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Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 vs Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2

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Key differences between Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 and Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2

A summary of selected recorded differences between these led bulbs. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.

Feature differences among your selected devices

Bluetooth (connectivity): Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 — Yes; Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 — No.
Color (features): Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 — No; Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 — Yes (16 million colors plus tunable white, per the manufacturer spec table.).

Specifications to check side by side

Color Temperature (features): Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 — 2000-6500K; Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 — 2700-6500K.
Maximum Brightness (features): Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 — 1055lm; Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 — 1600lm.
Apple Home (integrations): Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 — Yes; Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 — Smart Bridge MZ1 required (Not a HomeKit or Matter endpoint on its own. The manufacturer answers the Apple Home question with its Smart Bridge MZ1, the Zigbee to Matter bridge it sells separately.).
Google Home (integrations): Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 — Yes; Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 — Smart Bridge MZ1 required (Google Home has no Zigbee radio. Third Reality publishes the Google Home path for this bulb through its own Smart Bridge MZ1, sold separately.).

Information still to confirm

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Option 1 · Philips

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100

Last updated October 2026

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Option 2 · Third Reality

Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2

Last updated October 2026

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What the catalog tells us

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Apple Home

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2Smart Bridge MZ1 required

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Matter

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100Philips Hue Bridge required
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2Smart Bridge MZ1 required

Confirm the exact device type and the features exposed in your chosen platform. Protocol support does not establish feature parity across apps.

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Reading layout

Connectivity

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: No

5 GHz Wi-Fi

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: No

Bluetooth

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: No

Other

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: No

Thread

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: No

Z Wave

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: No

Zigbee

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Zigbee Hub required
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Zigbee Hub required
Catalog note
Zigbee 3.0 end device. Third Reality lists Home Assistant (ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT), SmartThings (2015 and 2018), Aeotec, Hubitat, Homey, the Third Reality Hub Gen2 Plus and Echo devices with a built-in Zigbee hub as the coordinators it pairs with.

Features

Adjustable Brightness

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Yes
Catalog note
Brightness is adjustable from 1% to 100% through compatible smart controls.

Adjustable Transition

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Yes
Catalog note
Zigbee2MQTT documents the transition option for model 3RCB1095Z, which sets the transition time in seconds for on/off, brightness, color temperature and color changes.

Automations

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Yes
Catalog note
Schedules and automation routines run through the connected hub and platform, per the manufacturer page.

Color

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: No
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Yes
Catalog note
16 million colors plus tunable white, per the manufacturer spec table.

Color Temperature

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100

2000-6500K

Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2

2700-6500K

Manufacturer source

Tunable white spans 2700 K to 6500 K.

Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 manufacturer product page →

Source section: Product description
Model: Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2
Region: Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

Requires a compatible Zigbee hub.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Dynamic Scenes

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Yes
Catalog note
Zigbee2MQTT lists an effect control for model 3RCB1095Z with colorloop, breathe and blink, effects the bulb runs on its own once triggered.

Maximum Brightness

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100

1055lm

Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2

1600lm

Manufacturer source

The stated maximum light output is 1600 lumens.

Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 manufacturer product page →

Source section: Product description
Model: Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2
Region: Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

Requires a compatible Zigbee hub.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Power Off Memory

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Yes
Catalog note
Zigbee2MQTT exposes power_on_behavior on model 3RCB1095Z, which sets how the bulb comes back after a power loss.

Zigbee Router

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Yes
Catalog note
The bulb doubles as a Zigbee repeater, relaying messages to extend the Zigbee mesh, per the manufacturer page and the Amazon listing.

Integrations

Alexa

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Yes
Catalog note
Pairs straight to Echo devices with a built-in Zigbee hub, including Echo (4th Gen), Echo Plus (1st and 2nd Gen), Echo Studio, Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen), Echo Show 10 (2nd and 3rd Gen), Echo Hub, Eero 6 and Eero Pro 6.

Apple Home

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Smart Bridge MZ1 required
Catalog note
Not a HomeKit or Matter endpoint on its own. The manufacturer answers the Apple Home question with its Smart Bridge MZ1, the Zigbee to Matter bridge it sells separately.

Google Home

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Smart Bridge MZ1 required
Catalog note
Google Home has no Zigbee radio. Third Reality publishes the Google Home path for this bulb through its own Smart Bridge MZ1, sold separately.

Home Assistant

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Yes
Catalog note
Supported through both ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT, which documents model 3RCB1095Z and exposes state, brightness, color temperature, color and power-on behaviour.

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.
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Smart Bridge MZ1 required
Catalog note
The bulb speaks Zigbee 3.0, not Matter. Third Reality publishes its Matter path as the Smart Bridge MZ1 (sold separately), which republishes its Zigbee devices to Matter controllers such as Apple Home and Google Home.

