Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control vs TP-Link Tapo L530B Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb B22 Multicolour 8.7W
What separates them
These two differ on 5 recorded specifications. The Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control is ₹400 dearer.
Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control vs TP-Link Tapo L530B Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb B22 Multicolour 8.7W
Syska
Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control
₹1,299
Single-zone rather than addressable, which is the honest difference between this and strips costing twice as much: the whole 5 metres shows one colour at a time, so the flowing multi-colour effects in the marketing images are not something this can produce.
Full details →TP-Link
TP-Link Tapo L530B Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb B22 Multicolour 8.7W
₹899
The difference between this and the cheapest smart bulbs is where the schedule lives.
Full details →Who the Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control is for
Buy it if: Anyone adding accent or cove lighting on a budget who wants one colour at a time.
Avoid it if: Anyone expecting the multi-colour chasing effects shown in strip-light advertising -- that needs an addressable RGBIC strip.
Who the TP-Link Tapo L530B Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb B22 Multicolour 8.7W is for
Buy it if: Anyone who wants smart lighting whose schedules do not depend on the internet staying up.
Avoid it if: Anyone on Apple Home, which Tapo bulbs do not support.
Specifications, side by side
5 of 17 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control | TP-Link Tapo L530B Smart Wi-Fi LED Bulb B22 Multicolour 8.7W |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,299 | ₹899 |
| Colour range | 16 million colours, single zone | 16 million colours plus 2500K-6500K |
| Local control | No. App and voice control both route through the vendor cloud | Partial. Schedules and sunrise/sunset rules are stored on the bulb and keep firing during an internet outage; app and voice control do not |
| Power source | Mains via 12 V adapter | Mains, B22 bayonet holder |
| Weather rating | IP20, indoor use only -- not suitable for balconies or bathrooms | IP20, indoor use only |
| Works with | Amazon Alexa, Google Home | Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Tapo app |
| Battery life | Not applicable, mains powered | Not applicable, mains powered |
| Hub required | No -- Connects directly to the router | No -- Connects directly to the router |
| Neutral wire | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Protocol | Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz | Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz |
| Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty | 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty |
| Brightness | not published | 806 lumens |
| Cuttable | Yes, at marked 10 cm intervals | not published |
| Holder | not published | B22 bayonet, the standard Indian fitting |
| LED density | 30 LEDs per metre, 5050 SMD | not published |
| Length | 5 metres | not published |
| Power draw | not published | 8.7 W |
| Rated life | not published | 25,000 hours |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.