Smart Lights / LIFX
LIFX SuperColor Smart Light Bulb A19 1100 lm, 2-Pack (Matter)
The brightest A19 in the category with no hub at all, let down by a CRI of 82.
Overall score 7.6/10
Pros
- + 1,100 lm is the brightest A19 here and 37% more light than the 800 lm Hue, Tapo and Hue Essential bulbs at half the Hue price
- + 1500-9000 K beats every other bulb in this table except the flagship Hue, and it is Matter-certified with no bridge at all
- + LIFX publishes a real spec sheet including CRI, beam angle, standby power and the dimming method — most Wi-Fi bulb makers publish none of that
- + Setup is genuinely two minutes: screw in, scan the Matter QR code, done
Cons
- − CRI 82 is the second-lowest published figure here, below the >=90 that Tapo, Wyze and Aqara all claim for cheaper bulbs
- − 'Software dimming' is LIFX's own term for PWM, and no maker in this category publishes a flicker frequency or a percentage-flicker figure
- − Wi-Fi only means every bulb is another 2.4GHz client on the router; twenty LIFX bulbs is twenty DHCP leases, where twenty Hue bulbs is one Bridge
- − No colour-mode lumen figure, so the 1,100 lm headline tells you nothing about how bright a deep blue will be
- − The 1,100 lm bulb is 11.5 W and gets hot — LIFX does not publish an enclosed-fixture rating either way
LIFX SuperColor Smart Light Bulb A19 1100 lm, 2-Pack (Matter) review: what the specs say
The brightest A19 in the category with no hub at all, let down by a CRI of 82. At $49.99, LIFX's 2020 model sits in the middle of the range — the smart Lights we compare run from $21.95 to $189.99. It scores 7.6/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Brightness at 9.0/10 — usable light output for the room size the product is sold for. The weakest is Colour-Output Honesty at 6.5/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: CRI 82 is the second-lowest published figure here, below the >=90 that Tapo, Wyze and Aqara all claim for cheaper bulbs; and 'Software dimming' is LIFX's own term for PWM, and no maker in this category publishes a flicker frequency or a percentage-flicker figure. Every specification on this page comes from LIFX's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Brightness (white) | 1,100 lm. LIFX does not state the colour temperature at which the figure is measured |
| Brightness (saturated colour) | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Colour Temperature Range | 1500-9000 K |
| CRI (colour rendering) | 82 |
| Radio & Protocol | Matter over 2.4GHz Wi-Fi (WPA/WPA2). No Bluetooth, no Zigbee, no Thread, no bridge |
| Hub / Bridge Required | No — LIFX's own FAQ answer is 'No. It's Wi-Fi only.' A Matter controller is still needed if you want it inside Apple Home, Google Home or Alexa as a Matter device |
| Works in an Internet Outage | Yes for LAN and Matter control; away-from-home access still goes through the LIFX cloud |
| Lowest Dimming Level | 1% — LIFX's own spec row calls it 'Software dimming 1%-100%', i.e. duty-cycle dimming rather than analogue |
| Behaviour After a Power Cut | Configurable power-on scene in the LIFX app |
| Rated Life & Ingress | 25,000 h; 0.2 W standby draw |
| Lights in the Box | 2 units |
| Price per Light | 25 $ |
| Connectivity | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Matter over Wi-Fi |
| Material | |
| Warranty | 24 months |
Compare LIFX SuperColor Smart Light Bulb A19 1100 lm, 2-Pack (Matter) With
Cheaper Alternative
Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack — $44.44
Premium Alternative
Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 810 lm 2-Pack (Chromasync, 046677590857) — $98.99