The Ultimate Smart Video Doorbell Comparison (4 Popular Models)

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We took the Google Nest Video Doorbell, the Ring Video Doorbell, the Blink Video Doorbell, and the brand new Aqara G4 Video Doorbell and compared them to each other in the ultimate video doorbell comparison. We'll walk through everything from the way the footage looks and sounds, your experience with answering the video doorbells, the different detection methods each smart video doorbell has, and the warranty, ruggedness, and subscription/storage based information you need.
Plus I'll walk through all the automation options you have within this smart video doorbells 2023 comparison review!
Links for today's video:
Aqara G4 Video Doorbell - geni.us/AqaraG4Doorbell (Amazon affiliate link)
Google Nest Video Doorbell Battery - geni.us/NestDoorbellBattAYL (Amazon affiliate link)
Google Nest Video Doorbell Wired - geni.us/NestDoorbellWiredAYL (Amazon affiliate link)
Ring Video Doorbell 4 - geni.us/RingDoor4 (Amazon affiliate link)
Ring Video Doorbell Battery Plus - geni.us/RingDoorbellBattPlus (Amazon affiliate link)
Blink Video Doorbell with Sync Module 2 - geni.us/BlinkDoorWithSync (Amazon affiliate link)
Our spreadsheet with the breakdown of all the specifications and feature evaluations - automateyourlife.net/products...
Timecodes for today's video:
00:00 - The Ultimate Video Doorbell Comparison Review
0:33 - Aqara G4 Video Doorbell Review
1:38 - Google Nest Video Doorbell Review
2:33 - Blink Video Doorbell Review
3:15 - Ring Video Doorbell Review
5:08 - Detection Options For Video Doorbells
9:40 - Audio Tests With Video Doorbells
10:28 - Video Quality Tests With Video Doorbells
11:45 - Which Doorbell Records The Full Event
12:45 - The Difference in Viewpoints
13:25 - Blink Video Doorbell Video Quality
13:55 - Ring Video Doorbell Video Quality
14:27 - Aqara G4 Video Doorbell Video Quality
15:13 - Google Video Doorbell Video Doorbell
16:25 - What About the Ring Video Doorbell Battery Plus
17:08 - Answering The Doorbell
18:33 - How it Sounds Speaking Through These Doorbells
19:40 - Using Doorbells With Smart Speakers
20:20 - Ring's Best Feature
20:50 - Aqara G4 Automation Features Are Amazing
21:50 - Smart Video Doorbell Integration Options
23:41 - Video Doorbell Storage and Subscriptions
27:03 - How Do You Get Your Footage
28:00 - Video Doorbell Ruggedness Comparison
29:55 - Matter Video Doorbell Compatibility
30:40 - The Final Recommendation
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@bbygetmoney 3 месяца назад

This video is so looooooong I was hesitant to watch it yesterday but I’m sooooo glad I’m watching it today🤓 It’s so informative thank you so much hunnnn!!! Blessed day !!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰🥰🥰

@AutomateYourLife 3 месяца назад

That's how we roll. You get all the details ;)

@HughD Год назад

Nice job, Brian. I haven't seen anyone else do this comparison before. I bought one to try out even though I'm not going to replace my Ring as it integrates too well with my Ring security system. What I did do, though was mount it outside beside my garage door to see how it works as an inexpensive Homekit battery-operated outdoor camera. It's out in the open and facing due west so I'll see how long it lasts like that. The video is quite good, but it's been overcast and I just put it up.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Oh I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on it Hugh! It's a very interesting device and your HomeKit use will pair very well with it. :)

@MrVeeBlog Год назад

Thank you and NOW, I think I can finally unbox my Aqara. (I mean I have not even seen it because it's still in the Amazon delivery packaging). I got it about a week ago when it first arrived at Amazon but waited a bit until I can get some clear analysis about it and if I didn't in the time needed before the return window closed, I would just continue to use the Ring doorbell. Thanks Brian, for putting in the work to create this video. All the best.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Enjoy it!! Lots 😃

@jaynunes2501 Год назад

Brian, Thank you for the most in-depth thorough Dawber review I’ve seen out there so far. I appreciate all the research and time you put into making this possible. I think I agree with you and will be picking up some of the Google nest doorbell’s for my home.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

My absolute pleasure Jay. Especially for folks like you!

@bobnathanson6645 21 день назад

I have an Original Nest on my front door and I just picked up a wireless Google for my back door, both work great, of course I have the subscription, but that's life in 2024, overall I'm pretty happy, while nothing is perfect and of course they go "off line" from time to time, they do what they need to do. I also have 3 Nest Protects in my house (smoke/CO2 detectors)

@dojo5317 11 месяцев назад

This is an expertly crafted video, you did such a good job man

@AutomateYourLife 11 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!

