FabianYesterday evening, I was browsing Reddit again and read a few posts in the Hue community. Among other things, I came across a post about poor quarterly figures, the new CEO, and the future of the consumer division. There, I read several comments like the following:
We all buy Hue because we think it’s the most reliable product, but competitors like Govee have a much wider range of products.
Govee is also mentioned as a recommendation in many other comments. But I seriously ask myself: Why?
Certainly, some of Govee’s products are really not bad. They definitely have some inexpensive and good products, such as an HDMI sync box and various light strips. I found out for you that they are not necessarily better than those from Philips Hue when I compared them with the Hue OmniGlow, which is around 40 percent more expensive.
Govee is not badly placed when it comes to individual selected products. However, when it comes to the entire smart home, the Asian manufacturer lags significantly behind. With just over 30 products, it does not come close to the variety offered by Philips Hue. For example, Govee does not offer any switches or sensors.
And then there’s the app. Especially when it comes to multicolored lights, it’s really creepy bad. What’s more, it’s not even possible to sort lights neatly into rooms and control them together. Sure, you can do that somehow via Alexa and the like, but a manufacturer simply has to offer such basic functions in its own app.
Of course, I like Philips Hue. But I certainly wouldn’t mind a little competition. When it comes to a sufficiently large portfolio, however, I simply don’t see anyone else. Not Govee, not Innr, not Nanoleaf, and so far not even Ikea. In the end, a little more competition would also ensure that Philips Hue itself has to step up its game a bit…
