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₹1,017 spread

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Vijay Sales price
₹9,707
ICICI Bank credit cardDebit card: −₹291
−₹485

You can get it for

₹9,222

Only if you hold that card. Everyone else pays ₹9,707.

Philips Hue · Smart Home

Hue Starter Kit (3 bulbs + bridge)

Expensive lighting that simply never misbehaves.

₹9,707

cheapest at Vijay Sales · ₹13,999 MRP

₹9,222 if you have a ICICI Bank credit card

Fairly priced

Why?

Scores 80/100·5 stores checked·Released 20 May 2025

Where can you get it?

5 stores compared

Buying at the wrong one costs ₹1,192 more.

Which card will you pay with?

Credit card offers are usually the largest, and usually capped.

  • Vijay SalesBest price

    In stock·3-6 days

    ₹9,707

    ₹9,222 effective

    ₹9,072 after cashback

    Credit ₹485 · ICICI BankDebit ₹291₹150 Gadgetly cashbackEMI from ₹810/mo
    Checked by us · 1d agoValid till 14 Sept 2026

  • Croma

    In stock·2-4 days

    ₹10,162

    ₹9,300 effective

    ₹9,160 after cashback

    Credit ₹762 · Axis BankDebit ₹457GDGT388 · ₹100₹140 Gadgetly cashbackEMI from ₹850/mo
    Checked by us · 1d agoValid till 24 Sept 2026

  • Amazon

    In stock·1-2 days

    ₹10,270

    ₹9,350 effective

    ₹9,280 after cashback

    Credit ₹770 · Axis BankDebit ₹462GDGT965 · ₹150₹70 Gadgetly cashbackEMI from ₹860/mo
    Checked by us · 3d agoValid till 2 Oct 2026

  • Flipkart

    In stock·2-3 days

    ₹10,724

    ₹10,188 effective

    ₹10,088 after cashback

    Credit ₹536 · Kotak BankDebit ₹322₹100 Gadgetly cashbackEMI from ₹890/mo
    From the bank's offer page · 4d agoValid till 16 Sept 2026

  • Reliance Digital

    In stock·3-5 days

    ₹10,664

    ₹10,414 effective

    ₹10,294 after cashback

    GDGT497 · ₹250₹120 Gadgetly cashbackEMI from ₹890/mo

Bank offers are set by the bank, capped, often limited to specific cards, and can change or end without notice. The price you pay is whatever the retailer shows at checkout — always confirm there.

Prototype offers. Prices, coupons and stock are illustrative seed data — no live retailer feed is connected, and no affiliate link is active on these buttons.

Modelled from the commission this retailer pays. Cashback is not live in this prototype — no account, tracking or payout exists yet.

Is this a good price?

Fairly priced — no rush either way

Price now

₹9,999

Usual price

₹10,104

Cheapest ever

₹9,147

9 Jul 2026

Starter kits see deep discounts during festive sales.

See the price over timeSix months of prices, so you can judge the number above yourselfShow

Price history

180 days of prototype price observations

Current

₹9,999

Typical

₹10,104

Lowest

₹9,147

9 Jul 2026

Highest

₹10,317

typical ₹10.1K13 Mar 2026Today

Currently 1.0% below the typical price for this product. The lowest observed here was ₹9,147 on 9 Jul 2026.

Prototype series. These points are generated seed data, not recorded retailer prices.

How we scored this price · 54/100

The retailer picks the MRP it discounts from, so a headline percentage means little. Only 10% of this comes from that number, and it is capped.

  • 45%Position in its own price range27
  • 30%Against the typical price56
  • 15%Against other stores today100
  • 10%Genuine discount off MRP100

Is it any good?

It scores 80 out of 100

Cheaper smart bulbs exist and mostly work. These work every time, which is the entire reason the bridge exists.

What works

  • Reliability is well ahead of budget alternatives
  • Bridge keeps everything working without the cloud
  • Wide accessory ecosystem

What does not

  • Costs multiples of generic Wi-Fi bulbs
  • The bridge is another box and another cable
  • Colour bulbs are pricey to expand
Score in every areaThe ten things we rate, in plain wordsShow
  • SoftwareExcellent88
  • BuildExcellent86
  • PerformanceVery good84
  • DisplayVery good82
  • ValueGood70

Prototype scores — illustrative editorial values for this build, not the output of independent laboratory testing.

Before you buy

Things the product page will not tell you

  • Expanding beyond the starter kit gets expensive quickly.

  • The bridge needs a free ethernet port on your router.

If you want to go deeper

Who should buy it, and who should notStraight answer, both waysShow

Buy it if

  • You want lighting that works every single time
  • You plan to expand over time

Skip it if

  • You only need one or two smart bulbs
  • Budget bulbs have worked fine for you
Full specificationsThe complete sheet, for anyone who wants itShow

Kit contents

Bulbs
3x E27 White & Colour
Bridge
Hue Bridge v2
Brightness
1100 lumens per bulb
Colours
16 million + tunable white

Connectivity

Protocol
Zigbee via bridge
Matter
Supported
Voice
Alexa, Google, Siri
Local control
Yes
What it really costs over 3 yearsAccessories and cover added, resale taken offShow

The real cost

What this actually costs you over 3 years, once accessories, cover and resale are counted.

  • Purchase price₹9,999
  • Accessories you will need₹4,000
  • Expected resale after 3 years−₹2,000

3-year cost of ownership

About ₹333 per month

₹11,999

Cheaper ways to get itRefurbished, used and rental, with the catch on eachShow

Buying new is one option

Four ways to end up with this

Buy new

₹9,999

Full warranty, latest revision

Keeping it three years or more

Highest upfront cost and the fastest early depreciation

Refurbished

₹7,500

Tested, usually limited warranty

Lowering upfront cost with most of the protection

Cosmetic wear is common and stock is unpredictable

Used

₹5,000

Private sale, no warranty

The lowest possible price if you can inspect it

No recourse if something fails after purchase

Rent

₹800/month

About ₹29K over 36 months

Short projects, or needing it for under a year

Costs far more than buying if you keep it long term

Refurbished, used and rental figures are modelled from the new price for this prototype. No live marketplace stock is being checked.

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