@slicedpage 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for being so thorough, incredible job, well done.

@AutomateYourLife 9 месяцев назад

My pleasure! Thank you!

@YoloVib3s 11 месяцев назад

We've used the older version of the Nest for several years & when we moved I forgot to uninstall it. However it has been rock solid hands down & since we still have the monitor hub & because the newer model is upgraded I'll be picking up the new version.

@AutomateYourLife 11 месяцев назад

Enjoy!

@chrisc4945 7 месяцев назад

I'm heavily invested in the Amazon ecosystem and during the recent Prime days the Blink doorbell and Sync Module 2 were less than $50 ($47.49 to be exact) together. I don't want to pay for cloud storage and already had a 64GB flash drive sitting around. To me, it's mostly just an upgrade of my doorbell from the 1990's. It may not have all the bells and whistles of the others but for under $50 I got a new doorbell with some video capabilities that easily works with all my other Amazon devices.

@utuber1000 5 месяцев назад

Exactly! Me too. IMHO the Blink camera system gets an undeserved bad rap by some new users because many purchasers have no prior experience or background in home automation, are apparently unaccustomed to reading instructions and throw them away with the box, have never in their lifetime googled to find answers to their problems, but instead go on user groups just to whine and complain; yes it is a limited low-end system but what it does it does well and has an excellent, well-organized and constantly updated support system online. And Alexa virtually doubles its usefulness with simple to create Routines but "Alexa? What's that?"

@markortiz104 6 месяцев назад

Great Job, and you helped me with my decision. Thorough explanation, and clear

@AutomateYourLife 6 месяцев назад

Glad I could help!

@robertkettmann4986 2 месяца назад

Thanks for doing all this work. Great video!

@AutomateYourLife 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@deniseq5622 9 месяцев назад

Great detailed information! Really helped me weed through the devices.

@AutomateYourLife 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching and glad I could help!

@perrysrc 6 месяцев назад

Very in-depth video probably the best i have seen, Thank you

@AutomateYourLife 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! We're about to complete one for Pan and Tilt cameras just like this. I'm excited for it to come out because people have enjoyed this video so much.

@utuber1000 5 месяцев назад

Another great fact-filled comparison video! Thanks so much, Brian!

@AutomateYourLife 5 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@AthanEvans 11 месяцев назад

Ok… the best review…. Ever… made…. My first time on your channel I hope to see many products that I’m looking for! Keep on that great job mate!!

@AutomateYourLife 11 месяцев назад

Wow, thank you!

@c849243 Год назад

Another timely vid. Thanks, handsome!

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

My pleasure!

@animationcat5708 Год назад

Great comparison ... amazing level of scrutiny!

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Thanks!😀

@zerocal76 5 месяцев назад

I came back to thank you for your very thorough review! I went w/ the Google Nest cam + an outdoor one for my dawgz 😁

@AutomateYourLife 5 месяцев назад

Safe Rover makes me happy! Enjoy!

@razvansaileanu7024 2 месяца назад

Seldom have I seen such a detailed review. Kudos.

@AutomateYourLife 2 месяца назад

Thanks! We try!

@gust9464 3 месяца назад

Great video, thanks for comparing these doorbells. When you did these videos, did your neighbors wonder what you were doing lol

@AutomateYourLife 3 месяца назад

They always do! 🤣🤣

@train2203 Год назад

Really helpful, thank you :)

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Great to hear! Thanks for watching!

@lohryder4276 9 месяцев назад

Very comprehensive! We’ll done. Would’ve loved to have Eufy and Arlo reviewed also. But really great video mate

@AutomateYourLife 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! Yeah, I'll keep adding to our comparisons as we go and bring in those. :)

@CyberScott86 Год назад

Thank you awesome video! Subscribed

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Thank you!

@likhan.ghosh. Год назад

Definitely worth the wait…….. I’m going Aqara 👍🏼

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Enjoy! It's great!

@Hopeinformer 8 месяцев назад

Dude, this is the best video review I've seen. Thank you for great content. Only topic I'd include is customer support. If there's an issue, how easy is it to contact them and resolve the issue. Ring isn't great but Wyze is completely useless because you can't reach out to them at all. I know they weren't in the review, just used them as an example because their video doorbell I bought is still sitting in the box 😂

@AutomateYourLife 7 месяцев назад

Thanks! That’s a great recommendation too. Long term ownership matters.

@glendonbyron5086 4 месяца назад

Well done. Useful. I will get the Aqara

@AutomateYourLife 4 месяца назад

Enjoy it!

@nlmoin990 7 месяцев назад

This is an excelent video, you earned a sub

@AutomateYourLife 7 месяцев назад

Awesome, thank you!

