Smart Lights / Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack vs Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack
Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack vs Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack
Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack
1,100 lumens and 90+ CRI for $11 a bulb, with a three-year warranty and a hard cloud dependency.
Wins overall by 0.2 points
Quick Verdict
Too close to call on score alone: 0.2 points separate them. 1,100 lumens and 90+ CRI for $11 a bulb, with a three-year warranty and a hard cloud dependency. The Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack answers with a different set of strengths, so let the categories below decide it.
The Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack and Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack are both closely matched smart Light models, and the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack is $5.50 cheaper than the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack ($44.44 vs $49.98). On Brightness, the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack leads (8.5 vs 7.5/10) — usable light output for the room size the product is sold for. On Value, the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack leads (9.0 vs 8.5/10) — what you pay per light for the light and features you actually get. On Colour-Output Honesty, the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack leads (6.0 vs 6.0/10) — how much light survives at a saturated colour rather than at 2700K white, and whether the maker publishes that figure at all. Overall, the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack scores 6.7/10 across our 8 scoring categories versus 6.5/10 for the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack, though the gap is close enough that your specific use case should decide it. Below, we break down the full spec sheet, category-by-category scores, and exactly who should buy which one.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Spec | Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack | Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.98 | $44.44 |
| Release Year | 2023 | 2021 |
| Brightness (white) | 30-950 lm (11.5 W) — 150 lm less than the Wyze A19 for a bulb that costs more | 30-1,100 lm (12 W). Wyze publishes the floor as an absolute lumen figure, which nobody else here does |
| Brightness (saturated colour) | Not published by the manufacturer | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Colour Temperature Range | 1800-6500 K | 1800-6500 K |
| CRI (colour rendering) | 90+ | 90+ |
| Radio & Protocol | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth for setup. No Matter, no Thread, no Zigbee | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi plus Bluetooth for setup. No Matter, no Thread, no Zigbee |
| Hub / Bridge Required | No | No |
| Works in an Internet Outage | No — Wyze control, schedules and automations all run through the Wyze cloud | No — Wyze control, schedules and automations all run through the Wyze cloud |
| Lowest Dimming Level | 30 lm, roughly 3.2% of the 950 lm maximum | 30 lm, roughly 2.7% of the 1,100 lm maximum — higher than Tapo's 1% and far above Hue's 0.2% |
| Behaviour After a Power Cut | Configurable — Wyze publishes a 'Power Loss Recovery' setting for its colour bulbs | Configurable — Wyze publishes a dedicated 'Power Loss Recovery' setting for these bulbs, one of only three products here with a documented answer |
| Rated Life & Ingress | 25,000 h; damp-location rated, and Wyze states it is 'Not for use in totally enclosed luminaries' | 25,000 h; damp-location rated, but Wyze states it is 'Not for use in totally enclosed or recessed luminaires' |
| Lights in the Box (units) | 4 | 4 |
| Price per Light ($) | 12.5 | 11.11✓ |
| Warranty | 36 months | 36 months |
| Colors | White | White |
Category Scores
Brightness
The Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack leads clearly here, 8.5 against 7.5 — a 1.0-point margin on usable light output for the room size the product is sold for. If that is what you are buying for, the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack does not close the gap elsewhere.
Colour-Output Honesty
The Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack and Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack are level here, at 6.0/10 each. how much light survives at a saturated colour rather than at 2700K white, and whether the maker publishes that figure at all is not what separates these two — look to the categories where the scores diverge.
Colour Quality & CRI
The Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack and Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack are level here, at 8.5/10 each. colour rendering, white-point accuracy and how convincing saturated colours look is not what separates these two — look to the categories where the scores diverge.
Dimming Range
The Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack and Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack are level here, at 6.0/10 each. how far down it dims before it cuts out, and how smooth the bottom end is is not what separates these two — look to the categories where the scores diverge.
Ecosystem & Matter
The Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack and Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack are level here, at 4.5/10 each. alexa, Google, Apple Home, SmartThings and how much of the product actually crosses over via Matter is not what separates these two — look to the categories where the scores diverge.
Local Control
The Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack and Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack are level here, at 2.0/10 each. whether control, schedules and automations keep running with the internet down is not what separates these two — look to the categories where the scores diverge.
Setup & Hub Burden
The Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack and Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack are level here, at 9.0/10 each. what extra hardware you must buy and how painful commissioning is is not what separates these two — look to the categories where the scores diverge.
