Xiaomi Ecosystem: 12 Best Yeelight Home Lighting Gadgets

Xiaomi leads its own ecosystem, which has already been joined by more than 200 startup companies. Yeelink is one of them,

specializes in home lighting.The history of the brand begins in December 2012 with the HAX startup incubator, it was then that the newly created startup team announced itself as Yeelight. Qingdao Yeelink Information Technology Co., Ltd (website yeelink.net) was registered in the fall of 2013, the founders were Jiang Zhaoning and Liu Daping, formerly of Lucent Technologies, in Boston. In April 2014, the company joined the Xiaomi ecosystem and a year later introduced its first product – RGB night light Yeelight Bedside Lamp. More often sold as a Xiaomi lamp under the MiJia brand.


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The multifunctional night light stood out for its toucha panel that allowed you to configure a special glow gradient, thereby visualizing a wide range of colors. The second version is currently available &#8211; Xiaomi MiJia Bedside Lamp 2 (MJCTD02YL) for $34.58. Now the company is focused on the international market, has an official forum and website, pages on Facebook, Twitter. Yeelight specializes in 4 areas: ceiling lamps, table lamps, light bulbs and night lights. The company's products have received international recognition, having won such awards as: iF design award, reddot award, iF gold design award, Good Design award and IDEA design award, and were the first in the world to receive certificates for eye comfort and low blue content from TÜV Rheinland. Many smart devices support integration with voice assistants Yandex.Alice, Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant and Samsung SmartThings. More than 11 million devices have already been shipped in 100 countries, the application has been installed more than 3 million times (Google Play, App Store). Let's look at 12 interesting products that are available for purchase on AliExpress.

1. 5W mini lamp with table clip


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The portable mini lamp is equipped with a flexible guard andclip with a silicone overlay, so it can be placed in a convenient place for you. The light output of the lamp is 100 lumens at a color temperature of 3900K. The device has a battery capacity of 1500mAh, it is enough for about 14 hours of intense glow, it is charged via the micro-USB port, the corresponding cable is included. The lamp has three lighting modes: night, everyday, for reading, switched by pressing a single button on the clip.

Cost: $ 17. Want to buy!

2. Smart LED Strip Yeelight Colorful Strip

Extremely practical LED adhesive tapethe surface and good flexibility allow her to find her place. At its disposal 16 million flowers. He is friends with IFTTT, Google Assistant and Alexa, works with the proprietary application Yeelight APP. The application has many animation modes for transfusion of colors, including flickering to music.


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The length of the tape is two meters, there are 200LEDs, at the end of the segment there is a connector for a strip of the same type. The delivery set includes a tape with a control panel and a power supply with a European plug, the output voltage of which is 12V 1A. There is only one button on the remote control; when you hold it, the colors change, and pressing it once will turn the tape itself on/off.

Cost: $ 38. Want to buy!

3. Pendant ceiling light

Smart pendant lamp with ambient lighting.The luminous flux (brightness) can be adjusted from 450 to 1800 lumens, consumes up to 33 W. It is possible to adjust the color temperature from 2700 to 6500K, maintaining a smooth transition. The lamp consists of two parts, the base and the lamp itself. The height can be adjusted from 0.5 to 1.5 meters, the lamp is protected according to the IP50 standard, and an anti-mosquito design is used. Connects via Wi-Fi to smart home control systems or via Bluetooth 4.2 to a smartphone and other peripherals. Apple HomeKit is not supported.

Cost: $ 100. Want to buy!

4. Night light


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Great conductor, not wake up, but helpnavigate in a dark room. Compact and energy-saving nightlight, consumption of only 0.4W, adapts to the lighting in the room. When buying, there is a choice of diffuser (round, square) and plug type (AU, EU, UK, US).

Cost: $ 6. Want to buy!

5. "Smart" color lamp 10W with WI-FI Yeelight YLDP06YL

Thanks to the Yeelight APP app opensa lot of possibilities, for example: brightness control (up to 800 lm), colors, scene selection, color synchronization with music. Color temperature varies from 1700 to 6500K. Base type E27, power 10 W, there is a similar version (YLDP13YL), but 8.5 W. Designed for 25,000 hours of continuous light.

Cost: $ 20. Want to buy!

6. Color bedside lamp


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Stunning, smart, minimalist bedsidelamp. On board Wi-Fi with Bluetooth 4.2, supports many functions, like brand bulbs, with a simple touch of your hand you can change brightness, temperature, color. On the bottom of the case there are two sliders for adjusting color/temperature and brightness; modes can be switched by long-holding the button; one-time &#8211; on off. Color rendering index Ra80, power 5W, powered via Type-C cable, power supply included. Supports Apple HomeKit.

