REVIEW – For the past two years, my wife and I have been working on the landscape at the front of our home. My wife is very good at creating beautiful landscapes, and based on the results of her work in our garden, her skills are pretty obvious.
The only task that I am responsible for is adding the landscape lighting. I have been looking for some solar-powered spotlights to highlight the flowers and evergreens, and now I think I just might have found what I need with these XMCOSY+ Solar Spot Lights.
What is it?
The XMCOSY+ Solar Outdoor Dusk-to-Dawn Spotlights feature adjustable Solar Lights that are waterproof and can be staked in the ground or wall mounted.
What’s in the box?
- 4 x XMCOSY+ Solar Spot Lights
- 4 x Acrylic Suspended Bubble Lighting Posts
- 4 x Ground Stake Extensions
- 4 x Reinforced Ground Spikes
- 4 x Wall Mount Brackets
- 1 x Accessories Kit
- 1 x User Manual
Hardware specs
Brand: XMCOSY+
Material: 4.5V 2W Polycrystalline Silicon, COB LED lights, Acrylic Suspended Bubble Light Post, High-impact ABS Plastic, Sturdy Anti Rotation Stake, Reinforced Extend Ground Pole
Light fixture form: Spotlight
Room Type: Deck, Patio, Attic, Garage, Garden, Yard, Backyard, Walkway, Street, Pool
Product Dimensions: 9.1″L x 7.6″W x 9.45″H
Power Source: Solar Powered
Installation Type: Floor Mount & Wall Mount
Control Method: Touch
Light Source Type: LED
Light Color: Warm White
Warranty Type: 12 months
Batteries: 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)
Switch Style: Toggle
Luminous Flux: 300 Lumen
Color Temperature: 3000 Kelvin
Design and features
- New Design Super Focusing Spotlights: These are XMCOSY+ solar spotlights with a high-quality circular convex lens, featuring focus rays to highlight objects for clear lighting boundaries like a sunset light. Solar spotlights are equipped with 10pcs high lumen COB LED lights, getting better landscape spotlighting, providing farther brightening and brighter light for solar outdoor spotlights. After a full charge, XMCOSY+ Solar Spot Lights can provide up to 300 lumens lighting for 6-10 hrs.
- 3 Modes Solar Spotlights Outdoor: XMCOSY+ solar outdoor spotlights offer 3 working modes of brightness: Smart IC Auto(6-12H), Low(10-12H), and High(6-8H); available for your different needs – whether set a soft mood or provide the adequate illumination at night. NEW Smart Auto Control IC System improved to prevent over-charging and over-discharging, set the light control circuit to prevent short circuits. You just need to turn on the bottom and place it anywhere under direct sunshine for the first time. No electric bill and no daily setting needed, all that you need to do is just choose your lighting mode.
- Separately Adjustable Spotlight Head & Solar Panel: Solar panels can vertically adjust 210°, properly obtaining the best solar panel angle can capture sun energy effectively and improve solar energy conversion efficiency. The spotlight head is 180° and 360° rotatable to illuminate any outdoor space for different lighting needs, which is perfect for illumination and accentuation of dark and specific areas of your yard, garden, or pool. XMCOSY+ solar lights are portable and safe for outdoor use when you are camping, fishing, or lighting the road as a flashlight.
- All-in-1 Multi Roles Ground Lights and Outdoor Wall Lights: Stick into the ground with a specially designed ground stake (included) / Mount on the wall with the screws and wall bracket (included), you can easily get the landscape lights or the wall lights. BUY “ONE” GET “TWO”. The package comes in a kit that includes all the tools you need to install the lights. Easy Installation with little assembly required. Apply to Walls, Patios, Porches, Paths, decks, Pool, Yard, Garden, Garage, Driveway, Pathway, etc. Make your yard as bright as day without incurring a huge bill.
- 100% Solar Powered Outdoor Lights: 4.5V 2W polycrystalline silicon 6.1″ x 3.9″ solar panel can store more power to keep lighting from dusk to dawn. With a built-in light sensor, XMCOSY+ solar spotlights will Always-Auto-ON-Charging during the day, when the night falls, brightness is low enough to require illumination, it will auto switch from energy storage mode to lighting mode without motion detection. No electric bill and no daily setting needed, all that you need to do is just choose your lighting mode.
- Eco-friendly & Safety Assured: The outdoor spotlights are directly solar-powered by the sun without having to increase your electricity bills. NEW Smart Auto Control IC System improved to prevent over-charging and over-discharging, set the light control circuit to prevent short circuits. In Smart IC Auto Mode the spotlight will automatically detect the capacity of the battery and automatically adjust the brightness to ensure that the spotlight can provide sufficient lighting all night.
- Professional Solar Lights Outdoor Waterproof IP65: XMCOSY+ solar lights outdoor waterproof are made of high-strength acrylic suspended bubble light posts, shatterproof ABS reinforced material ground stakes, and IP65 waterproof design for outdoor use even when it is raining, snows, high frost, high heat or other bad weather.
The XMCOSY+ Solar Spot Lights are built like a typical in-ground light with a main pole/shaft, an attachable/removable stake, and the light and solar panel on top. What makes them different are the LEDs that shine through the clear section in the middle of the main pole/shaft. Also, the spotlight and solar panels are both adjustable. The entire light is made of plastic/ABS.
Installation
Installing the XMCOSY+ Solar Spot Lights is very easy. Once you put them together, you can either mount them on a wall or fence, etc. or stake them into the ground. Then you select the lighting mode via the mode button located underneath the solar panel:
Performance
These XMCOSY+ Solar Spot Lights just have to be assembled, mounted on a wall or post, or staked in the ground. and then left on the sun to charge.
According to XMCOSY, these spotlights offer 3 working modes of brightness, and how long they last varies depending on the mode you choose:
>> Auto mode: 6-12H (Dusk to dawn)
>> Low mode:10-12H
>> High mode:6-8H
I use mine in the smart IC auto mode. Here is what they look like now that they are set up where I want them:
What I like
- These lights are nicely designed
- The spotlight puts out a very nice warm white light
- Very stylish
- The adjustable spotlight head and solar panel
- The size of the solar panel.
- The option to change the length of the stake or to wall mount
- The operating modes
What I’d change
- Nothing so far
Final thoughts
Over the past few years, I have reviewed several outdoor landscape solar lights, but I don’t recall being as excited and happy as I am with these XMCOSY+ Solar Spot Lights. I like the build quality, the design including the accent light in the middle of the pole, the size and adjustability of the solar panel and the spotlight, and the light it puts out. Love these!!
Price: $59.99
Where to buy: Amazon
Source: The sample of this product was provided by XMCOSY.