@Dremvel2335 10 месяцев назад

Thank you very much Brian. The video was very informative and just what I needed, though I could have used more information what exactly IS... Matter.

@AutomateYourLife 10 месяцев назад

Thanks! Good news! I have a few Matter videos on here that explain different parts. Just search on the channel for Matter by going to the videos page and you'll find explainers from the basics to how it works today. :)

@jtcustomknives 10 месяцев назад

I was sold on google then seen there is no local storage and that’s a deal breaker. We live in the country and sometimes have spotty. Internet at night.

@AutomateYourLife 10 месяцев назад

That's a big deal for lots of folks. You can look at the Aqara for that :)

@B01 3 месяца назад

Or Blink

@user-qf9op3gn6f 11 дней назад

😊😊

@thedetective8150 Год назад

I am new subscriber and excellent comparison on door bell security surveillance video cameras.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Thanks!😃

@user-hp3ps3qp1b 28 дней назад

Great video, Thumbs up!

@AutomateYourLife 28 дней назад

Thanks!

@AvaGrowth 9 месяцев назад

Excellent video✨❤️ thanks

@AutomateYourLife 9 месяцев назад

Thank you too!

@the-cyber-monkey Год назад

Hi, great video. I just wanted to give my experience of my Google battery doorbell used over the UK winter when the weather is around 0 degrees. The doorbell has lasted a maximum of 8 days before needing to be charged, I spoke to Google several times and I'm currently on my third device, all with the same poor battery life in cold weather. I've decided to keep the recent version and accept whilst cold I'll need to charge weekly. It's a shame as it's perfect in every other aspect and as I'm renting I don't have the option to wire it.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Google runs down on batteries faster when in cold weather, but you can extend it by tuning it. I've had about 2 months just paring down detection activations.

@chestercopperpot9294 Год назад

I finally ended up with the Logitech Doorbell after using many others and finally I have a great doorbell using Homekit.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Haven't heard many people talk about that one! Glad you're happy with it

@xila8861 23 дня назад

This was nicely detailed.

@AutomateYourLife 23 дня назад

Thanks!

@sachinmistry3852 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the review. Would the Aqara work as auto-gate doorbell? The gate would be approx 10 metres from the house.

@SONVLOG426 5 месяцев назад

Very informative

@SuperThunder911 8 месяцев назад

Great video thanks 👍

@AutomateYourLife 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@StephiesCorner 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for breaking it all down for me. Most reviewers just go off a few quality features for recommendations.

@AutomateYourLife 10 месяцев назад

Thank you! I'm glad it works for some people 😃

@e.taylor6520 27 дней назад

Great video! Very detailed! When someone rings the doorbell, does the Nest work just as the Ring camera? On the Ring app it’s a chime sound but in my house it sounds like my regular doorbell.

@AutomateYourLife 27 дней назад

Yep! All of these can be wired into your existing chime

@oliverborromeo8460 Год назад

This is really great Brian! I've been thinking of getting a doorbell. Aqara and Google sounds like the best overall. While it's technically not a smart display, do you think the HomeKit doorbell live video function that shows up on an  TV works with these two?

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Yep! Should absolutely get that. I need to remember to do that test, but the last Aqara camera I had worked flawlessly as a camera on the Apple TV, so all the features are supposed to be here for this one.

@savvyjaylo8307 10 месяцев назад

Thank for the time and effort in this video

@AutomateYourLife 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching!

@ronm6585 Год назад

Thank you sir.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Thank you sir!

@MindForgedManacle Год назад

Reolink's doorbell cam is also a good option, in my opinion, and they don't require you to stay with Reolink's devices and services thanks to their RTSP/ONVIF support and HA integrations. They also come in at $90 and $100 for the PoE and wifi versions respectively, so pricing is reasonable.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

A few folks are talking about that one today :)

@KaranRajpal Год назад

My only gripe is that they don't have a battery version. Not a good option for renters.

@L3v3F4l4stin4 Год назад

Does the Reolnk offer non wired option?. Because all of the doorbells in the video is battery operated

@my-yt-inputs2580 11 месяцев назад

@@L3v3F4l4stin4 Yes the Reolink uses the home doorbell wiring and wifi for signals. It also includes an ethernet jack.

@scentedbyjota 10 месяцев назад

Anything is better then blink

@SamElliott1997 Месяц назад

Hi Brian, this is the first video I’ve ever seen of yours but it’s probably the most detailed and well thought out review I’ve seen - amazing work, thank you! Did you ever decide between Aqara and Google? If so, why did you make that choice?

@AutomateYourLife Месяц назад

Hey Sam, thank you! I've mostly been using Google. They've expanded what they work with and I just don't care enough to have the recordings from that camera. I use other cameras that are free to get recordings from and I'm happy with my coverage. So I've been using Google for a bit here. :)

@ThePorterhouse99 Год назад

Wow! Strong work on this video! Just what I was looking for. Does the nest doorbell work on the nest app or only google home?

