With 60% off, this Philips Hue bundle is one of Amazon’s best early Black Friday deals ever

Amazon has launched its first batch of early Black Friday deals, and this is easily one of the best – especially if you’ve been thinking of starting a Philips Hue smart lighting setup. For a limited time, you can get two Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) speakers and a Philips Hue bulb for only £48.98 (was £123.97). To put that into context, you would pay £49.99 for just one Echo Dot right now.

The Echo Dot (5th Gen) currently holds the number one spot in our guide to the best smart speakers, and the Hue system takes our award for the best smart lights, making this package a great starting point for a new smart home setup. Adding more devices in future will be a piece of cake, and the two speakers will allow you to control them with simple voice commands from anywhere in your home.

Today’s best Philips Hue/Amazon Echo deal

The Philips Hue light you’re getting in this bundle is a B22 (bayonet fitting) warm white bulb. Unlike some Hue bulbs, this can’t be set to different colours, but it does support remote control and smooth dimming. You don’t need a Philips Hue Bridge connectivity hub to use it, either – the Philips Hue Bluetooth app allows you to control it from your phone or (most importantly) with your new Echo speakers. For more details, take a look at our guide to Philips Hue Bridge: what is it and how important is it for your Hue smart lights.

If you want to expand your smart home setup even further, our roundup of the best Black Friday Ring doorbell deals will help you find all the best discounts on the whole range of Ring devices, including cameras and sensors.

More of today’s Black Friday sales in the UK

• Amazon: up to 68% off toothbrushes and TVs
• AO: savings on games consoles and appliances
• Argos: up to 50% off toys, Lego, TVs and gifts
• Boots: up to 50% off Dyson, Oral-B and Philips
• Currys: early deals on TVs, appliances, laptops
• Dell: laptops, desktops, monitors from £299
• Dyson: up to £150 off
• Ebay: up to 50% off refurbished tech
• EE: up to £600 off Samsung and Apple
• John Lewis: up to £300 off appliances and TVs
• LG: £1,000 or more off TVs and appliances
• Samsung: up to £600 off TVs, phones and tablets
• Very: up to 30% off phones, appliances & clothing