choose from 16 million colours

3.: – Colour Temperature: 2700 – 6500K
– L70 Lifetime: 25,000 hours
– Fitting: GU10
– Brightness: 350 lumens

3.: Set light schedules to work around your day

4.: – Operating voltage: 230 V
– Power consumption: 4.8 W

4.: Wireless dimmer switch lets you adjust the lighting from anywhere

GENERAL

GENERAL

Requirements: – Internet connection recommended: 1.5 Mbps or higher
– iOS or Android device

Requirements: Hue Bridge (included)

Colour: White

Colour: White

Box contents: – Hive Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb x 10
– User guide

Box contents: – Philips Hue Bridge
– 6.5 W GU10 spot light bulbs x 3
– Philips Wireless Dimmer Switch
– Power adapter

Dimensions: 54 x 50 mm (H x W)

Dimensions: 165 x 75 x 88 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 52 g

Weight: 739 g

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 2 years

Price: £149

Price: £169.99

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 9.9 / 10

Review Score: 9.2 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb or PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 133 products in the same category as HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb, which is the Smart Smart lighting category. Of these 133 products the average price was £111.86, the most expensive was £429.99 and the cheapest was just £13. We then looked at the price of the 133 in the same as the PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White, which of course the average was £111.86, top price was £429.99 and cheapest £13.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Hive and Philips, the average was £98.44 for Hive, £195.28 for Philips. The max for each was £229/£2199 and minimum was £13/£7.97

Price analysis of HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb

Price analysis of PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White

  • HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb
  • Control your lighting from your smartphone
  • Works with Amazon Alexa / Google Assistant
  • Set lighting schedules and dim the lights with an app
  • Fine-tune your lighting to perfectly suit your mood with the Hive Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb. From a cool and crisp white light that will energise your mornings, to a warmer shade for a relaxing evening, create the perfect atmosphere with just a few taps on the Hive app.Not only can you control your lights from anywhere on your smartphone, you can set schedules so you’ll always return to a well-lit, welcoming home after work. By grouping lights together you can personalise the lighting in every room, so creating the perfect mood for movie night is easy. And if you’ve got a phone or speaker with Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, you can control the lights using your voice – ideal if you’re busy cooking dinner or want to make the lights part of your smart home routine.The long-lasting LEDs are highly energy efficient, and because you can control them remotely, you never have to worry that they’ve been left on and are wasting electricity. This pack comes with 10 Active Light Bulb’s, so you can update the lighting across your home.
  • Product codes: 5054347002499
  • PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White
  • Control your lighting from your smartphone
  • Works with Apple HomeKit / Google Assistant / Amazon Alexa
  • Choose from 16 million colours
  • Sync lights with movies and music
  • Add smart lighting to your home with the Philips Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit. You can play with the light settings using the Philip Hue app, choosing from 16 million colours to suit your mood.Sync your Philips Hue lights with your movies and music to create an immersive experience. To automate your home, you can also set light schedules to keep your day running smoothly.It is easy to expand your Philips Hue Ecosystem as the included Hue Bridge is able to connect up to 50 Philips Hue lights (sold separately).For added convenience, you can use the included wireless dimmer switch to adjust the lighting from anywhere in the home. Its portable design means that you can position it in a convenient location or keep it to hand as a remote control.
  • Product codes: 8718696748930

What’s better HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb or PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White?

There are obviously a number of differences between HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb and PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £149 cost of HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb is closer to the expectation you had than the £169.99 pricep point of PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb and PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas PHILIPS Hue White & Colour Ambiance GU10 Starter Kit, White scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Smart Smart lighting as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



HIVE Active Light Cool to Warm White Bulb



Rating:
9.33 out of
10