Gabe Turner: Hey folks, this is Gabe at Security Baron and today I have a three-way showdown
between the Ring Video Doorbell 2, the Ring Video Doorbell Pro and the Nest Hello Video
Doorbell.
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Gabe: In today's comparison of the Ring Video Doorbell 2, the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, and
the Nest Hello Video Doorbell, I'm going to go over some key similarities and differences,
their design, feature set, installation processes, before finally diving into their mobile applications
to make sure you have all the information you need to make the right decision.
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a comment and I'll get back to you.
Let's kick off today's comparison of the Ring Video Doorbell 2, Ring Video Doorbell Pro
and Nest Hello Video Doorbell, going over some key similarities and differences beginning
with the similarities. Now, each of these has pretty solid night vision.
You'll be able to see exactly what's happening on your front porch or front yard, no matter
how dark it is, with the infrared LEDs that they come equipped with. Additionally, you're
going to get clarity in your conversations. While they use different mechanisms for getting
us to that point, we feel as if we were able to greet each of our visitors and carry on
short conversation with ease with all of these video doorbells.
Finally, each of these video doorbell does integrate with both the Amazon and Google
Virtual Assistants. Which means that you can have your doorbell ring, one of your devices
like the Amazon echo Dot or the Google Minute or you can even shoot the video directly to
an integrated screen.
Now, when it comes to key differences between these video doorbell, the first one that jumps
out is Artificial Intelligence. Only the Nest Hello comes equipped with the ability to detect
people and even recognize faces, while the Ring Video Doorbell 2 and the Ring Video Doorbell
Pro do not come with Artificial Intelligence.
When it comes to being powered, each of these can be hardwired directly into your home but
only the Ring Video Doorbell 2, comes with the battery powered option which may be easier
for people who live in rented homes or things of that nature.
Finally, we're talking about video quality, the Ring Video Doorbell 2 and the Ring Video
Doorbell Pro would be that nice, 1080p high definition video, allowing you to see exactly
what's taking place in front of your house especially what's happening on your porch
anything of that nature you're going to see it crystal clear.
Only the Nest Hello Video Doorbells give me that 1600 HD in a unique perspective because
it's going to be on that 4:3 aspect ratio and it's going to look beautiful.
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Now that we've gone over some key similarities and differences, let's compare the design
on each of these video doorbells. Beginning with the Ring Video Doorbell 2, it is the
largest of the video doorbells that will see today, mostly due to the fact that it cannot
only be hardwired directly into your home, but it can also be battery powered and run
reports that do last 6-12 months off of a single charge, which is mighty impressive
if true.
Otherwise, they can handle -5 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit along with rain, sleet, snow, you
name it. Now I personally like the design with this because the button is almost flush
with the face of the camera and I find it to be a particularly aesthetically pleasing
ring design.
Moving on to the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, you'll note that it is significantly slimmer
and slicker than the Ring Video Doorbell 2 because it does not come with the option to
be battery power. You are going to have to hardwire the Ring Video Doorbell Pro into
your home.
You may also take solace at least in the fact that it can handle weather and is good from
-5 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit, very much like the Ring Video Doorbell 2. Now, I personally
think when looking at this, it has a much more traditional doorbell look to it, especially
with large button that protrudes from the face making it clear that this is a doorbell.
Finally, looking at the Nest Hello Video Doorbell, you'll note that is the smallest of the doorbells
that we've seen today. It actually has a nice substantive weighty feel to it. It clearly
has this metal backing, which where you can see that it has to be hardwired into your
home.
There's no battery option on the Nest Hello and even from the back to the front, which
is this nice glossy black has a completely flush face. The button almost bleeds into
the rest of the camera fortunately, it does light up down here so you can exactly see
it in the evening. When it comes to weather, it is IPX4 rated so can handle little rains,
some snows, some sleet.
The other issue is it can only handle 5 to 104 degrees according to Nest, which may exclude
some people in more extreme climates as compared to the two Ring options. Overall, I find it
to be a pretty nice little design on the Nest Hello Video Doorbell.
Now you can see that each of these video doorbells brings its own unique element to the world
of design, from the battery-powered Ring Video Doorbell 2 to the traditional-looking Ring
Video Doorbell Pro to the slick minimalist design of the Nest Hello Video Doorbell.
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Gabe: Now that we've gone over the design of these video doorbells, let's compare the
feature set on the Ring Video Doorbell 2, the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, and the Nest
Hello Video Doorbell.
First, we have video quality. With the Ring Video Doorbell 2, you're getting that 1080p
high definition. It has a 160-degree field of view and even comes with HDR so you can
have a really easy time capturing whoever walks into the view, the path of your Ring
Video Doorbell 2.
Things come out nice, crisply, and clearly. That extends even to the night vision, where
it has infrared LEDs to capture everything crisply and clearly. Despite the fact that
this video defaulted to 720, you can see my face clearly and even make out each one of
the actions that I'm making in front of the door, so pretty solid vision in both day and
night with the Ring Video Doorbell 2.
