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Best smart doorbells that don't need wired power in 2024
No wiring needed: our pick of the very best battery-powered, security-boosting smart doorbells to buy
Smart doorbell cameras are a great way to boost your home security, track package deliveries, and greet visitors when you’re out of town. Wired video doorbells have a set-and-forget appeal, but battery-powered models are the easiest to install since they don’t need hardwiring. They can be positioned just about anywhere, and they are often renter-friendly or an alternative for homes without doorbell hookups.
Ring Battery Doorbell Pro review: Fancy features, dated design
It boasts radar to track people's footsteps, and can keep an eye on packages for you, too
Ring is one of the market leaders when it comes to smart doorbells, with a wide range of products like the Battery Doorbell Plus, offering plenty of features at an affordable price, or the Doorbell Elite, which comes with all the bells and whistles at the expense of a complex wiring process.
Best smart doorbells that support Google Assistant in 2024
In the market for a smart doorbell with Google Assistant support? Here are the best of the lot!
Google Assistant is one of the most reliable smart home virtual assistants and a great companion for all compatible devices, including smart video doorbells. It allows you to issue voice commands that offer access to various doorbell features and functions. For example, you can ask Google Assistant to show you a view of your front door, respond to visitor queries, pause or unpause motion notifications, and more. If you are using a doorbell with familiar face detection like the Nest Doorbell (Wired, 2nd Gen), Google's smart home assistant will announce some of your visitors by name. Here are our favorite Google Assistant-compatible smart doorbells that you can integrate into your security system.
Best smart doorbell cameras in 2024
Smart doorbell devices to guard your home and protect your family
A smart doorbell camera is one of the best investments you can make for the exterior of your home or business. Typically no different in setup than the average web-connected camera (save for wiring the peripheral to your existing chime, which is often optional), the best video doorbells will keep constant tabs on your front stoop, backyard, and whatever parts of your neighborhood enter its frame. Many models will also let you take advantage of features like two-way chat, local storage, and voice assistant controls.
Say hello to this classic Nest wired doorbell for just $70
It's feature-packed and installs using existing wiring
Smart doorbells have gotten incredibly affordable over the years, dropping from $200+ to well under $100 — that is, unless you are entrenched in the Google ecosystem and are looking for a Nest option. Even the best Prime Day deals couldn't bring the Nest doorbell below the $100 threshold, but luckily, we found a workaround. The original Nest Doorbell, which you might remember as the Nest Hello, has a lot of the same features that the newer models offer, and it's available right now for just $70.
Ring Battery Doorbell Plus review: A porch pirate's nightmare
A good doorbell that’s most useful if you get lots of deliveries
Ring has pioneered the smart doorbell market with some of the most advanced and user-friendly devices out there. Today, it still makes some of the best smart video doorbells, as well as a wide range of security devices like the Ring Alarm and an impressive number of cameras. Most of its products come with smart features, such as motion and package detection, two-way audio, and night vision.
Best Ring Video Doorbell accessories in 2024
Up your Ring Video Doorbell game with these additional accessories perfect for any existing smart home setup.
When it comes to your home, security is generally going to be a top priority. Video doorbells have made huge waves in the past, allowing users to intermittently check up on their homes while they're away at work or receive a notification if a package has been delivered.
Arlo Essential Wireless Video Doorbell review: Great features, as long as you subscribe
Probably one of the best smart doorbells, if only most of its features weren’t behind a paywall
A video doorbell is one of the best smart home devices you can invest in. Not only does it allow the convenience of checking on visitors even when you’re not home, but it also doubles as a security camera and provides insightful notifications when it senses motion, people, and even packages left at your door. Most of the doorbells on the market can also integrate with third-party providers to help you create automated routines for added convenience.
Eufy's new all-in-one smart lock lets you ditch your stand-alone video doorbell
Bonus: Google Assistant support, and only one battery to recharge
Shoppers certainly aren't hurting for options when it comes to smart home security solutions, with dozens of companies offering full ranges of intelligent cameras, video doorbells, and connected door locks. If you've picked up even just a few of these, though, you may already have found that juggling multiple apps, to say nothing of keeping everything charged, can be a real headache. Anker sub-brand Eufy is aiming to make this a bit easier by combining multiple devices into one with its upcoming Video Smart Lock.
Smart locks and doorbell cams had a baby: Meet Masonite's smart door
An all-in-one solution to your smart home woes
Smart home gear can be pretty fun, especially if you're decking out every room in the house with RGB lighting and wireless speakers. It's also a great way to boost your security, with cameras and smart locks scattered around the outside of your home. Of course, all of those gadgets lining the sides of the front door can be pretty finicky. Like some sort of smart home Voltron, Masonite has found a way to combine all of those essential tools into a fully functional door.
Huge Nest sale has something for everyone, including smart displays, speakers, cameras, thermostats, and doorbells
Who said Nest product couldn't be marked down on Prime Day?
