Philips Hue Essential White and Color Ambiance BR30 E26 vs Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit E26 (4 bulbs + Bridge Pro)

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Hue Essential White and Color Ambiance BR30 E26

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Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit E26 (4 bulbs + Bridge Pro)

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Choose the Hue Essential White and Color Ambiance BR30 E26 if

Recessed cans on a budget

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Choose the Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit E26 (4 bulbs + Bridge Pro) if

New whole-home Hue setups

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At a glance

Key differences

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Full specs

Side-by-side specifications

Battery & charging2 differences

Equivalent power

65 W

75 W

Power

7.2 W

9.5 W

Design2 differences

Colour temperature (max)

6500 K

20000 K

Colour temperature (min)

2200 K

1000 K

Connectivity1 difference

Matter Support

Via Hue Bridge or 3rd party hubs (thread border routers)

Via Hue Bridge

General2 differences

CRI

Diameter

9.5 cm

6.2 cm

Lifetime

25000 h

Switch cycles

50,000

Voltage

120 V

110-130 V

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Hue Essential White and Color Ambiance BR30 E26 vs Hue White and Color Ambiance Starter Kit E26 (4 bulbs + Bridge Pro)

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