Philips Hue Go

Great performance ; Multitude of features from Hue app ; Solid and portable design ; Waterproof

Expensive ; Design may not be to all tastes

The Philips Hue Go Portable Lamp offers a design that will blend with most interiors, and it's a device than can be used in a multitude of scenarios too, making for a very versatile device. It's not the most exciting looking table lamp ever made, nor...

Adorable ; Lights up in 16 million colors ; Sweet alarm and timer features ; Works if IFTTT and many third-party Hue apps ; Pretty bright for a little lamp

Requires Hue Bridge to work with app ; Alarms and timers feature don't work with official app ; Non-replaceable battery and bulb ; Didn't work with Amazon Echo's voice controls

The Philips Hue Go is a great idea that just never lives up to its intended purpose because of a silly wireless dongle and a busted app.

Portable. Doesn't require a hub. Wide range of colors. Easy to use.

Pricey. Low brightness. Needs hub for full potential.

Conclusion The Hue Go offers a wide range of colors with an intuitive, simple-to-use control scheme (one button), and it's easy to carry around. That's great. But the overall low brightness pretty much relegates it to the mood lighting or novelty...

Membership in the Hue club has never exactly been cheap. Even today, a starter kit of three of the color bulbs will set you back $200, or $80 if you can make do with a pair of white bulbs. Since the platform launched in 2012, Philips has gradually...

All the colors of the rainbow, plus tunable white Controllable via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi (Philips Hue Bridge required for the latter) Can be powered by its onboard rechargeable battery or with an included AC adapter HomeKit compatible

Produces just 520 lumens of brightness It’s not easy to switch back to Bluetooth control once it’s been configured for Wi-Fi No protection from water (it’s rated IP20)

The Philips Hue Go is a versatile and portable smart accent lamp; it’s also expensive and lacks any weatherization features.

Lamp works workout being plugged in for up to 24 hours on one charge Price Works without a Bridge via Bluetooth

Instructions to connect to app not clear Adding Alexa and Google Assistant controls can be confusing Limited color options without the Bluetooth app

The Philips Hue Go is a solid lamp for anyone looking for some portable lights, or frankly anyone who has a light strip jammed with things plugged in. The long life of the Go, plus the numbers of colors you can choose, makes this an easy choice for...