| MR16 bulb | GU10 bulb | |
| Size | 50mm | 50mm |
| Input Voltage | 12V | 220-230V or 110-230V |
| Need transformer | Yes | No |
| Class | Class III | Class I or Class II |
| Watt(halogen ) | 35W | 50W |
| Watt(LED) | 3W 5W 6W | 3W 4W 5W 6W 7W 9W |
| Lampholder(socket) | GU5.3 | GU10 |
| Extra function | dimmable,non-dimmlable | dimmable,non-dimmlable |
| RGB,CCT 3000-6000K,Wifi control | ||
| Global market share | 10% | 90% |
1 MR16 12V , GU10 220V
In normal,MR16 bulb is 12V,GU10 bulb is 220V-240V.
And With the development of The Times,it have 230v MR16 bulb.But the Pin distance of MR16 is 5.3mm.Base on 230V , 5.3mm creep age distance is not enought.Then it is dangerous. So most of person donot accept the 230V MR16 bulb.So the 230V MR16 is not popular in market.
2 MR16 transformer
Most of country of Europe ,Africia, Australia and Asia’s civil electricity voltage is 220-240V.And Janpan and America is 110-230V.So If we choose to use 12V MR16 bulb, we have to add a MR16 tranformer to tranfor hight voltage to low voltage.So MR16 bulb need to conect a tranformer.
And GU10 bulb is 220-240V or 110-230V,So it donot need tranformer.
3 Why GU10 bulb is more and more popular than MR16 bulb?
A GU10 bulb is lower cost and more convenience than MR16 Bulb
For MR16,you need to conect the tranformer to Convert the 220V power to 12V.Because most of MR16 bulb is 12V.
For GU10, You donot need to Convert the power.Because GU10 bulb is 220V-240V.
Then for cost, GU10 donot need tranformer, so if you choose GU10 bulb, then you save the cost for tranfermer, then the cost is lower.
And it is more convenience,becuase GU10 donot need to conect tranformer.
B,GU10 bulb have more function.
Base on GU10 is more and more popurlar,so there are so many bulb factory developed more function for GU10 bulb,such as dimmable, color changeable(CCT3000-6000K),RGB,Wifi control.
What’s more, GU10 bulb have more option for watt, such as 3W, 4W, 5W, 6W,7W,8W and 9W.
4 Halogen bulb VS LED bulb for GU10
| Halogen bulb | LED bulb | |
| Watt | 35W,50W | 3W 4W 5W 6W 7W 9W |
| Energy | High energy consumption | energy-saving |
| working terperature | 60-65°c | 50-60°c |
| Material | Glass | Plastic / Alu /China |
| light source | Halogen | COB/SMD |
| Life time | around 1,000 hours | 15,000 hours~50000 |
Now that you are aware of MR16 and GU10 bulb. you should know that the job of choosing the right bulb and downlight isn’t done. To ensure you can achieve the bulb of your choice, you have to get in touch with the right light producer. Below is some famous MR16 GU10 bulb manufacturer
1 OSRAM
2 FSL
https://www.chinafsl.com/en/index.php?ac=article&at=read&did=166
3 Pilihips
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