Computing & Home Tech · Lighting

Philips Hue White and Color A19 Starter review: connectivity Bluetooth and Hue Bridge

The Hue White and Color A19 Starter is a light from Philips, listed on Amazon at about $199. This page records the specifications Philips publishes, dated, and names the figures it leaves out.

PickBadger earns a commission when you buy through links on this page. How this works.

Hue White and Color A19 Starter, product image from Philips
Product image from Philips's own website.

Short verdict

Source-only assessment No score is published because PickBadger has not handled this product. The summary below interprets only the manufacturer’s published specifications, labels and terms.

Philips publishes connectivity Bluetooth and Hue Bridge for the Hue White and Color A19 Starter. The spec table names 1 figure Philips does not publish. Nobody at PickBadger has handled it, so it carries no score; this summary covers only the maker's published figures and the Amazon price of about $199 checked on 10 September 2026.

Published specification —
Build and materials —
Features against the line —
Value against the line —

Sub-scores withheld until a named reviewer supplies a scored assessment.

Overall

— /5

Score withheld · sourcing shown instead

Listed price

$199.00

Checked

Check price at Amazon (opens in a new tab)

Affiliate link · commission disclosed

What the specs support

  • Maker lists connectivity as Bluetooth and Hue Bridge
  • Maker lists protocol as Zigbee plus Bluetooth
  • Maker lists hub as bridge in starter kit
  • Maker lists compatibility as Alexa Google Home listed

Where it costs you

  • Weight is not published by the maker
  • No PickBadger score: nobody at PickBadger has handled it
  • The Amazon price is a dated snapshot, not a live quote
  • This page does not replace a full manufacturer datasheet

Specifications

Source: Philips Hue White and Color A19 Starter product page · retrieved

5 figures · 1 unpublished
Weight Not published
Connectivity Bluetooth and Hue Bridge
Protocol Zigbee plus Bluetooth
Hub bridge in starter kit
Compatibility Alexa Google Home listed

Figures are the manufacturer’s own published claims, not PickBadger measurements.

Buy it if

You are comparing lighting and the published connectivity Bluetooth and Hue Bridge from Philips is enough to shortlist the Hue White and Color A19 Starter.

Skip it if

You need an assessment of how it performs in use, a figure Philips does not publish, or a different lighting product than the Hue White and Color A19 Starter.

What Philips publishes for the Hue White and Color A19 Starter

The Hue White and Color A19 Starter is a light, filed in lighting inside computing and home tech. Figures in the spec table come from the dated Philips page named above, not from another publisher and not from an inferred test.

Philips lists connectivity as Bluetooth and Hue Bridge; protocol as Zigbee plus Bluetooth; hub as bridge in starter kit; compatibility as Alexa Google Home listed.

The Amazon button is the purchase path for this page. It does not make Amazon the specification source. Where the maker page and the listing disagree, the maker page wins and the conflict is treated as a gap rather than averaged.

Does the published connectivity of the Hue White and Color A19 Starter decide a purchase?

Only as a published number. Philips lists connectivity Bluetooth and Hue Bridge. That is useful for comparison against other lighting that publish the same field. It is not a measurement taken for this review, and this page gives the product no score.

Where to buy the Hue White and Color A19 Starter, and the price

The Amazon button opens ASIN B073SBQMCX, listed at about $199 on 10 September 2026. Treat the price as a snapshot. Commission on the outbound link is disclosed above the button.

What is missing from the Hue White and Color A19 Starter spec sheet

The table still names a gap: weight. Those cells read as not published. Filling them from a retailer bullet would break the sourcing rule.

The price of $199 was checked on 2026-09-10. Treat it as a snapshot and use the Amazon button for the current figure.

Questions

Why does the Hue White and Color A19 Starter have no score?

Nobody at PickBadger has handled the Hue White and Color A19 Starter, so there is no assessment to put a number on. This page records the specifications Philips publishes on its own dated product page and names the figures it leaves out. A score appears only when a named reviewer can state the basis for it.

How much does the Hue White and Color A19 Starter cost on Amazon?

This page recorded about $199 on 10 September 2026. That is a snapshot, not a live quote. The Amazon button opens the listing used here, in a new tab, with rel sponsored nofollow. The ASIN recorded is B073SBQMCX. Check the listing before you buy. Commission is disclosed above the button.

What specs does Philips publish for the Hue White and Color A19 Starter?

Philips publishes connectivity Bluetooth and Hue Bridge on the dated source named in the spec table. That is a maker figure, not a measurement taken for this review. Neighbouring numbers absent from the table stay unpublished rather than being copied from another site.

What has Philips not published for the Hue White and Color A19 Starter?

The spec table marks weight as not published. Those cells are left blank on purpose. Filling them from a retailer bullet or another publisher would break the sourcing rule this site is built on. The dated source is named in the spec table.

Has PickBadger tested the Hue White and Color A19 Starter?

No. This page is a sourced specification record, not a test, and it carries no score. It does not report handling, wear or measured performance. Figures come from the dated Philips page named in the spec table, and unpublished cells stay blank rather than being filled from another publisher.

The bottom line

The Philips Hue White and Color A19 Starter is recorded here as sourced lighting from Philips: about $199 on Amazon as of 10 September 2026, with connectivity Bluetooth and Hue Bridge on the dated maker page and no PickBadger score. Read the spec table, the gaps, and the skip line before using the button.

PickBadger Research Desk

Specification desk · sourcing and comparison · 325 reviews

The PickBadger Research Desk produces source-only product analyses. It reads manufacturer datasheets, labels, service terms and product pages, records the URL and date behind material figures, and leaves a visible gap whenever a claim cannot be traced to the company that publishes it.

All reviews by this desk
All Computing & Home Tech