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Hey thanks! Sadly only Google Home now

@aliciagilman428 11 месяцев назад

Really good review of these doorbells!

@AutomateYourLife 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@BrandonDoyleMN Год назад

I’m still going with Google Nest as favorite, Ring in a close 2nd, and actually Eufy for battery operated or without a subscription

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

And you've tested quite a few!

@vinsriram1782 Год назад

Hi Brian, another amazingly comprehensive video! I might have missed it, but can the Aqara doorbell's motion detection trigger Amazon routines? Thanks!

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

It actually can't. It's just a doorbell ring. That was a funny omission, but do keep in mind that you could make it happen with an Aqara Smart Plug being turned on/off :)

@vinsriram1782 Год назад

@@AutomateYourLife Thanks!

@c849243 Год назад

Thanks!

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Thank you big bear!

@user-lm6vv8ke8f 5 месяцев назад

I Love your video ❤

@theattorney6072 Год назад

I have the blink, and am waiting for the nuki smartlock. I Wonder if its possible to connect the blink wired to my intercom, at least for the Bell/chime, and then control/open the garden door with the nuki opener ?

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

I don't know about the specifics there, but audio doesn't come through any wires with these doorbells. They just close a circuit to a chime in your home when rung. So if it's fairly standard you should be good. Check transformer ratings!

@gerryf7015 Год назад

RTSP/ONVIF are critical for non proprietary local storage. Need to add Reolink to your mix.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Someday

@gerryf7015 Год назад

@@AutomateYourLife $90 wiFi or POE. I think its available in Canada not. SIM or NVR local storage. Or if you want rich notifications get the Wi-Fi version and their cloud service. Also has a Home Assistant integration. Kepp up the good work.l

@keithschneider1025 Год назад

Awesome breakdown of doorbells Brian! Very detailed. Surprised Amazon hasn't discontinued Blink yet.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Yeah! I can see how this fits budgets, but man I don't know how long they'll be around for. Good news is they've guaranteed it'll get software updates for 2 years after they stop selling them!

@keithschneider1025 Год назад

@@AutomateYourLife Thats a positive if they do stop. One thing is a short life span of smart home devices.

@BrandonDoyleMN Год назад

Agreed!

@adieognira9709 Год назад

I would love to see the day that good features of Blink be leveraged on and used on RING systems.

@utuber1000 5 месяцев назад

@@adieognira9709 Interesting idea!

@cafemimpodcast 7 месяцев назад

thank you

@AutomateYourLife 7 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@Moto-ib5qr Месяц назад

Thanks for your review, is there any way to integrate Aqara with control4 (via knx smart home system) ?

@AutomateYourLife Месяц назад

Not that I know of, sorry

@JsTbeSmart Год назад

Tnk u so much bro , blink doorbell work with homekit via homebridge or not ????

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Not really. It's there but no feed shows up so you can't see it in Homekit. Just the doorbell press can be used with Homekit as far as I saw.

@IPendragonI 4 месяца назад

Size is a huge factor for me, only Google Nest and Amazon Blink fits my doorbell wiring (its nestled on a thin piece of plastic between a wall and a pane of glass), in the end I got Blink 3 years ago on sale so it was a worthwhile investment (it was pretty cheap and I really only needed a basic video doorbell without all the fancy features). I am heavily invested in the Google Ecosystem though so I kinda wish I went with Google Nest but so far the Blink doorbell hasn't let me down.

@playera1507 2 месяца назад

Do you pay for Blink cloud subscription or do you run solely off sync module2?

@lpassion7401 25 дней назад

I’m just using my blink mini atp.

@stevenungar53 2 месяца назад

very informative; I have the wired google doorbell, but when someone ring my doorbell, but the sound of the notice on my phone is mute. So many time I don't hear the notification. Is there away to have another sound device in my home that I can easily hear? Thank you

@AutomateYourLife 2 месяца назад

There are a lot of ways to get additional notices in your home. I've connected the Google doorbells to four different hubs at this point. The Google Nest Hub or Google Nest Hub Max, Homey Pro, Alexa, and SmartThings. All of those give you different options for hearing the doorbell. And actually I have it connected to a homepod too. So just pick what else you want in your home and you can make it happen

@mariog7682 Год назад

Amazing video!! If my ecosystem is mainly google but use Apple TV and have iPhone, what would work best? Starling hub solve all issues? We have wyze cameras, google minis and hubs, GE smart lights, Apple TV, and thinking of going with ecobee premiun thermostat. How could I tie all these systems together? Should I just stick with a nest thermostat and upgrade to nest doorbell? Or go for the ecobee thermostat and aquero doorbell? *okay dropping wyze

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

The only reason for you to get the Starling hub would be if you wanted the nest video doorbell on your Apple TV. Otherwise it's not going to help you. I think if you're happy with Nest then stay there but the Aqara I would give you the chance to switch between systems later. With the Hubs you have though, it's really nice to be able to see who's at the door and be able to respond on those hubs which you can only do with the nest doorbell

@mariog7682 Год назад

@Automate Your Life thanks! Would I be able to see the video from aquora on Apple TV and nest hubs? Would aquora work with ecobee thermostat? Thanks

@shou635 5 месяцев назад

I like Nest. Got the wired version.

