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Philips Hue Calla vs Lily: If you’re looking for the best Philips Hue outdoor lights to illuminate your yard, landscape, deck, or patio, you can find them right here.
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Philips Hue Lily
Phillips Hue Lily is the best outdoor spotlight you can buy for your yard. The starter pack includes three spots, yard spikes, and wiring required for set up. You will need a Phillips Hue Hub for access to most features. These are expensive, especially if you want to buy lots of them, but you get what you pay for.
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Philips Hue Calla
Phillips Hue Cava is the best smart outdoor bollard light that will let you illuminate your way in style. The lights are easy to install and configure using the Phillips Hue app. We will include a basic installation video below. Both Calla and Hue Lily are simple do-it-yourself projects that add huge value and beauty to your yard, deck, pathways, or patio.
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What’s the Difference Between Calla and Lily?
So what’s the difference between these two smart lights? One is a spot light and the other is a “ballard” light.
The Lily spotlight will illuminate whatever it is pointing at.
The Calla ballard latern makes for great accent lighting in your garden, deck, or patio.
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The best Philips Hue outdoor lights: Lily and Calla
If you’re looking for the best outdoor smart lights, look no further than Phillips Hue. But you pay for what you get. Yes, they are expensive. One thing to note is that these lights sell out as fast as Phillips can make them so if you want them and they are available to snatch them up. However, if you are already using a Phillips Hue bridge to control your lights indoors, you can add your outdoor lights to it. You add up to 50 lights on an existing bridge.
Some people find these are larger (and lighter) than they expected after they arrive in the mail (a good thing). Here are the dimensions along with some additional specifications.
Phillips Hue Lily  |
Phillips Hue Calla  |
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| Height | 7.6 inches | 9.9 inches |
| Width | 3.3 inches | 4.1 inches |
| Weight | 0.948 lb | 1.620 lbs |
| Cable Length | 19.685 inches (.5 meters) | 19.685 inches (.5 meters) |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Total lumen output | 600 lm | 600 lm |
| Bulb Wattage | 8 W | 8 W |
| Expected life | 25,000 hours | 25,000 hours |
| Bulb Type | LED | LED |
| No of Colors | 16 million | 16 million |
| Dimmable | Yes | Yes |
| Smartphone App | Yes | Yes |
| Amazon Alexa | Yes | Yes |
| Apple Siri | Yes | No |
| Google Assistant | Yes | No |
| Bridge required | Yes | Yes |
| Bridge included | No | No |
While some customers complain that the lights aren’t bright enough for their needs, most customers who purchase these lights love them. You can choose from 16 million colors and all shades of white. The starter kit for the Lily includes three spots. Great. The starter kit for the Calla includes just a single lamp, but you can buy additional lamps and string up to five extension lights together using a single Base Kit. So for every five lights you want, you will need to purchase a separate Base Kit.
Best Philips Hue Outdoor Lights: Video Review [with Installation Overview]
Thanks to Erin Lawrence of TechGadgetsCanada.com for the helpful overview and setup video of both the Lily and the Calla:
As Erin points out, both of these lighting systems are super easy to install, and configuring them via the app is also a breeze.
Both lights also offer easy dimming using the app, and the ability to set timers so you can just set and forget it. At least one customer figured out to get the lights to sync up with their music. I’m going to investigate this further and provide an update here soon.
Update! Yes, they can sync with music using a variety of different apps. These include Hue Dynamic, Hue Music, Light DJ Pro, and Hue Disco. The set-up process is relatively simple: you just download app pair it with your hue hub.
Check out this video Hue lightings jamming to a reggae beat!
Awesome!
Pricing and Accessories
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Best Philips Hue Outdoor Lights – What Do You Think?
So what do you think of these lights? Do you agree that these are the best Philips Hue outdoor lights for your hard earned dollar?
Do you plan to purchase either of these lights? If so, which one do you like the best?
Do you plan on setting your outside lights to music like the video in this post? That really is a cool reggae jam.
Please let us know by leaving a comment below.
We would love to hear from you!
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About the Author
Tim Brennan, Technical Writer & Blogger
Tim Brennan [a.k.a. "Tec Timmy"] is a senior technical writer with over 20 years of experience writing for companies and organizations in and around Greater Boston, including GE and MIT. In addition to actively writing for this smart home blog, Tim is also a regular contributor over at UniversalRemoteReviews.com. Tim holds a BA in Journalism from Northeastern University. Brennan is a father to two sons, an active blogger, a Star Wars nut, and loves a good taco🌮. There is a strong chance he is developing a crush on Amazon Alexa. You can learn more about Tim here.
