Philips Hue Essential LED A60 Smart Bulb, White and Color Ambiance, E27 Base, 8W, 2200K-6500K, 806 Lumens, Dimmable B22 LED B
Reviewed 9 August 2026 · price checked live
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Philips Hue Essential LED A60 Smart Bulb, White and is one of the 50 light bulbs products in our catalogue, tracked on rating, review volume and live price. The maker describes it as follows: Start enjoying the benefits of smart lighting straight away: simply screw in your new LED light bulb, download the award-winning Hue app. Find the right ambient lighting for any mood with millions of colors and a packed library of preset light scenes designed by Hue’s lighting experts—with scenes to celebrate special occasions. Those are the seller's own claims rather than our testing, so treat them as a starting point. On Amazon it holds 4.7 out of 5 from 847 ratings. What that score is worth next to its rivals is set out below.
- Brand
- Philips Hue
- Amazon rating
- 4.7 / 5 from 847 ratings
- vs Light Bulbs
- 0.1 above the category median of 4.6
- Rank in category
- 15 of 50 rated light bulbs we track
- Price position
- Towards the top of the range (category spans £3.99 to £49.99)
- How proven
- Fewer ratings than most rivals here, so less settled
How it compares in Light Bulbs
Across the 50 rated light bulbs products we track, the typical score is 4.6 out of 5. This one sits at 4.7, which puts it in the upper quarter of the category rather than level with it. Where almost everything is rated well, the gap at the top is small in points and large in practice.
It carries 847 ratings against a category median of 2,453. That is a thin base by the standards of this category, so treat the score as provisional: a handful of extra reviews can still move it either way.
On price it sits in the upper third of a category running from £3.99 to £49.99, where the midpoint is about £11.77. Paying above the category norm needs a reason beyond the rating, because the score alone does not justify the gap here.
Worked out from the 50 light bulbs products in our catalogue, not from the brand's own claims. How we rank →
Key features
- SWITCH TO SMART LIGHTING - Start enjoying the benefits of smart lighting straight away: simply screw in your new LED light bulb, download the award-winning Hue app, then start controlling and customizing your smart light remotely
- CREATE AMBIANCE WITH COLOR - Find the right ambient lighting for any mood with millions of colors and a packed library of preset light scenes designed by Hue’s lighting experts—with scenes to celebrate special occasions and the option to create your own!
- SMOOTH DIMMING - Easily dim your energy efficient bulb from full brightness all the way down to 2% using the Hue app to achieve the right level of lighting for whatever you’re doing, whether you’re reading on the sofa or unwinding before bed
- CONTROL USING YOUR VOICE - For added convenience, connect to your preferred home assistant and you’ll be able to control your warm white bulbs remotely using voice commands—compatible with Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple Home
- EXPAND YOUR SETUP - Whenever you like, you can add a Hue Bridge and other Hue products to unlock more features for your dimmable bulbs, including home security and content syncing with music, movies, and video games for an immersive entertainment experience