@AutomateYourLife 5 месяцев назад

As long as you're happy!

@M.itcchh Год назад

If you connect your Aqara G4 to Apple Homekit with Homekit Secure Video you also get; face recognition (also from your photo library), animal detection, vehicle detection and package detection ;). Detection zones also..

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

You do get Face Recognition there, yep. I don't have animal, vehicle, or package detection or zones though.

@M.itcchh Год назад

@@AutomateYourLife my language is in dutch but you need to select “specific movements are detecded”. There you can enable it one by one but default everything is on. It’s under “status and notifications”. You can also found it under record options - more options. I got activityzones also, check your doorbell settings in homekit. All are default options for HSV.

@michaelmuller1402 2 месяца назад

Really nice video. Unfortunately the battery life is not covered. Any findings on that for those cameras? A lot of people buy these so they have not to wire them.

@AutomateYourLife 2 месяца назад

Unfortunately, covering battery life is just about impossible. It's more about how accurate they are at deciding to record then it is anything else. That's because the drain is based on cameras running, recording, and transferring data. In general, all of these will last 3 months with moderate use. Less with more, and can last up to 6 months

@EsotericArctos Год назад

One thing I never fully understood is why Video Doorbells need to be so expensive compared to 4k cameras, even the ones with 2 way audio. I do totally agree that it can be hard to choose. They all do the basics, detect movement, turn on a camera and two way audio, but there are so many other little things that get thrown in depending what brand you have. I still am reluctant to buy cameras that do not allow local storage. Megapixels don't matter at all, and most people in the CCTV industry will tell you that. A larger sensor with lower MP is better at grabbing light, so you get much higher quality low light and no light footage. I really would not touch Ring while they have that feature of sending footage to agencies without asking first.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

You're not wrong about that dollar comparison at all. I think some of the tech gets a little more "commoditized" when we talk about cameras, but Doorbells just aren't there yet in terms of standard designs. Also I'm really glad you commented on the MPs and sensors. That's exactly where Google nailed their device in my eyes. Then they trained it well to do the different types of detection and you get a lot of good footage with what you want captured. :)

@coy9898 10 месяцев назад

I’m mostly invested into google home. I’m thinking of switching to Aqara as googles costs me monthly. Also I haven’t been happy with Google ignoring Canadians on certain features. Thoughts?

@AutomateYourLife 10 месяцев назад

2 thoughts: 1. Don't pay for Google's Nest Aware. 3 hours is usually good enough for a doorbell :) 2. Aqara's great! This review says it all though :)

@DeneF 8 месяцев назад

Steam coming from me triggers motion detection in my good lady. She says I am full of hot air. Lol.

@AutomateYourLife 8 месяцев назад

Concerning Dene!

@leedorney 3 месяца назад

I've had every iteration of Ring doorbell and got the best picture out of the 2, the 4 is ok but the Plus is just like the 4 tho has a taller picture..I did start with an aiwit camera/s, but they stupidly needed a subscription for every camera I had #30 so I bought ring and it's 80 a yr for as many cams as you want, I run 2 👍

@AutomateYourLife 3 месяца назад

Yeah! You gotta get the full plan that covers everything as you expand your system with Ring. That keeps costs down for sure!

@artstech Год назад

If Google had an option for local recording without the subscription it would be the best. I have the wired Nest 2nd gen without the subscription and it's great. The 3 hours is enough for me. I have 4K turret surveillance cameras for recording any motion onto my Synology NAS. Eufy with the homebase is also good but it's battery powered even when wired in during cold weather it stops charging and shuts down. The wired only version doesn't work with an existing chime and uses a plug in which is a deal breaker for me. All other doorbells just don't look professional to me. The Aqara and Ring look like they are from the 1990s.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

If Google had local storage, the market would be cornered. I agree!

@jennyalba2387 7 месяцев назад

Hi Brian I'm looking to purchase a video doorbell for apartment units in NYC, USA. Which one would you recommend for me. Thank you in advance

@AutomateYourLife 7 месяцев назад

An indoor apartment I feel like all will work from this list. The blink is the cheapest, so I’d just go with that. However, Ring has a peephole version of a doorbell that is amazing for this use case

@GunnyPhillips 5 месяцев назад

Curious why the Ezviz DB1 is missing from this and most comparos. It's a solid performer, offering pretty much everything the Google doorbell does [minus sophisticated detection] for half the price and no subscription.

