Philips Wake-Up Light Alarm Clock with Sunrise Simulation and Radio, White (HF3505)

I enjoy the philips brand. You do pay a premium for their items, but they have wonderful ideas and designs. Shame the execution of this idea sometimes lacks practicality. This light is a good wake-up alarm. Removed a star because you cannot trust it 100% - always have a backup alarm because if there is a power cut, it resets straight away and loses all settings and the time and it will NOT wake you up.Alarm is easy to set up. Controls are limited but easy to understand.Removed another star because the 2 alarm choices/sounds get old pretty fast. This is the basic model but still, 2 is very limited.

I've had this wake up light for a few months now, and it's been quite reliable for me. The light is nice and helps to wake me up gradually.I do have a number of complaints about it, however. Firstly, it's pretty difficult to turn off the alarm, because the button is tiny. Additionally, you have to turn off the light separately. I found the quality of either the audio sample or the speaker itself to be quite poor, as the repeating clip of birds chirping sounds screechy and sometimes glitches out.Despite these issues, I'm still happy to continue using the product. It's not worth full price though, and I would encourage looking into alternatives

Purchased this is November for those dark winter mornings.Pros:- bright (especially if you put it right close to your pillow)- clock is easy to set- radio seems easy although I haven’t used it muchCons:- no battery backup means you have to reset it after every power outage.- needs to be close to your face to work properly (doesn’t work well if placed on the other side of the room)Overall thoughts:It does what it says it will do. Jury is still out on whether it actually helps me wake up any easier. Lack of battery backup is a real problem especially if your area has frequent power outages.

Difficult to use and the light isn't as bright as I thought (but its bright enough). Also, the speakers are terrible and the built in alarm sounds lag. The worst part about these is that changing settings and setting alarms is really confusing and the controls are very outdated.For this price, I expected alot more. I would NOT recommend these to anyone. The price of the product is too high for what it offers.What I would recommend instead:Get an amazon echo dot which is on sale right now and use it as a smart alarm clock. If you're willing to spend a bit more, get some inexpensive wifi smart lights and set them up to turn on at a specific time (like when your alarm goes off). Does the same thing as this alarm clock for less, but does the job better.

I've been using this for over a month. Is it miraculous? No. Is it a million times better than my phone? YES! Nothing prevents me from getting up in the morning more than a loud alarm that wakes me up violently. I just get angry and go back to bed. This wakes you up softly. Makes waking up easier.