Hue Bridge or SmartThings v3 for IKEA home automation?

I’m pretty sure I paired the drivers after i mounted them, 3-4 meters from the hub…
It all comes down to a strong Zigbee mesh/network, without any non-compatible Zigbee repeaters/routers in your mesh…
Another thing that could interfere with your mesh, is if you have Wi-Fi on 2.4 GHz…

Info about WIFI and Zigbee coexistence: