Philips Hue White & Color Starter Kit
The gold standard — a rock-solid Zigbee ecosystem with the best app, range and reliability
Key characteristics
Highlights
- ✓ Bridge-based Zigbee network is fast and reliable
- ✓ 16 million colours with excellent white tuning
- ✓ Best-in-class app, routines and accessory range
- ✓ Works with Alexa, Google, HomeKit and Matter
Our take
Philips Hue is still the system to build around: the Zigbee bridge keeps dozens of lights responsive where Wi-Fi bulbs choke, the app and automations are the best in the business, and the accessory ecosystem is unmatched. It's the priciest way in and needs the bridge for the full experience, but for a whole-home setup nothing else comes close.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- + Fast, reliable Zigbee network
- + Superb app and automations
- + Huge accessory ecosystem
- + Works with every major platform
Cons
- − Expensive
- − Needs the bridge for full features
- − Colours cost more than white-only
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