Value
The Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack leads clearly here, 9.0 against 8.5 — a 0.5-point margin on what you pay per light for the light and features you actually get. If that is what you are buying for, the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack does not close the gap elsewhere.
Best For
Choose the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack if…
- • You prefer the Wyze ecosystem, app, and design language.
Choose the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack if…
- • Brightness matters most to you — the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack scores 8.5/10 here (usable light output for the room size the product is sold for).
- • Value matters most to you — the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack scores 9.0/10 here (what you pay per light for the light and features you actually get).
- • You want to spend less — it's $5.50 cheaper.
Pros & Cons
Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack
Pros
- +One of the very few colour BR30 floods at roughly $12.50 a bulb with a published 90+ CRI
- +Same 1800 K warm end and Sun Match circadian tracking as the Wyze A19, so a mixed A19/BR30 room matches
- +Three-year express warranty on Wyze Bulb products
- +Wyze publishes a full spec table including the dimming floor in lumens and the damp-location rating — rare at this price
Cons
- −Wyze says it is 'Not for use in totally enclosed luminaries', which is exactly the sealed recessed can many buyers want a BR30 for
- −950 lm against 1,100 lm from the cheaper Wyze A19, so the flood shape costs you both money and light
- −Cloud-only, with no Matter and no local fallback
- −No colour-mode lumen figure published
- −We could not cross-check an Amazon ASIN for the BR30 4-pack against a second independent source, so no buy link is attached; the price cited is Wyze's own store price
Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack
Pros
- +1,100 lm and 90+ CRI for $11.11 a bulb — the same brightness as the $25-a-bulb LIFX with a higher published CRI
- +1800 K is the warmest bottom end of any Wi-Fi bulb here; Tapo stops at 2500 K and LIFX's warm end is 1500 K but at CRI 82
- +Three-year express warranty on Wyze Bulb products, the longest in this table apart from the flagship Hue's spec-sheet three years
- +Wyze documents power-loss recovery behaviour, which most makers here simply do not address
Cons
- −Cloud-only: no Matter, no local API, and every schedule and automation dies with your internet connection
- −Wyze explicitly says it is not for totally enclosed or recessed fixtures, which rules out a lot of the ceiling cans people buy colour bulbs for
- −The 30 lm floor is about 2.7% — visibly brighter at minimum than Tapo's 1% and nowhere near Hue's 0.2%
- −No colour-mode lumen figure, so the 1,100 lm headline says nothing about saturated colour output
- −Wyze's account and app have had well-publicised reliability wobbles, and everything here depends on that account
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FAQs
Is the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack or Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack better overall?+
Based on our 8-category scoring, the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack comes out ahead overall. See the full breakdown in the scores section above — the right pick still depends on which categories matter most for your use case.
Which is better for Brightness, the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack or the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack?+
The Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack scores higher on Brightness (8.5/10 vs 7.5/10) — usable light output for the room size the product is sold for.
Which is better for Value, the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack or the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack?+
The Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack scores higher on Value (9.0/10 vs 8.5/10) — what you pay per light for the light and features you actually get.
Which is better for Colour-Output Honesty, the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack or the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack?+
The Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack scores higher on Colour-Output Honesty (6.0/10 vs 6.0/10) — how much light survives at a saturated colour rather than at 2700K white, and whether the maker publishes that figure at all.
Which is better for Colour Quality & CRI, the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack or the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack?+
The Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack scores higher on Colour Quality & CRI (8.5/10 vs 8.5/10) — colour rendering, white-point accuracy and how convincing saturated colours look.
Is the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack worth the price difference over the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack?+
The Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack is the cheaper option at $44.44 versus $49.98. Whether the pricier model is "worth it" depends on how much you value its lead in Brightness.
What's the warranty on the Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack vs the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack?+
The Wyze Bulb Color BR30, 4-Pack ships with a 36-month warranty; the Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack ships with a 36-month warranty. Always confirm current terms on the manufacturer's site before buying.
Should I wait for the next model instead of buying either of these?+
If either model is more than two years old, a successor may be close — check the "Latest Model" link on each product page. Otherwise, both are current, well-supported options and there's no strong reason to wait.
Cheaper Option
Wyze Bulb Color A19, 4-Pack — $44.44
Premium Option
Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance Essential A19 800 lm 4-Pack (046677592592) — $47.95
Specifications and prices for both products last verified . Scores are calculated from published specifications — see how we compare products.