We tested cheap Shelly Vintage smart bulbs

In September 2020, we tested the Shelly Duo bulb for you. It was our first experience with smart products from this Bulgarian company and we must say that we were pleasantly surprised, except for a few details. So some time ago we decided to try other Shelly products, including Shelly Vintage light bulbs. We took a smaller and a larger variant and so we will talk about them and possibly try to answer the question of whether these light bulbs are worthwhile or not.

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Package contents Shelly Vintage

As with the Shelly Duo, the packaging is by no means rich. But it’s no wonder and we really don’t even know what to expect from a smart light bulb. Maybe maybe printed manual, but that’s just a trifle. So it’s in the box only the bulb itself, on the left side then information about what you can do with it. The emphasis is on the Shelly Cloud application, connection via 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, luminosity 260 lumens, remote control, OTA firmware updates, cloud services and SSL connectivity. On the right side there are parameters, which we will talk about in the next paragraphs. It will also please QR code for fast download of Shelly Cloud application.

Shelly Vintage design and appearance

Let’s imagine both light bulbs under the label, so you know what to look for. The smaller bulb has a name Shelly Vintage ST64 7W, bigger Shelly Vintage G125 4W. Both light bulbs seem to be several decades old, but judging by the name, this is an intention. In fact, they are extra of course LEDs. So if you have a stylish lamp, light bulbs can look really good. We basically have nothing to complain about, but we won’t forgive ourselves. Probably on a smaller light bulb at the socket the glue has leaked or the glass is damaged from production, we can’t judge. We hope that this is a unique matter, because until then we did not have the slightest problem with the products.

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Parametry Shelly Vintage

Shelly Vintage ST64 7W

• Power consumption: 7 W
• Luminous flux: 750 lumens
• Socket: E27
• Lifespan: 15,000 hours
• light color: 2,700 K
• operating temperature: -10 ° C to + 40 ° C

Shelly Vintage G125 4W

• Power consumption: 4 W
• Luminous flux: 260 lumens
• Socket: E27
• Lifespan: 15,000 hours
• light color: 2,700 K
• operating temperature: -10 ° C to + 40 ° C

How to connect Shelly Vintage with the application?

Connecting to the Shelly Cloud application is very easy. Just a light bulb screw on and then open the application. In it, click the settings menu in the upper right corner and tap “Add Device”. You will be prompted to make a selection Wi-Fi network and password entry. You have to be careful, because Shelly Vintage light bulbs can only work with 2.4 GHz band, does not connect to 5 GHz, we tried it. Then all you have to do is choose the device you have purchased and wait for everything to come together. In case of a problem, a light bulb (or light / lamp) is enough 5 times off and on. When it starts blinking, it should be ready to pair.

Shelly Cloud application

We praised Shelly Cloud last time. It should be added that it has not moved significantly since then. Czech is still not even half, which freezes and especially on iOS its optimization is not ideal. At least they adapted the interface to larger Xs / 11 Pro / 12 Pro Max models. But that is the end of the list of shortcomings. If you have Android, you will be satisfied with the application. We especially liked the weekly schedule, when we set the time when the light bulb should be on and when it should be off. We go to bed around midnight, so the light bulb doesn’t light up since then and it starts working again at 5:45 p.m.