Reviewed by David of @Tech4Baba
The Novostella 20W Smart LED Flood Light is very flexible. It can be mounted easily both indoors and outdoors. It has many shades of white colors, 16 million RGB colors, and 8 preset scenes. It can be controlled by an App or just by voice. Moreover, it can be controlled individually or in a group.
Overview
The Novostella 20W Smart LED Flood Light is very flexible. It can be mounted easily both indoors and outdoors. It has many shades of white colors, 16 million RGB colors, and 8 preset scenes. It can be controlled by an App or just by voice. Moreover, it can be controlled individually or in a group.
The first thing I noticed about the Novostella Smart LED Flood light is how well and solid it is built. It has a very thick and strong metallic housing. It’s rated IP66 waterproof so it can be used both indoors and outdoors.
It’s not a big light. At just 6” wide, 4” tall, and 1.25” thick, the flood light can be mounted easily out of sight and out of the way. It even comes with a metal mounting bracket attached for easy mounting. The mounting bracket can be adjusted 180 degrees to aim the light in the desired direction. It also comes with a powerful antenna for stable Wi-Fi connection.
Color and Brightness
At first, I was concerned that the 20W version with 2000 lumens wouldn’t be bright enough outdoors. To my surprise, 2000 lumens is quite bright especially when the light is in its various white colors. The light housing does get warm to the touch after some time. The heatsink-like ridges in the back of the housing help to dissipate heat nicely.
The white colors can be adjusted between 2700K warm white to 6500K daylight white at any brightness. In addition to the white colors, the light can be set to any one of the 16 million possible RGB colors at any brightness and saturation. In addition to these custom settings, there are 8 preset scenes perfect for setting the desired mood during parties or holidays. Scenes like Colorful and Dazzling can be great for Christmas. I especially love the colors the light cycles through in the Gorgeous scene mode. It’s truly… gorgeous.
How to connect Novostella smart floodlight? - Two Solutions
If the light isn’t found by the app in this pairing mode, I found the AP pairing mode to be much more reliable. To enable the AP pairing mode, the light needs to be switched on and off 3 more times. The light will then flash slowly (once every 2 seconds). In the AP mode, the phone’s Wi-Fi needs to be changed to connect to the light so the light can be added in the Smart Life app. Only 2.4GHz Wi-Fi is supported. It’d be great if the next version of the light can have a few buttons to control the light directly without having to always rely on the Wi-Fi connection.
Touchless Voice Control
In summary, the Novostella 20W Smart LED Flood light is so flexible and well built. I plan to use one indoors to create an accent wall, and another one outdoors to light up my maple tree at night. I can control both with my voice via Alexa and Google Assistant or with the app from anywhere with a Wi-Fi connection! I can’t wait until I can spice things up a bit with these lights during Christmas!
