Govee has launched a new 2025 series of color + white uplighter smart floor lamps. These are not only distinguished by their great light but also by their design.
The Govee Uplighter smart corner lamp features a fascinating design, with a round “lampshade” that has three light zones. This means that the lamp not only illuminates the surrounding area but also the ceiling with an interesting light pattern.
The floor corner lamp, of course, has RGB LEDs and is said to be able to achieve a decent brightness of 1000 lm.
Let’s take a look at the Govee Uplighter review to see if the smart room lamp is convincing and if the brightness is suitable.
Govee Color + White Uplighter Review
Elegant Design
The name suggests that the Govee Uplighter is a large floor lamp weighing around 9 pounds and measuring approximately 1.7 meters tall, made from a mix of metal and plastic.
The torchiere standing lamp head is particularly striking. Here, we have a round lamp head that is partially transparent.
The lamp head has three zones: it illuminates the area under the lamp, it can illuminate the edge of the light separately, and it includes a ceiling floodlight.
The whole thing is controlled via the Govee smart lighting app or two buttons located in the base. This allows you to turn the lamp on quickly.
The overall quality impression is relatively high. While the lamp head looks somewhat exotic, the metal base makes the lamp appear quite elegant and well-made.
Multi-Zone Lighting
The Govee Uplighter features three distinct lighting zones with different types of LEDs: the ceiling spotlights use RGBWW LEDs, the edge lighting incorporates RGBIC LEDs, and the lower “reading lamp” section employs warm white (WW) LEDs.
On the one hand, we have an LED cluster that illuminates your ceiling, and we also have some accent LEDs along the edge of the lamp, as well as LEDs under the lamp head. The latter can illuminate your living space or be used as a reading light.
Various types of LEDs are used based on the zone. What do the abbreviations stand for?
- RGB = Red, Green, Blue LEDs, which produce colored light
- IC = Individual Control, meaning each LED can be controlled separately and show its unique color
- WW = Separate warm and cool white LEDs, providing brighter and higher-quality light within the white spectrum
For example, the lower LEDs of the white uplighter smart room lamp can only shine in different shades of white, while the other areas can create colorful light.
Dual Wireless: Wi-Fi & Bluetooth
The Govee Uplighter supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. During setup, a Bluetooth connection is first established with the smartphone, followed by Wi-Fi configuration. During operation, the app uses intelligent connection prioritization: When the lamp is close to the light, control is via Bluetooth; at greater distances, or when a Bluetooth connection is unavailable, the Wi-Fi connection takes over via the cloud servers.
In practice, this mechanism worked reliably.
Govee Smart Lighting App
The Govee app offers a wide range of functions with numerous configuration options.
The user interface is colorful, which can seem quite overwhelming the first time you use it. The app allows for individual color control of the entire lamp as well as individual control of separate zones.
In addition to manual color selection, several hundred pre-made color patterns are available, sorted by theme and often featuring animated effects. These patterns cover various occasions and moods and provide a reasonable basis for different lighting scenarios.
Matter Unites Your Smart Home Ecosystem
A key feature of the Govee Uplighter smart corner lamp is its support for the Matter standard. This cross-manufacturer smart home standard enables integration into various ecosystems without being tied to a specific platform.
Matter-compatible hubs include:
- Apple: HomePod mini, HomePod (2nd Generation), and Apple TV 4K
- Google: Nest Hub (2nd Generation), Nest Hub Max, and Nest Wifi Pro
- Amazon: Echo (4th Generation), Echo Show 8 (3rd Generation), and Echo Hub
- Samsung: SmartThings Hub
The smart room lamp can be integrated into existing smart home systems via Matter, allowing control without the Govee app. However, Matter functionality is limited to basic controls; advanced features such as the extensive color patterns and animations are reserved for the native app. This limitation is due to the current Matter standard, not the hardware itself.
Matter support still represents a clear advantage, especially for users with mixed smart home environments.
Rotating Lamp Head
But the white uplighter has another little ace up its sleeve when it comes to ceiling floodlighting.
The ceiling floodlight not only contains RGB LEDs, but also a slowly rotating lamp head.
A rotating lamp head? That’s right! This creates a wave effect on the uplighter floor lamp, which can look very cool and even somewhat calming.
Lighting Standards
Aside from the rotating lamp and thus very unusual ceiling lighting, what is the light like of the uplighter floor lamp?
First of all, the ceiling light is, of course, just a “decorative floor light.” It’s not designed to illuminate a room brightly. The lighting effect is stunning and chic, but it’s more of a mood light than a lighting fixture.
The lower “reading light” is a bit different. This can certainly provide cozy illumination for a small room, and if you’re sitting on your couch or armchair under the light, it’s more than bright enough for reading a book, for example.
The light quality is impeccable. It’s beautifully soft and appears high-quality.
Electricity Consumption
The electricity consumption of the Govee Uplighter naturally varies depending on the brightness and set light color, light zone, etc.
Here are some power consumption details:
- Reading lamp at full brightness: 17.9 W
- Reading lamp at 50% brightness: 9.8 W
- Ceiling light at full brightness: approximately 10 W
- Standby mode: below 0.4 W
Final Line
If you’re looking for a truly unique corner lamp RGB model with interesting lighting effects, the Govee Uplighter is one of your best options!
The innovative design with its three separate lighting zones is very cleverly implemented. The ceiling floodlight, with its rotating head, creates impressive wave effects on the ceiling – a real eye-catcher and lends any room a special atmosphere. The high-quality artistry with the metal base gives the lamp an exquisite appearance, despite the round lamp head appearing somewhat exotic.
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Control via the Govee smart lighting app offers a vast range of functions with hundreds of color patterns and animations. Matter integration is a clear plus for anyone who uses various smart home systems, including voice-controlled lights. The intelligent connection prioritization between Bluetooth and Wi-Fi also works reliably in practice.
The Govee Color + White Uplighter, priced at $179.99 on Amazon.com and £179.99 on Amazon.co.uk, is an excellent choice for anyone looking to elevate their home lighting.
