Kasa Smart LED Light Strip
Score: 81/100
WiZ Connected LED Light Strip
Score: 83/100Rankings
The WiZ Connected LED Light Strip offers bright 1600 lm output, 16 million colors, and Matter-enabled voice control, making it a strong budget-friendly smart lighting option. Its drawbacks include occasional Wi-Fi drops, less accurate red tones, and adhesive reliability issues. Best suited for users who want affordable, Wi-Fi-only smart lighting with extensive color options.
The Kasa Smart LED Light Strip (KL420L5) offers 5 m of high-brightness RGBIC lighting with 50 addressable zones and robust Wi-Fi integration. Its reliance on 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and cloud-based controls can cause connectivity and offline limitations. Ideal for indoor accent lighting where flexible, zone-rich effects are desired.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
5 mbest | 2 m | |
— | 1,600 lmbest | |
| ↓ lower better | 13.5 Wbest | — |
12 Vbest | — | |
10 mm | 5,000 mmbest | |
2 yearsbest | 2 yearsbest | |
16,000,000best | 16,000,000best | |
25,000 hoursbest | — |
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Build & Design(3) | ||
Strip Length (m) | 5 m | 2 m |
Strip Width (mm) | 10 mm | 5000 mm |
Strip Height (mm) | 1.6 mm | 2.032 mm |
Lighting(1) | ||
Color Temperature Range (K) | 2500-9000 K | 3000-6500 K |
Products in the top-left offer the best value (high score, low price).
Professional reviewers praise the KL420L5 for its high zone count, vivid color range, and robust IP44 coating, positioning it as a versatile accent lighting solution that integrates smoothly with major voice assistants. However, they caution that its exclusive reliance on 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and cloud-based controls may hinder performance in congested networks or when internet access is unavailable.
Everyday consumers consistently highlight the strip's customizable effects, easy scheduling, and voice-control convenience, while recurring concerns focus on Wi-Fi dependency and occasional latency in app or voice commands.
“a wonderful way to add some color and ambiance to your home”
“they're not quite as bright as other strip lights available”
“very bright”
Professional reviewers consistently praise the WiZ LED Light Strip for delivering Hue-level brightness and color range at a budget price, highlighting its direct Wi-Fi setup, modular hardware, and precise color-selection app. However, they note shortcomings in red color accuracy, slightly lower overall brightness, a confusing initial pairing step, and the absence of advanced features such as geofencing and richer dynamic scenes.
Everyday users love the strip's brightness, easy installation, and strong value proposition, often calling it "very bright" and "fantastic" for adding color and ambiance. Common frustrations revolve around occasional Wi-Fi drops, adhesive not sticking well, the lack of a physical remote, a faint hum from the transformer, and the limited 2-meter starter length.
