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Aqara Debuts Five Matter Smart Lights With Apple Home Support

Aqara today introduced five new Matter-enabled smart lights compatible with Apple Home. The lights support Thread and Zigbee as well, and can be paired with Aqara sensors and switches.

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The Floor Lamp T1 is a tall, rod-shaped light with a wall-wash effect. It has 18 controllable zones that can be set to different colors, and it supports 2000K to 9000K white light at up to 1,000 lumens.

Aqara's LED Downlight T2 has a thin profile for low ceilings or retrofitting. It supports 16 million colors and 2000K to 9000K white light. The trimmable LED Strip T2 has 108 LEDs per meter and is ideal for use under cabinets and along shelves. Aqara says it delivers even light without visible hotspots. The light strip has 18 controllable zones every three meters for smooth color gradients.

The Outdoor String Lights H1 are weatherproof for use on patios and decks. The lights have individually controllable zones with the same white light range as the other lights, and can adjust based on time of day, environment, and triggers from other smart home devices.

Aqara also announced the Permanent Outdoor Lights H1 that can be used all year. The lights feature independently controlled LEDs and can be extended or cut to fit any roofline.

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Aqara is showing off the new lights at IFA. Pricing and launch timing are not yet available.

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Meulk Avatar
9 weeks ago
Why would anyone want white light at 9000k unless you’re pretending an atom bomb has gone off in your house.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
9 weeks ago
My Aqara setup is barely usable. Sensors and devices randomly go offline. The only way to fix it is to reconnect them manually. Which means they disappear and reappear in HomeKit. And as a result, I have to record figure everything. Each time.

No idea how to fix this but it’s extremely frustrating.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
k1121j Avatar
9 weeks ago

How does it compare to Philips Hue? (Generally considered the gold standard, both in performance and price $$$!!!)
Limited usefulness article without this information.
I see a floor tower light in the image but it looks like they don't sell one as of today (Phillips Does)

Philips Hue has a much larger selection and ive tried almost every smart bulb I can get my hands on and I'll stick with Philips Hue. 50+ lights and have had only 2 bulbs die in over 12 years.

ive had at least 5 random other brands die in within the first year.


Phillips for the win!


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555gallardo Avatar
9 weeks ago

Why would anyone want white light at 9000k unless you’re pretending an atom bomb has gone off in your house.
Prepper’s wet dream.
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alexandr Avatar
9 weeks ago

How does it compare to Philips Hue? (Generally considered the gold standard, both in performance and price $$$!!!)
Limited usefulness article without this information.
I hear it's a hot mess.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
9 weeks ago
Outdoor lights seem nice. Think they will definitely be very costly. Waiting to hear more on the pricing of all these new lights.
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