Cost: $ 43.36. Want to buy!

7. Thin LED Ceiling Panel


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The thickness of the panel is only 1.3 cm, two lighting colors are available: tepid white (4000K) and white (5700K). According to the manufacturer, the panel is made of high quality material, resistant to corrosion and not yellowing. The luminaire is protected according to IP50, so that mosquito and dust intrusions are canceled. Two versions are available 30x30 cm (12W) and 30x60 cm (24W).

Cost 30&#215;30/30&#215;60: $32/$46. Want to buy!

8. “Smart” mirror with light


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7 inch metal mirror with light.Thanks to the infrared sensor, the backlight will automatically turn on when you approach it, and turn off 10 seconds after the person leaves. Built-in 1900 mAh battery, charges via micro-USB port. There is no Wi-Fi. The angle of the mirror is adjustable, the base is metal. There are three lighting modes in total: Daily makeup, Surprise mode, Appointment preview mode, switched by a button on the back side.


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Cost: $ 55. Want to buy!

9. Ceiling lamp Yeelight YLXD42YL


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Smart ceiling light.There are Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.2 interfaces, and supports Apple HomeKit. The proprietary Yeelight APP provides the ability to vary color temperature and brightness, set an alarm clock and other useful functions. Integration with the Mi Band in the &#8220;Moonlight&#8221; mode is announced, the point is that the lamp will imitate the moon, thereby helping you fall asleep, and as soon as the bracelet records sleep, the light will turn off.

Protected according to IP50 standard, the housing consists oftwo parts, a ceiling mount and the lamp itself, installation is simple - according to the manufacturer, 5 minutes is enough. There are two versions available for purchase, the younger with a diameter of 320 mm, thickness 73 mm, and the older with a diameter of 480 mm, thickness 80 mm. The older one consumes 32 W, luminous flux up to 2200 lm, the younger one, with smaller dimensions, consumes 28 W, luminous flux up to 1800 lm. The surface is glossy white, but the older one has a variation with &#8220;star&#8221; coating. The package includes a lamp, a Bluetooth remote control and instructions.

Cost 320 mm / 480 mm: $ 80 / $ 94. Want to buy!

There is also a larger version (Yeelight JIAOYUE $650,163) with additional &#8220;atmospheric&#8221; backlight.

10. Multifunctional Bluetooth Dimmer


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Thanks to it, it is not necessary to useapplication on a smartphone to change the brightness, color temperature or the color of the glow itself. &#8220;Twister&#8221; with a button allows you to do this without effort, two fingers are definitely enough. The dimer communicates with the connected lamp via Bluetooth, two versions are available:

  1. It is connected to the lamp phase gap, that is, like a normal switch.
  2. It is fastened to the wall with Velcro and uses a CR2024 type battery for power supply, with daily use it should be enough for two years, the battery is included.

Cost: $ 14 / $ 16. Want to buy!

11. Incandescent light bulb with WI-FI Yeelight YLDP12YL


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Smart incandescent light bulb with Wi-Fi. The color temperature is fixed, 2700K, the ability to change the brightness from 5% to 100% is supported, varies up to 700 lumens, power 6 watts. The lamp is made in retro design, base type E27. Supports Apple HomeKit.

Cost: $ 24. Want to buy!

12. Unusual portable lamp Yeelight Candela


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"Smart" portable lamp with Bluetooth 4.2.Color temperature 1800K, brightness adjustable by scrolling the bulb, varies up to 10 lumens. That is, to illuminate a room, the lamp is “weak” - the power is only 6W, it is worth considering it as an alternative to a candle. It is powered by a built-in 2100 mAh battery, charged via a micro-USB port, cable included. The charge should be enough for 6 hours of continuous glow. The Yeelight App allows you to change brightness, switch modes, and group up to 30,000 of the same lamps from your smartphone.

Cost: $ 39. Want to buy!

The above smart bulbs/luminaires withThe Wi-Fi module only works with networks in the 2.4 GHz range. Recently, Yandex has acquired a smart home, and Yeelight products are also supported by it. Yeelight APP is quite a convenient and multifunctional application; it has many functions not mentioned in the text, for example, the ability to execute certain scenarios at a time, switching scenes, and automatic shutdown. In it you can &#8220;make friends&#8221; device with Google Assistant, IFTTT and Tasker. In turn, Mi Home allows you to combine devices in the Xiaomi ecosystem and create scenarios. For example, automatically turning on the lights in a room when a door opening sensor is triggered can become a simple and commonplace thing.