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Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 vs Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650

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Key differences between Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 and Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650

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Color (features): Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 — No; Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650 — Yes (16 million colors, white and color light).

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Color Temperature (features): Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 — 2000-6500K; Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650 — 2200-6500K.
Maximum Brightness (features): Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 — 1055lm; Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650 — 650lm.
Power Consumption (power): Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 — 10.5W; Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650 — 7.2W.
Voltage (power): Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 — 110-130V; Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650 — 120V.

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Option 1 · Philips

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100

Last updated October 2026

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Option 2 · Philips

Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650

Last updated October 2026

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Connectivity

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: No
Catalog note
The official spec sheet lists Bluetooth and Zigbee as the communication protocols and states the bulb works without Wi-Fi.

5 GHz Wi-Fi

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: No

Bluetooth

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes

Other

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: No

Thread

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: No

Z Wave

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: No

Zigbee

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Zigbee Hub required
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Zigbee Hub required
Catalog note
The official spec sheet lists Bluetooth and Zigbee as the communication protocols. Zigbee2MQTT identifies this exact bulb as Philips model 046677592622, described as Hue Essential White and Color Ambiance BR30.

Features

Adjustable Brightness

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
Dimmable to 2% brightness

Adjustable Transition

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
The Hue app lets you set how fast a dynamic scene changes color and how quickly a Natural Light scene moves between timeslots, and the Hue API applies a configurable transition time to every state change.

Automations

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
With the Hue Bridge the app schedules lights to turn on and off or change brightness and color automatically, and adds routines such as Wake Up and Away Mode.

Color

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
16 million colors, white and color light

Color Temperature

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: 2000-6500K
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: 2200-6500K

Dynamic Scenes

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
The official spec sheet lists Compatible with Effects: Yes, and the product page describes a library of light scenes designed by Signify's experts.

Maximum Brightness

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: 1055lm
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: 650lm

Power Off Memory

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
The Hue app's Power-on behavior setting includes a Last on option, which returns a light to the state it was in before the power was cut, and Zigbee2MQTT exposes power_on_behavior on this exact model.

Zigbee Router

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
Philips Hue documents that each Hue bulb acts as a signal repeater, creating a mesh network.

Integrations

Alexa

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
The official spec sheet lists Amazon Alexa among the supported voice assistants and compatible third-party systems.

Apple Home

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
The official spec sheet states HomeKit compatible: Yes and lists Apple Home among the supported voice assistants and third-party systems.

Google Home

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
The official spec sheet lists Google Assistant among the supported voice assistants and Google Home among the compatible third-party systems.

Home Assistant

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
Home Assistant ships an official Philips Hue integration that covers the lights on a Hue Bridge, and Zigbee2MQTT lists this exact model for a direct Zigbee connection without the Bridge.

Matter

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Philips Hue Bridge required
Catalog note
Philips Hue: all Hue products, new and existing, work with Matter when connected via the Hue Bridge (not over Bluetooth). The official spec sheet lists Matter among the compatible 3rd party systems.
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Philips Hue Bridge required
Catalog note
The official spec sheet lists Matter among the compatible third-party systems and describes Matter functionality as available via the Hue Bridge, not on the bulb itself.

SmartThings

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Yes
Catalog note
The official spec sheet lists Samsung SmartThings among the supported voice assistants and compatible third-party systems.

Power

Bulb Interface

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: E26
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: E26

Current

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Not recorded
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: Not recorded

Frequency

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Not recorded
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: 60 Hz

Power Consumption

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: 10.5W
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: 7.2W

Power Factor

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: 0.7
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: 0.7

Voltage

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: 110-130V
Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650: 120V

Specifications for Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 versus Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650
Specification	Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100	Philips Hue Essential BR30 Smart Bulb - White and Color 650
Connectivity
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No Catalog note The official spec sheet lists Bluetooth and Zigbee as the communication protocols and states the bulb works without Wi-Fi.
5 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Other	No	No
Thread	No	No
Z Wave	No	No
Zigbee	Zigbee Hub required	Zigbee Hub required Catalog note The official spec sheet lists Bluetooth and Zigbee as the communication protocols. Zigbee2MQTT identifies this exact bulb as Philips model 046677592622, described as Hue Essential White and Color Ambiance BR30.
Features
Adjustable Brightness	Yes	Yes Catalog note Dimmable to 2% brightness
Adjustable Transition	Yes	Yes Catalog note The Hue app lets you set how fast a dynamic scene changes color and how quickly a Natural Light scene moves between timeslots, and the Hue API applies a configurable transition time to every state change.
Automations	Yes	Yes Catalog note With the Hue Bridge the app schedules lights to turn on and off or change brightness and color automatically, and adds routines such as Wake Up and Away Mode.
Color	No	Yes Catalog note 16 million colors, white and color light
Color Temperature	2000-6500K	2200-6500K
Dynamic Scenes	Yes	Yes Catalog note The official spec sheet lists Compatible with Effects: Yes, and the product page describes a library of light scenes designed by Signify's experts.
Maximum Brightness	1055lm	650lm
Power Off Memory	Yes	Yes Catalog note The Hue app's Power-on behavior setting includes a Last on option, which returns a light to the state it was in before the power was cut, and Zigbee2MQTT exposes power_on_behavior on this exact model.
Zigbee Router	Yes	Yes Catalog note Philips Hue documents that each Hue bulb acts as a signal repeater, creating a mesh network.
Integrations
Alexa	Yes	Yes Catalog note The official spec sheet lists Amazon Alexa among the supported voice assistants and compatible third-party systems.
Apple Home	Yes	Yes Catalog note The official spec sheet states HomeKit compatible: Yes and lists Apple Home among the supported voice assistants and third-party systems.
Google Home	Yes	Yes Catalog note The official spec sheet lists Google Assistant among the supported voice assistants and Google Home among the compatible third-party systems.
Home Assistant	Yes	Yes Catalog note Home Assistant ships an official Philips Hue integration that covers the lights on a Hue Bridge, and Zigbee2MQTT lists this exact model for a direct Zigbee connection without the Bridge.
Matter	Philips Hue Bridge required Catalog note Philips Hue: all Hue products, new and existing, work with Matter when connected via the Hue Bridge (not over Bluetooth). The official spec sheet lists Matter among the compatible 3rd party systems.	Philips Hue Bridge required Catalog note The official spec sheet lists Matter among the compatible third-party systems and describes Matter functionality as available via the Hue Bridge, not on the bulb itself.
SmartThings	Yes	Yes Catalog note The official spec sheet lists Samsung SmartThings among the supported voice assistants and compatible third-party systems.
Power
Bulb Interface	E26	E26
Current	Not recorded	Not recorded
Frequency	Not recorded	60 Hz
Power Consumption	10.5W	7.2W
Power Factor	0.7	0.7
Voltage	110-130V	120V

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