Hive Active Light cool to warm white smart light bulb review
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- Smart light bulb
- Colour changing
Hive may be better known for its smart thermostats but it has also branched out into other connected technologies, including smart light bulbs. We ran the Hive Active Light Cool to Warm White smart light bulb through our new smart lighting test to see how it measured up against bulbs from rival manufacturers, including Philips and Ikea. Read on to see how it fared.
- Pros and cons
First reviewed by Which?
September 2017
Technical specifications
General
- TypeSmart light bulb
- Total length of bulb118mm
- Maximum diameter of bulb60.0
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- 56%Lowest score
- 68%Average score
- 84%Highest score
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