We have experienced it before Yeelight A generation of smart light bulbs, 16 million color changeable design has left us a deep impression. As millet Yeelight, a part of the ecological chain, has been updated recently Second generation Different from the previous generation of products, this generation of Yeelight uses a more commonly used WiFi connection, which is closer to the life of the public than the first generation of products. Today, let's take a look at Yeelight White light plate Is there any difference.
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Appearance and workmanship
Unlike the first generation kraft paper packaging, the second generation Yeelight uses a pure white packaging box. The front of the box is only the logo of Yeelight, which is very simple.
On the back are simple parameters and origin information.
After opening the box, there are only instructions and the bulb body.
The instructions are as simple as the first generation. Compared with the first generation Yeelight, the second generation product not only supports Xiaomi routers, but also other general-purpose routers, which can be controlled through Xiaomi's smart home app.
After removing the plastic protective bag, we can see the body of Yeelight II.
Like the previous generation of products, Yeelight II still adopts the lotus shaped shape, with milky white acrylic lamp shade on the top, and the main body is made of ordinary plastic instead of aluminum alloy. As for the light bulb, which is usually not noticeable, the aluminum alloy shell is of little significance.
The back is the electrical parameters. There is no need to say more about E27 screw, the most common lamp screw.
As for the workmanship, the gap between the plastic body and the acrylic lamp shade is still large, but there will be no problem of metal cutting hands in the first generation products.
Operation and use
The second generation of Yeelight, which uses WiFi connection and supports other routers, is much easier to use than the previous generation. After the bulb is installed, open the smart home app on the phone and it will automatically find Yeelight and prompt for connection. We can use it as long as we set the bulb to connect to WiFi. Of course, if it is not set, it can also be used like an ordinary light bulb. By default, it displays white with 100% brightness.
Since Yeelight II no longer has the color change function, the app's interface is much simpler. When the light is turned on, it is bright yellow white. When the light is turned off, the background becomes a starry night sky. When the light is on, it can slide up and down to adjust the brightness of the light. Theoretically, it can be adjusted at 100 levels.
If you don't want to adjust it, you can also click "My" at the bottom right to enter the custom brightness mode. There are six preset brightness options: 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%, baby mode and reading mode. After adjusting the brightness in the main interface, click the star at the top right corner to save it to the custom list.
25% brightness
75% brightness
100% brightness
The above three pictures show different brightness modes. Yeelight's light adjustment is relatively soft, and the brightness change is too gentle, without sudden brightening or dazzling.
user's experience
Yeelight II has finally added the design of regular light on and delayed light off, but the operation is slightly complicated. After clicking the menu button in the upper right corner, you need to click Delay to turn off the lights. However, this is not enough. If we want to set the time, we need to click Set Delay to turn off the lights again. Then we can adjust the time by sliding up and down to complete the delay to turn off the lights preset, which is really a bit cumbersome.
Timed light on can only be set in "Smart Scene". You need to enter the "Smart Scene" interface first, set the time first, and then set the light on operation. After saving, you also need to manually turn on the strategy, which is also slightly cumbersome.
But "intelligent scene" is not useless. We can preset some combinations of lights on and off according to our own needs, such as turning on and off lights regularly. You can also automatically judge whether you are in the company or at home by the WiFi name we connect, so as to take pictures of the corresponding intelligent strategy (for girls who are afraid of the dark, the lights will light up automatically after they go downstairs and automatically connect their WiFi). Compared with the previous generation of products, the intelligent level has been greatly improved.
In addition to these, Yeelight can also set up a light group strategy and share the device with his family.
summary
First of all, after using WiFi connection, it is no longer subject to the identification problem of Bluetooth. It can also be used for all routers. It is no longer exclusive to Xiaomi routers, and its scope of application has been greatly increased. Secondly, Yeelight II has added the function of delayed light off and timed light on, and can customize the "smart strategy", which can control the light bulb switch through customized strategies. It does not need to take out the mobile phone app to control every time, which greatly increases the practicability.
However, the Yeelight II is still not perfect. The setting of the timing switch light is slightly cumbersome, which is just one of them. During the test, we also encountered the situation that the light bulb could not be connected after switching the power supply, so we had to reset the light bulb and reconnect the WiFi. Since we have an engineering machine in our hands, we can not determine whether it is an individual case or a common problem.
Although there are the above problems, the shortcomings do not hide the merits. Yeelight II has made great progress compared with the first generation product. Although it has no color change function, it has made great progress in function and compatibility, and is no longer a meaningless decoration. However, as a "incandescent lamp" that is not cool enough without color change function, the price of the bulb is still slightly higher.
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