@AutomateYourLife 5 месяцев назад

Never had it personally, tried other ezviz stuff but haven't found them standout with most cameras. Good for sure!

@Adam-cp1dl 10 месяцев назад

For the 60 dollar price of entry I choose blink and have been happy so far.

@AutomateYourLife 10 месяцев назад

Nice! I'm glad you're happy with it. For $60, it's amazing!

@christran7874 3 месяца назад

One thing to note is that Google offers up to 3hrs of historical cloud recording without a subscription. The Ring offers none which made it almost useless if you miss a recording even by a few seconds. This was the #1 reason switch from ring to Google Nest.

@AutomateYourLife 3 месяца назад

Yes, completely true :)

@captaindave88 Год назад

Would you recommend the wired version for Google in Canada over battery?

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

If you can, yeah. It's definitely better for winters. Not perfect because no electronics are when it's -40 C

@genahebert4 10 месяцев назад

Hi, sorry I know this is a dumb question, but if I buy ring or nest, will I be able to see live feed on my iPhone? I don’t have Alexa or any of the compatible devices they say on the description..ty

@AutomateYourLife 10 месяцев назад

Yep you will!😃

@genahebert4 10 месяцев назад

@@AutomateYourLife Ty!

@Barren3000 6 месяцев назад

I am wondering which Doorbell would be best for an apartment complex dwelling? The hallway wall outside of my door is about 5 feet from my door.

@AutomateYourLife 6 месяцев назад

They're all gonna work really well in that situation.

@Grandadtech 11 месяцев назад

The blink doorbell and module can be had for less than $70.

@MarcelElsaesser-uj1re Год назад

Hey Brian, do you have any idea when Google is planning to release their wired doorbell in the EU? And why it is taking them so long?

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Hey Marcel, sadly Google has been totally silent on launches with me for about a year now. It's been painful to try to stay on top of what they're doing, as they're not helping at all. Don't know why they decided that was the right thing to do, but it means I can't tell you what's going on there for sure. My sense is they'll just not release it for years, if ever. They don't prioritize hardware for Nest and they don't prioritize it in the EU (even more so). However, I'm sure they knew the market growth potential in the EU for doorbells though, so maybe there is a plan. They're just not sharing it.

@AdamJakowenko Год назад

When our Nest Hello doorbell died we replaced it with the wired 2nd gen, because we like the integration with all our Google home hubs and hub max. But I hate it so much. The narrow field of view is terrible based on my house setup...I keep missing half the people that walk up or can't tell what they're doing with a package half the time if they place it somewhere off camera, which was never an issue with the first gen Hello. And the software in the Home app is abysmal compared to the Nest app. The motion notifications are worthless because it only give you a small initial snippet of the person just starting to walk toward the door, nothing else. Then if you actually tap on that motion notification it only shows you the first few seconds, then stops right before the person actually gets to the door. WTF! And you can't do a quick scrub in 10 seconds increments like you could in the Nest app, to just jump back and see what the person did. I don't understand how Google made almost everything worse with a 2nd gen product. I'm tempted to just switch back to another first gen Hello. I'd switch to another cam but I really want the full home hub integration. Ecosystem lock sucks sometimes ☹️

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Hey Adam, so it totally sounds like Google's the wrong choice for your home. You know, the Hub will ring with Aqara. You wouldn't be able to chat through the display, but that might be the right one for you. I wonder also if there's some work you could do on notification or even placement/angles? Honestly, the 2nd gen battery has been near perfect for me so I think it's about the detection being setup right here. Maybe something just specific is getting you.

@brucevenne9272 Год назад

This is a great comment @Adam Jakowenko and I echo similar sentiments. I currently have the 1st gen Nest wired doorbell camera (purchased in 2018) but it has since stopped activating my existing mechanical chime for some reason. With assistance from Google Tech Support, we ultimately determined that it is something faulty with the camera itself. Though the unit still seems to function correctly with all other primary functions. Google offered a $50 credit towards the purchase of the 2nd gen Nest wired doorbell camera (which seems generous) but I just can't justify seemingly going backwards in technology based on what I've heard with the comparison to the legacy Nest app versus Google Home. I also have a few older legacy Nest cameras/devices within my home which Google attests will not (yet) completely function with Google Home. So that's definitely a predicament for the time being. I didn't go with Nest Floodlight for the same reason and instead went the Arlo Pro 3 Floodlight. So I guess I might be looking towards the Arlo doorbell camera as a potential successor to my 1st gen Nest doorbell camera.

