FabianSome details have come to light in recent weeks, and now the cat is officially out of the bag. Philips Hue has officially unveiled its new products for fall 2025. Numerous products, such as the Hue Bridge Pro, are available starting today. We’ll have to wait a little longer for some new releases, such as the new Lightstrips. In this article, I’d like to give you an initial overview before providing detailed impressions of the products in the coming days and weeks.
Hue Bridge Pro delivers more power
The new heart of the Hue system finally delivers more power and new possibilities. 150 lights and 50 switches and sensors can be paired with the new Hue Bridge Pro, which represents a tripling of capacity. Because the processor of the new Hue Bridge Pro is five times more powerful and the memory is 15 times larger than before, up to 500 personalized light scenes can be stored. In addition, the Hue Bridge Pro offers significantly faster response times, which are transferred to the entire system. The Hue Bridge Pro can be used not only via LAN but also via Wi-Fi.
However, there is some bad news: Philips Hue will offer an assistant to transfer data from an old bridge to the new Hue Bridge Pro. The ability to combine the data from multiple current-generation bridges into a single Bridge Pro will be introduced later this year. Here you can find more answers about the Hue Bridge Pro.
Hue Bridge Pro
$98.99 / €89.99
The first bulbs with Matter over Thread
In addition to the new Hue Essential series, Philips Hue has also updated its well-known E27 bulbs with their iconic shape. They can now reproduce the entire spectrum of daylight and can be dimmed to up to 0.2 percent of their maximum brightness. At the same time, Philips Hue has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent.
Even more exciting, however, is that the new bulbs feature Thread in addition to Zigbee and Bluetooth. This means they can be seamlessly integrated into a Matter environment without the need for a Hue Bridge. The new Hue Essential bulbs also have Thread integrated, with more products to follow in the future.
The new E27 bulbs will be available from September in White (from $15.99), White Ambiance (from $34.99), and White and Color Ambiance (from $59.99). There will be different brightness levels and multi-packs.
Hue smart bulb (2025)
from $17.99 up to $70.99
Festavia series expands with two new models
Now I can finally say it: I’ve been using the Hue Festavia Globe string lights in my garden for about two weeks now, and they look fantastic. I’ll definitely be sharing my first impressions in the coming days. The filament-like, small, round light bulbs create a unique lighting effect. They are weatherproof (IP65), can be used all year round, and can even be replaced. The Festavia Globe is available in the following versions:
- Hue Festavia Globe with outdoor power supply in 7, 14, and 21 meters starting at $159.99
- Hue Festavia Globe without power supply in 7, 14, and 21 meters starting at $129.99
- 2-pack replacement bulbs for $19.99
- The 7-meter short versions will be available in September, and the longer string lights in December 2025
Hue Festavia Globe
from $129.99 / €129.99
The Hue Festavia Permanent Outdoor string lights are designed for permanent installation. They are perfect for illuminating facades and roof overhangs. They will be available from September in the US and from December in Europe, are 18 meters long, and cost $299.99. A 9-meter extension is available for $119.99.
Hue Festavia Permanent
$399.99
Five new light strips from Philips Hue
Five new light strips from Philips Hue will be launched until March 2026. The completely revamped range impresses with improved brightness and flexibility: closer LED spacing and improved brightness. The Philips Hue OmniGlow Lightstrip stands out, based on CSP (Chip-Scale Packaging) technology, creating a completely seamless and uniform lighting effect.
- Hue OmniGlow Lightstrip (3/5/10 meters) from $139.99 – launching in November 2025 (EU&US)
- Hue Flux Gradient Lightstrip (3/4/5/6/10 meters) from $69.99 – launching in October 2025 (EU) and March 2026 (US)
- Hue Flux Ultra Bright Gradient Lightstrip (3/5/10 meters) starting at $99.99 – launching in October 2025 (EU)
- Hue Flux Gradient Outdoor Lightstrip (5/6/10 meters) starting at $149.99 – launching in October 2025 (EU) and March 2026 (US)
- Hue Neon Gradient Outdoor Lightstrip (3/5/10 meters) starting at $139.99 – launching in October 2025 (EU) and March 2026 (US)
Hue Secure now with doorbell, chime, and 2K resolution
This new product was also announced some time ago: the first video doorbell from Philips Hue. As soon as the doorbell detects movement or is activated, it sends a push notification to the Hue app. It also automatically turns on the connected lighting or flashes the lights in the house if you don’t want an audible ring tone while you’re working or when the children are asleep.
The new smart chime complements the system by emitting an audible signal as soon as the doorbell is pressed. In conjunction with Hue motion detectors or contact sensors, the chime can also be used as an indoor siren. The door camera can be used with several chimes in the house if required. The following three products will be available from October:
- Hue Secure doorbell camera for $199.99
- Hue Secure doorbell camera with chime for $199.99
- Hue Secure smart chime for $59.99
Hue Secure Video Doorbell
$199.99 / €199.99
There is also a hardware upgrade for the “normal” Hue Secure cameras, which will be released later this year in an updated version with 2K resolution. There is also good news in terms of functionality, as video recording of the last 24 hours is now available free of charge. Previously, a subscription was required for this. In addition, the wired cameras are to be connected to Apple Home.