SmartThings

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Yes
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Yes
Catalog note
Pairs as a standard Zigbee device with SmartThings (2015 and 2018) hubs and the Aeotec Smart Home Hub, per the manufacturer compatibility list.

Power

Bulb Interface

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: E26
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: E26

Current

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Not recorded
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Not recorded

Frequency

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: Not recorded
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: 60 Hz

Power Consumption

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: 10.5W
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: 15.5W

Power Factor

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: 0.7
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: Not recorded

Voltage

Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100: 110-130V
Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2: 100-130V
Catalog note
The manufacturer spec table reads 100-130 VAC only and warns that another supply may damage the bulb.

Specifications for Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100 versus Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2
Specification	Philips Hue Smart Bulb - White Ambiance 1100	Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2
Connectivity
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No
5 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No
Bluetooth	Yes	No
Other	No	No
Thread	No	No
Z Wave	No	No
Zigbee	Zigbee Hub required	Zigbee Hub required Catalog note Zigbee 3.0 end device. Third Reality lists Home Assistant (ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT), SmartThings (2015 and 2018), Aeotec, Hubitat, Homey, the Third Reality Hub Gen2 Plus and Echo devices with a built-in Zigbee hub as the coordinators it pairs with.
Features
Adjustable Brightness	Yes	Yes Catalog note Brightness is adjustable from 1% to 100% through compatible smart controls.
Adjustable Transition	Yes	Yes Catalog note Zigbee2MQTT documents the transition option for model 3RCB1095Z, which sets the transition time in seconds for on/off, brightness, color temperature and color changes.
Automations	Yes	Yes Catalog note Schedules and automation routines run through the connected hub and platform, per the manufacturer page.
Color	No	Yes Catalog note 16 million colors plus tunable white, per the manufacturer spec table.
Color Temperature	2000-6500K	2700-6500K Manufacturer source Tunable white spans 2700 K to 6500 K. Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 manufacturer product page → Source section Product description Model Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 Region Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 Requires a compatible Zigbee hub. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.
Dynamic Scenes	Yes	Yes Catalog note Zigbee2MQTT lists an effect control for model 3RCB1095Z with colorloop, breathe and blink, effects the bulb runs on its own once triggered.
Maximum Brightness	1055lm	1600lm Manufacturer source The stated maximum light output is 1600 lumens. Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 manufacturer product page → Source section Product description Model Third Reality Smart Color Bulb ZL2 Region Manufacturer product page; no universal regional compatibility implied Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 Requires a compatible Zigbee hub. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.
Power Off Memory	Yes	Yes Catalog note Zigbee2MQTT exposes power_on_behavior on model 3RCB1095Z, which sets how the bulb comes back after a power loss.
Zigbee Router	Yes	Yes Catalog note The bulb doubles as a Zigbee repeater, relaying messages to extend the Zigbee mesh, per the manufacturer page and the Amazon listing.
Integrations
Alexa	Yes	Yes Catalog note Pairs straight to Echo devices with a built-in Zigbee hub, including Echo (4th Gen), Echo Plus (1st and 2nd Gen), Echo Studio, Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen), Echo Show 10 (2nd and 3rd Gen), Echo Hub, Eero 6 and Eero Pro 6.
Apple Home	Yes	Smart Bridge MZ1 required Catalog note Not a HomeKit or Matter endpoint on its own. The manufacturer answers the Apple Home question with its Smart Bridge MZ1, the Zigbee to Matter bridge it sells separately.
Google Home	Yes	Smart Bridge MZ1 required Catalog note Google Home has no Zigbee radio. Third Reality publishes the Google Home path for this bulb through its own Smart Bridge MZ1, sold separately.
Home Assistant	Yes	Yes Catalog note Supported through both ZHA and Zigbee2MQTT, which documents model 3RCB1095Z and exposes state, brightness, color temperature, color and power-on behaviour.
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.	Smart Bridge MZ1 required Catalog note The bulb speaks Zigbee 3.0, not Matter. Third Reality publishes its Matter path as the Smart Bridge MZ1 (sold separately), which republishes its Zigbee devices to Matter controllers such as Apple Home and Google Home.
SmartThings	Yes	Yes Catalog note Pairs as a standard Zigbee device with SmartThings (2015 and 2018) hubs and the Aeotec Smart Home Hub, per the manufacturer compatibility list.
Power
Bulb Interface	E26	E26
Current	Not recorded	Not recorded
Frequency	Not recorded	60 Hz
Power Consumption	10.5W	15.5W
Power Factor	0.7	Not recorded
Voltage	110-130V	100-130V Catalog note The manufacturer spec table reads 100-130 VAC only and warns that another supply may damage the bulb.

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