@thelockpickinglebowski633 Год назад

Aqara looks great and wins this whole comparison,, IMO. But I'd never use any smart doorbell. Instead, I'd use the Samsung SmartCam Pro SNH-P6410BN.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Thanks for watching and giving us your solution!

@thelockpickinglebowski633 Год назад

@@AutomateYourLife Great video, thanks!

@Max86421 Год назад

I like Aosu Battery Powered Video Doorbell

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

If you're happy, great! Never tried it!

@SJ1OO 6 месяцев назад

What ones best for rich notifications (least delayed) and are any of them comparable with android TVs

@AutomateYourLife 6 месяцев назад

Android tvs don't do well with cameras and doorbells, but Ring and Google both do great rich notifications. I find ring faster

@SJ1OO 6 месяцев назад

Thanks sir, appreciate the reply. That's good news as I just purchased the ring doorbell plus. I have found a way to get the rich notifications to show on my fire tv using a 3rd party app but there about 7 seconds delayed so was wondering if there is a better option. I'm in the process of replacing fire TV's with Google TVs so just wanted to see if there was a better option for receiving the rich notifications on these devices. I'm replacing my old ring doorbell 2 for the plus so hopefully the notifications are faster and more reliable. Well thanks for your help and the video. Great job 👍🏼

@mindshelfpro Год назад

Please review the Reolink video doorbells

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

👍

@likhan.ghosh. Год назад

Finally!!

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

😀

@tralexan Год назад

I am not big on video doorbells, but Woot had the Wired Ring (2021) for less than $30 USD, so I pressed "Buy" and had one sent my way. It is, of course, outside but under a porch and protected from moisture, and, in Tennessee, I have no real temperature extremes. For the price, it has so far been great. I seem to get notifications quickly, the video is okay both day and night, I was able to set zones, and by disabling the defaults with Alexa, I could choose from a list of chimes and add a personal "at the door" announcement from an Echo. I am, however, stuck with the $3 USD/month thing. As is always the case, this was a very informative and complete video. But, I am mentioning all the above to suggest that it might be a good idea to look at entry level and/or lower cost doorbells to see if you would deem any of them usable for people who need to find something on a limited budget.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

$30 USD! Yeah that's a great option. Especially with Ring. There's not much difference between them when you go back a model or 2. Great stuff sir!

@nateethington76 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the review. I think the thing pushing me toward Ring is their Pro plan. You didn't get into it, but for $200 a year you get a discount on your home owners insurance bringing its price closer to the other options but it includes alarm monitoring and a cellular backup for the alarm. (which will be pretty cheap tomorrow on Prim day). My issue is I currently have a blink camera system and I'm not crazy about it. Takes a long time to bring up a live feed. Like, I have a camera out front so if someone rings my doorbell and I try to check who it is it will take me 15 seconds to bring up the feed. If it was a package that needed signed for, I would just see the driver driving away. Will the ring doorbell be better? Seems like everyone loves their ring doorbell.

@AutomateYourLife 10 месяцев назад

Yeah and that's fine if you want the alarm system. It's a good system that (you're right) alot of people are happy with. As for 15 seconds, well that's the cloud thing. It's going out to a server and then back to your home. 15 seconds does seem long so it could be somewhat internal networking doing that to you but tough to tell :)

@rpo3349 Год назад

Can you post the link to buy the Aqara doorbell? I can’t ever find it

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Check the description when we RU-vidrs say that, but here you go. Links for today's video: Aqara G4 Video Doorbell - geni.us/AqaraG4Doorbell (Amazon affiliate link) Google Nest Video Doorbell Battery - geni.us/NestDoorbellBattAYL (Amazon affiliate link) Google Nest Video Doorbell Wired - geni.us/NestDoorbellWiredAYL (Amazon affiliate link) Ring Video Doorbell 4 - geni.us/RingDoor4 (Amazon affiliate link) Ring Video Doorbell Battery Plus - geni.us/RingDoorbellBattPlus (Amazon affiliate link) Blink Video Doorbell with Sync Module 2 - geni.us/BlinkDoorWithSync (Amazon affiliate link) Our spreadsheet with the breakdown of all the specifications and feature evaluations - automateyourlife.net/products/vid-doorbell-specs

@rpo3349 Год назад

Sorry thanks

@Chamboslice Год назад

Wish you would have included eufy, but great video!

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Thanks! And yeah, Eufy is one I thought about...but they've had the privacy and security concerns and have actually said they'd give me info and respond, but then haven't. So I'm a bit worried about what's happening with them.

@Chamboslice Год назад

@@AutomateYourLife oh wow! Good to know.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

You can see the original incident here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ah0yAhlZTJQ.html They've since contacted us to tell us we could test out their new security and privacy patches, but never came back. It's been over 2 months I think now.

