Can folks describe what the current control experience is like for a home with the Philips Hue Bridge and Philips Hue Bridge-compatible lighting, versus the experience where all the lights are controlled and managed in Samsung SmartThings (new app)? (This includes what the control experience is like with third party apps like iConnectHue, and with switches, dimmers, touch panels, etc., not just phone apps.)
My experience with SmartThings (both old and new apps) is that the mobile experience is functional and utilitarian, but it is to manage and automate things in general, not lights specifically. Therefore, it is missing a lot of useful interfaces to manipulate groups of lights or to set scenes and schedules. In contrast, the LIFX app has been quite good. I am guessing that the Hue Bridge (and app) provide an experience a lot closer to the LIFX app.