Flickering after 6 months or so
2026-10-20T16:24:15.000+00:00
NickL
2
Started flickering for no good reason after about 6 months. Really disappointing at this price point. I have much older bulbs 5 years or more that do not flicker at all.
Essential A60 – E27 smart bulb – 806 lm – 8W – 2-pack
£39.99
Current price is £39.99
In stock
- Free shipping over £50 (UK only)
- Free 30-day returns
- 2-year warranty
About the Essential A60 – E27 smart bulb – 806 lm – 8W – 2-pack
Step into the world of smart lighting with this Philips Hue Essential bulb, featuring full colour and tunable white light that you can easily adjust from warm and cosy to cool white light. Set the perfect mood with smooth dimming, millions of colours and a library of light scenes designed by our experts – or create your own! Compatible with all philips hue products.
- Up to 806 lumens
- Warm-to-cool white (2,200–6,500 K)
- Dimmable to 2% brightness
- Essential colour
- Control using app or voice
Features
- Product number (EAN/UPC)
- 8720169392243
Bulb characteristics
- Dimmable
- Yes
Lamp dimensions
- Dimensions (WxHxD)
- 60x111
Durability
- Number of switch cycles
- 50,000
- Ambient temperature range
- -20 to +45 °C
- Nominal lifetime
- 25,000
Environmental
- Operational humidity
- 5% <H<95% (non-condensing)
- Operational temperature
- -20°C to 45°C
Extra feature/accessory incl.
- Batteries included
- No
- Colour changing (LED)
- Yes
- Dimmable with the Hue app and switches
- Yes
- LED lamp(s) included
- Yes
Guarantee
- 2 years
- Yes
- 3 years
- No
Light characteristics
- Beam angle
- 360
- Colour rendering index (CRI)
- ≥80
- Colour temperature
- 2200-6500 K
Packaging dimensions and weight
- EAN/UPC - product
- 8720169392243
- Net weight
- 0.1 kg
- Gross weight
- 0.2 kg
- Height
- 160 mm
- Length
- 70 mm
- Width
- 140 mm
- Material number (12NC)
- 929004235402
Packaging information
- EAN
- 8720169392243
Power consumption
- Standby power consumption
- 0.5 W
- Energy efficiency label (EEL)
- F
- Power
- 8 W
Product dimensions and weight
- Overall height
- 23.6 mm
Service
- Warranty
- 2 year(s)
Technical specifications
- Lumen output at 4000K
- 806
- Compatible with Philips Hue dimmable devices
- Yes
- Diameter
- 60 mm
- Weight
- 50 g
- Bulb technology
- LED
- Energy class included light source
- F
- Fitting/cap
- E27
- IP code
- IP20
- Lumen output at 2700K
- 806
- EPREL Registration Number
- 2189472
The bulb
- Form factor
- Bulb
- Input voltage
- 220V-240V
- Light output
- 16 million colours, White and colour light
- Power factor
- 0.50
- Software upgradable
- Yes
- Start up
- Instant 100% light output
- Wattage equivalent
- 60 W
- Deep dimmable
- No
What's supported
- Compatible with Effects feature
- Yes
- HomeKit compatible
- Yes
- Philips Hue App
- Android 10.0 and above, iOS 16 or later
- Voice assistants (Hue Bridge required)
- Amazon Alexa, Apple Home, Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana, Samsung SmartThings
- WiFi
- Works without Wi-Fi
- Defined support period
- Minimum 60 months from date of purchase from an authorised reseller
- Max. number of accessories
- 12 (with Hue Bridge)
- Compatible operating systems
- iOS, Android
- Communication protocol
- Bluetooth, Zigbee
- Compatibility with third-party systems
- Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomeKit, IFTTT, Klikaanklikuit, Matter, Samsung SmartThings, Sonos
- Matter functionality
- Via Hue Bridge or third-party hubs (thread border routers)
Other
- User manual
- No manual available
- Disposal of the product
- At the end of (economic) life, dispose the product according to local rules and do not dispose the product with regular household waste. The correct disposal of your product will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health
- Dismantling
- No dismantle information available
