Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control vs TP-Link Tapo P110 Smart Wi-Fi Plug 16A with Energy Monitoring
What separates them
These two differ on 4 recorded specifications. The TP-Link Tapo P110 Smart Wi-Fi Plug 16A with Energy Monitoring is ₹200 dearer.
Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control vs TP-Link Tapo P110 Smart Wi-Fi Plug 16A with Energy Monitoring
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 P110 Smart Wi-Fi Plug 16A with Energy Monitoring
₹1,499
This is the plug the US-pin Kasa four-pack should have been.
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 P110 Smart Wi-Fi Plug 16A with Energy Monitoring is for
Buy it if: Anyone metering or scheduling a high-draw appliance who wants the schedule to survive an outage.
Avoid it if: Anyone on Apple Home, and anyone who needs more than one socket switched independently.
Specifications, side by side
4 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Syska Smart Wi-Fi RGB LED Strip Light 5 Metre with App and Voice Control | TP-Link Tapo P110 Smart Wi-Fi Plug 16A with Energy Monitoring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,299 | ₹1,499 |
| Local control | No. App and voice control both route through the vendor cloud | Yes. Schedules, timers and away mode all run on the plug itself and continue with no internet connection |
| Power source | Mains via 12 V adapter | Mains, Indian 16 A three-pin |
| 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 |
| Colour range | 16 million colours, single zone | not published |
| Cuttable | Yes, at marked 10 cm intervals | not published |
| Energy monitoring | not published | Live wattage plus daily, weekly and monthly kWh history |
| LED density | 30 LEDs per metre, 5050 SMD | not published |
| Length | 5 metres | not published |
| Maximum load | not published | 3680 W |
| Rated current | not published | 16 A |
| Schedules | not published | Stored on the device |
| Socket type | not published | Indian 3-pin 16 A |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.