Hue Essential series for an affordable entry point
With the new Hue Essential series, Philips Hue will in future offer simple light bulbs with E27 and GU10 sockets at an affordable price. The Essential series is based on the same software and connectivity as the main Philips Hue product range, but with a smaller white spectrum, slightly less brightness, and less deep dimming.
But the prices are impressive. The colored bulbs cost $24.99 each, and multi-packs are even cheaper. Four bulbs in a pack cost only $59.99. The new Hue Essential bulbs are available now.
The Hue Essential portfolio will be expanded in December 2025 with two new light strips, each 5 or 10 meters long: the Hue Essential Lightstrip (starting at $59.99) and the Hue Essential Flex Lightstrip (starting at $99.99). The latter appears to be an adaptation of the previous Hue Ambiance Gradient Lightstrip.
Hue Essential smart bulb
$24.99 / €24.99
Hue Essential smart spot
from €24.99
Any word on whether the Bridge Pro can do larger entertainment areas and/or run simultaneous Hue Sync?
The cheaper Flux Gradient lightstrip looks nice for an inside cabinet installation (frosted glass doors) I have on my to-do list. Already got two of the older Gradient Lightstrips with 1 m extensions, but may sell them off quickly right now and get the Flux instead. Any word on how closely spaced the cut zones are?
Wouldn’t mind getting an OmniGlow lightstrip as well to replace an old gradient in plain sight…
In the video (different article posted later) he says that it’s still limited to one entertainment zone with ten lights but that this will be increased later this year (but no clues as to what’ll it’ll increase to).
Correction: at some point in the future, not necessarily this year.
Links to strips don’t open for me…
I don’t see them on hue website…
Can you write article what exactly are new models, what is spec sheet of each model, what are differences between them, can be cut/extended?
Whether the links work or not depends on which localized Hue website you are sent to (probably determined by geolocation based on your IP) and if they have got the new products up or not. For the Swedish site most of the products are up, but with most/all text in English. Give it some time and more product links will start to work, or use the region selector at the bottom of the Hue website to pick a different region.
I will do it in the next days.
Regarding the link, unfortunately I’m not linking directly to the Polish store. You have to go there manually.
OK, I found new strips on UK website…
OmniGlow – COB style gradient – 16bit color processing – 3m version: 2700lm/40W
Flux Outdoor – classic SMD gradient, maybe 30 diodes/m, 5m & 10m: 3000lm/30W
Flux: classic SMD gradient, maybe 30 diodes/m, 3m: 1200lm/12W, 5m & 10m: 2000lm/20W
Flux ultra bright: classic SMD gradient, 30 diodes/m, 3m: 2900lm/29W
Neon outdoor – side gradient, 3m & 5m: 1100lm/30W
Except OmniGlow which brings something new & interesting, all other models are typical Hue jump for money, selling old technology like SMD with low density of diodes with low light output / wattage limits…
on German website there are even mode length models, like:
OmniGlow 10m 4500lm/60W
Flux Ultra bright: 5m 4800lm/48W 10m: 6000lm/60W
Thats not correct, the Flux Ultra Bright is definitely lot brighter then every Hue Lightstrip so far…
Yes, when I saw 5m & 10m versions I can confirm – Flex Ultra bright is much more bright than any existing hue strip..
But nothing comparable to COB/SMD custom strips on custom zigbee controllers which can do real 10-12W (1000-1200lm) per meter in white light… And have much higher densities in SMD variant (60/90/120/144 LEDs per meter)
Are the OmniGlow and Flux intended to replace the old Gradient lightstrip, or will these all exist in parallel?
While the Flux is a lot cheaper the LEDs look to be more widely spaced. Also not as bright, unless you get the Ultra-Bright version of course which is a whole lot brighter, but still widely spaced…
Is there any new model for Philips hue play gradient light strip? Just read the whole but nothing new about this one.
There are updated bayonet fitting bulbs in the UK store too. They have 810 and 1600 but weirdly no 1100.
The specs on the Hue website don’t list Thread support for any of the new products, and it is not on the packaging either. Has Hue published anything on this, and how exactly it will work?
The new bulbs and spots with the Matter logo on the box have Thread built in. Don’t know why they do not put a thread logo anywhere.
I have questions.
1) are the new essential bulbs zigbee? do they work as nodes with existing hue lights? or are they bluetooth only?
2) are any of the new lights (strips, bulbs) “entertainment area” compatible? They claim to have less accurate colours, so Im bit suspicious…
And I have the answers 😉
1: They have Zigbee, Bluetooth and Thread
2: All new products are compatible with Hue entertainment/sync.
Thx Fabian!