If you've been online today, you've most probably noticed the avalanche of Prime Day deals. Although these include a lot of tech products, there are no Nest products in there. Thankfully, these products are also marked down and available from a bunch of online and physical retailers.
Ring's new floodlight cam features its best motion detection yet
Plus, full color Pre-Roll on the Video Doorbell 4
It's been a busy start to the year for Ring. After releasing one of the most affordable smart doorbells on the market today, the company has returned with not one but two new cameras designed to keep your home monitored when you aren't around. In addition to a brand-new Video Doorbell 4, Ring is finally upgrading its popular floodlight with the new Floodlight Cam Wired Pro. Both versions are gaining some great improvements over the last-gen models.Of the two, the new Floodlight Cam is undoubtedly the more exciting device, and not just because Ring has already introduced two other doorbells this year. The Floodlight Cam Wired Pro, which the company calls its "most advanced outdoor security camera yet," is the first upgrade for the product since it was launched in 2017. It's keeping the same basic specs of the original model — two 2,000-lumen LED lights, 1080p recording, a 140-degree range for detecting motion — but with a few of Ring's "Pro" enhancements added into the mix.
Big-brand video doorbells can be super pricey; Google's Nest Hello, for example, retails for $229. But there are more affordable options, like this here Eufy number. It's $120 today at Best Buy, a full $50 less than usual.
Ring launches its most affordable wired video doorbell for $60, shipping late February
If you need a house chime, you'll need to buy Ring's
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Those video doorbells out there might be nice and new, but they're also quite expensive and run on batteries you'll need to replace every so often. Amazon-owned Ring is launching its Video Doorbell Wired to address both of those pain points — notably, it's the most affordable in its portfolio.
Ding dong! It's a sale on Eufy's 2K wireless video doorbell: $140 ($80 off)
AI-powered human detection, two-way audio, six months of battery life, and more
You want to be careful about who you're around these days, and having a video doorbell makes the decision to open up or not much easier. Right now, you can get Eufy's wireless video doorbell with 2K resolution and two-way audio for just $139.99 on Amazon — that's $80 off.Eufy outfitted this doorbell with dual power options, so it can last up to 6 months on a single charge or be connected to a power source for everlasting life. It's great for keeping an eye on things thanks to its 4:3 aspect ratio that gives you a full-body view of approaching visitors. Plus it includes onboard AI that sends you alerts when an actual human is in the picture.
Get a Eufy smart video wireless doorbell for just $140 on Amazon ($60 off)
When a deal this good rings your doorbell, it's only right to answer
Turning a dumb home into a smart home is becoming easier and more accessible these days thanks to more affordable products like Eufy's video doorbell. It offers 2K video quality, two-way audio, a long battery life of 180 days, and it's on sale right now for just $139.99 from Amazon — a full $60 in savings.The Eufy video doorbell is a great way to easily improve your home security, and it also comes in handy for everyday things like talking to the pizza delivery person or seeing when the UPS driver pulls up. It has a Sony sensor and a professional-grade lens that captures brilliantly clear 2K video. It can be powered via a wired connection, but if you're all wireless all the time, rest assured knowing this doorbell can last 180 days after a single charge.
Turning your house into a smart home can be expensive, so taking advantage of special offers and price reductions is vital. Amazon is selling the Arlo Video Doorbell for $100 ($30) off right now, so if you're in the market for one, now is a good time to buy.
For today's Deal of the Day, Amazon is offering refurbished units of the Ring Video Doorbell Pro for just apiece. That's $65 off of Amazon's regular refurb price and a whopping $155 off original MSRP. If you've been on the lookout for a smart doorbell, this deal is hard to beat.The Ring Video Doorbell Pro combines a 1080p camera, a speaker, and a microphone to allow you to interact with visitors through your phone, tablet, or smart display. It has a built-in IR sensor with night vision to allow you to see in the dark, and you can set up activity notifications and detection zones. It is worth noting, however, that there is a $3/month fee if you want to store videos in the cloud. Ring says that installation only takes five minutes.
Doorbells have found themselves modernized for the 21st century thanks to the addition of video — seeing who's in front of the door before you open it, and being able to speak with them, helps improve safety and makes it easier to know if getting off your couch to answer the door is worth it. Last year we saw Arlo announce its Video Doorbell, which was a great value initially and only got better as new features arrived. Now Woot is offering up a savings of $40 off the $150 you'd normally pay.
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Arlo's latest video doorbell had a rough start, with missing support for some must-have features, but it has improved quite a bit since its initial release. Now you can get the Arlo Video Doorbell AVD1001 for just $109.99, a discount of $40 from the original MSRP (and $39 below the current Amazon price).This doorbell has a super-simple setup process, a 180-degree 1536x1536 camera, support for HDR and night vision, and two-way audio (so you can talk to whoever's at your door from your phone). There is a cloud-based subscription for recorded video and motion alerts, but if you have a compatible Arlo SmartHub, you can record footage to a USB drive instead. Check out our full review for all the details.