In September this year, Philips introduced Edison's smart bulbs with HomeKit support. Two months passed, and IKEA launched almost the same light bulbs. Coincidence?
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Philips announces new Hue accessories with HomeKit support
Kostya Baranov
September 5, 2019
IKEA TRÅDFRI bulbs with E26 base, 250 lumens brightness and a color temperature of 2200 K (warm color). Do not forget that to control “smart” bulbs you need an additional device: a remote control, a wireless rheostat or a wireless motion sensor – everything is sold separately.
What is the difference from Philips bulbs?
There are several differences, but the most important thing is the price. I think they will mainly buy IKEA bulbs, because they are much cheaper (by the standards of bulbs): $ 10 versus $ 25 for Philips, and Philips will have to pay $ 33 for the shape of the globe bulb.
Although the owners of the light bulbs of the two manufacturers note that Philips has better dimming, it is smoother and also has a wider range of lighting. But are you willing to pay $ 15 more for this?
So if you decide to replace the lighting in the apartment with "smart" – buy IKEA bulbs. They are inexpensive, there are different models and all connect to HomeKit without any problems. Well, they still look great!
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