Grand LION tri-color review: one lamp, three color temperatures

The Grand LION tri-color is our Best color options pick: the same die-cast aluminum LION with switchable warm, neutral, and daylight output, at around ₱3,600.

What does the tri-color switch give you?

One fixture that can be two different lights.

Outdoor color temperature matters more than people expect, and it is a decision most buyers only face after the lamp is up a pole:

• Warm white flatters paint, plaster, and stone, and reads as welcoming in the evening. Right for a patio, a terrace, or a facade you actually look at.
• Cool daylight, around 6500K, is for seeing clearly: a driveway, a gate, a service area, a stretch of road.
• Neutral sits between them and suits a frontage that does both jobs.

The tri-color LION lets you decide after mounting rather than before ordering. On a fixture that goes up a pole and stays there, that flexibility has a genuine value.

Be honest about the limit, though. This is a switch you set once. It is not a mood-lighting feature you change nightly. So the question is really whether you know what the site wants before you buy.

Is it as bright as the standard LION?

On the daylight setting, yes. Grand publishes the same figures for the LION platform: 20,000 lumens at 200W and 30,000 at 300W, over a stated 160m² to 200m², with a 120-degree beam, IP67 sealing, 10 to 14 hours of runtime, and an LED lifetime over 50,000 hours.

On the warm and neutral settings you lose output. Producing warmer light from the same LED chips costs efficiency, which is a physical trade rather than a Grand-specific compromise. If maximum brightness is the goal, the daylight-only LION is the simpler answer.

The build is identical to the standard LION and it is the reason to buy either: a die-cast aluminum housing that sheds heat and resists coastal corrosion, paired with a monocrystalline panel that banks more charge from the same body size than the poly panels on cheaper lamps.

Is this solar street light sulit?

Around ₱3,600 as of August 27, 2026. Check the latest price on Shopee.

That is ₱800 over the standard daylight LION at around ₱2,800, for the color switch and nothing else. Same housing, same panel, same lumens on daylight, same runtime, same 1-year Grand warranty claimable in Cubao or Bulacan.

Our honest read: if you already know the site wants daylight, which most driveways, gates, and roads do, that ₱800 buys you a setting you will never move. If the lamp is going over a patio or a mixed-use frontage where you might want warm, or you are genuinely unsure, it is cheap insurance against ordering the wrong light.

The caution here is the sample. 8 raters is the thinnest owner feedback in our entire solar roundup. The 5.0 score carries almost no information at that count, and the reassurance has to come from the LION platform’s broader record: the daylight version scores 4.9 across 579 raters.

Who this solar street light suits

Buy this if the lamp is going somewhere you might want warm light, or you are not sure what color temperature the site needs and would rather decide with the lamp in hand. It is the right choice for a patio, a terrace, a facade, or a frontage that serves as both entrance and gathering space. If it is lighting a driveway or a road, buy the daylight LION and put the ₱800 towards a second lamp.

Other solar street light options to compare

If daylight is what you need, the Grand LION is the same lamp without the switch at around ₱2,800, with 579 raters behind it. If you want the same published lumens for less and the site is sheltered, the Grand PANTHER trades aluminum for ABS at around ₱2,100.

See how it ranks against the rest in our best solar street lights in the Philippines roundup, or pick the right color temperature and brightness with our solar street light buying guide.