@AshCanuk 9 месяцев назад

Have you looked at the Eufy doorbell? I just switched to the Wyze doorbell since i want wanting to have 1 "video security" system, but do not like it as well as the Amazon Doorbell Pro (which is much thinner than the one in your video. My key thing is integrating with my Google Home system (Including the Nest Hub). Amzn will not work with the hub at all. Wyze will only work if i give it a voice command. Eufy has a hub that all of it's cameras connect to and store the videos, thus there is no monthly fee. i am not positive about how well Eufy will integrate with the Google Home system.

@AutomateYourLife 9 месяцев назад

Sadly, I won't look at Eufy until I have a good response from them on this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ah0yAhlZTJQ.html I think things are fine, but they've promised fixes and responses and have never provided any. So we wait.

@Radders123 10 месяцев назад

Nest (old model) has been nothing but trouble for me - goes offline all the time and has to be reset at the switch (in my basement) - so if we're away on holiday it invariably stops working and can't be reset remotely - thinking Aqara now but not sure it fits

@AutomateYourLife 10 месяцев назад

That's no good. Sounds like you'd be sour on the new model, but I wonder if maybe it got hit with a surge/brownout type of situation in the past. Could've caused some issues. Good luck!

@RoyRacing185 Год назад

Doesn't the Aqara work with SmartThings? As so many of their products do work with it?

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Sadly no, not yet anyways

@RoyRacing185 Год назад

@@AutomateYourLife Bummer! I'll stick with my Nest Hello for now then.

@icy3dge Год назад

Why doesnt google nest hub allow you to speak to aqara door bell? but it work with google doorbell? it would have been a clear choice for me if that works. do you think they would rectify that issue ?

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

I don't know if they will Jeremy. Sorry! I am thinking that it's an issue with compatibility somewhere between hardware and backend design.

@icy3dge Год назад

Thanks for your reply! Can i clarify for google door bell last 3 hours refers to 3hours of event recording clips or time period of 3 hours? And they will delete the 4 hour footage?. Are we able to download the video file after the 3 hours pass?

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

No that's what it means. 3 hour and 1 minutes pass since someone rings your bell and that event is gone

@alyssamorgn 16 дней назад

Thank you for making such an in depth video! I had been bouncing back and forth on which one to get for my new house and then when i realized someone tried to break into my car last night completely ripping off the door handle, i knew i needed to finally make a decision. 🤦‍♀️ Think im gonna go with the Google option! Appreciate your help!

@AutomateYourLife 15 дней назад

Sounds like the right time to do something. Good luck!

@kevinpoinsett Год назад

I use Simplisafe for my security system, Amazon for the rest of my Smart home, so I guess Ring it is for me

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

Cool! You're happy then with that system! I haven't heard many complaints, so that's great.

@stewiex Год назад

Does Wyze have a doorbell? When it comes to security cameras, I find they have the best value.

@stewiex Год назад

The fact that Amazon has two camera/doorbell brands makes me scared that Blink eventually will be swallowed into Ring and support will be dropped.

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

They do! 2 actually. Just didn't fit in this comparison this time. As for Blink, I worry about that too

@carrybigspeaksoft1758 Год назад

How do you compare these to the eufy?

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

The Aqara's closest, with everything being done locally and without subscription. I'm not reviewing Eufy until they clarify some of their security and privacy practices as they'd promised to, so that's why they weren't included.

@JTcutie247 Год назад

can you compare eugy, ring doorbell plus and nest?

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

I'd like to :) I'll be working on taking this comparison to that next level when I can.

@JTcutie247 Год назад

@@AutomateYourLife or best wireless/ battery operated

@johnsmith-qe2fd 6 месяцев назад

I was thinking ring was the standard,,,thanks

@timothymcgregor2255 Год назад

No eufy? Or are they on a blacklist due to their privacy issues?

@AutomateYourLife Год назад

No Eufy partially because of that. Mostly because they promised to give us some info as creators and have never delivered on it. Inconsistency like that worries me greatly.... Sorry!

@tsuchan Месяц назад

I watched the first five minutes, but I learned enough to dissuade me from any of the options: tying into proprietary infrastructure and the need for paid subscriptions. I'd just never have a subscription for a doorbell.

@AutomateYourLife Месяц назад

Which is what Aqara's is :) Maybe you didn't watch enough!

@bigslimm7 8 месяцев назад

I'll have to disagree with that ranking on detection. My motion sensitivity is set on 6 (9 being the highest) and I get notifications when a car goes past my house. Even got a notification when it was just the wind blowing. I might have to set it to 5 to see if it makes a difference. And it's actually about $40 on Amazon right now

@AutomateYourLife 8 месяцев назад

If you’re happy, great!