Moving on to the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, it also has 1080p high definition video, 160-degree
field of view, and HDR, but as compared to the Ring Video Doorbell 2, it's actually more
vivid. The colors are lusher. It has a wonderful look too. You can see people walking up to
my home and just that nice, beautiful clarity. It's almost like a movie, if you will.
When it extends to the night vision, I had to say this is probably the most impressive
night vision we've seen from a Ring device. It has infrared LED that light up the scene
and allow you to get a clear picture of what's happening in front of your home no matter
how dark it is. Overall, pretty big fan of the video quality on the Ring Video Doorbell
Pro.
Looking at that Nest Hello Video Doorbell, it has 160-degree field of view, HDR, but
is raising the stakes when it comes to that 1600 HD with that unique 4:3 aspect ratio,
allowing you to see things in a whole new way, see things that you maybe have never
seen before, see things beautifully.
We really like the day vision on the Nest Hello Video Doorbell. When people approach
or walk away, you can see everything that's taking place. When it comes to night vision,
it also performs pretty admirably, does a great job of picking up what's happening in
the night time, in the darkness with these infrared LEDs to bringing that great day vision
and a solid night vision.
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Gabe: When it comes to two-way audio, you should have a comparable experience with the
Ring Video Doorbell 2, the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, and the Nest Hello Video Doorbell. With
the Ring devices, they have noise cancellation to ensure you have a nice clear conversation
with your visitors.
Nest Hello also has a noise cancellation feature which they call HD Talk and Listen. Overall,
it should have a similar and pleasant two-way talk experience with the Ring Video Doorbell
Pro, Ring Video Doorbell 2, and Nest Hello Video Doorbell.
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Gabe: Let's talk about storage with the Ring Video Doorbell 2, the Ring Video Doorbell
Pro, and the Nest Hello Video Doorbell. You're going to get cloud storage with each of these
devices. With the Ring products, you're going to get the Ring Protect Basic Plan. That's
three dollars a month that allows you to view and save clips. That's going to give you 60
days of cloud storage.
One thing to note is that when you have the Ring Protect Basic Plan, you're not going
to get 24/7 continuous recording. Rather, it's going to just record events. That can
be motion detection, someone actually ringing your doorbell, or you taking a live view.
With the Nest Hello Video Doorbell, you can just sign up for Nest Aware. That's going
to start at five dollars a month. That gets you a five-day video history, 24/7 continuous
recording, and the ability to save, view, and share clips. I like that 24/7 recording
just that you can see what takes place over the course of a day.
While the Ring and Nest video doorbells give you cloud storage options, you note that they're
quite distinct, with the Ring offering a more affordable plan with a longer period of cloud
storage but without the 24/7 continuous recording option offered by Nest Aware and the Nest
Hello video doorbell.
Let's talk about the artificial intelligence capabilities of these devices and unfortunately,
in this case it's only the Nest Hello Video Doorbell that's bringing anything to the table.
The Ring devices do not have artificial intelligence capabilities.
The Nest Hello capabilities are pretty impressive. It has person detection, package detection,
and something that Nest Aware refers to as "familiar faces." I say Nest Aware because
you do have to subscribe to Nest Aware in order to access these capabilities.
That familiar faces is essentially going to act as a facial recognition technology, alerting
you when it recognizes those people in your home or near your home and those that it does
not.
Now with any video doorbell, it is important to be able to manage the number of notifications
that you receive which can potentially be a lot. Fortunately, each of these doorbells
gives you a different way to help you manage it.
With the Ring Video Doorbell 2 you can adjust the motion sensitivity on your doorbell so
that you have a certain range of motion in which it will detect it. If you don't want
to have 20 feet in front of your doorbell you can adjust it in that range. If you want
just five feet in front of your doorbell you can do that as well.
With the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, you can also adjust the motion sensitivity but you
can also draw your own custom motion zones so that you're only picking up activity in
that space. Similarly, with the Nest Hello you're able to adjust the motion sensitivity
and also draw your own custom zones so you're only alerted to activity where you want to
be.
Fortunately, with each of these three devices you can integrate the most popular smart platforms
out on the market today -- Google and Amazon. What that means is that you can use your devices
like Echo Dot and Google Mini spread throughout your home as chimes.
Beyond that you can actually take the integrated screens that come equipped with something
like Google Chromecast or Amazon Echo Show to see what's happening in front of your door
beyond your mobile device. That's how I look at the unique feature sets on the Ring Video
Doorbell 2, the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, and the Nest Hello Video Doorbell.
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Gabe: Now that we've gone over the feature sets, let's compare the installation process
for the Ring Video Doorbell 2, Ring Video Doorbell Pro, and the Nest Hello Video Doorbell.
Beginning with the Ring Video Doorbell 2, you have a couple of options for installing
it.
You can hardwire it into your existing doorbell infrastructure or -- I think this is a primary
selling point -- you can just use the battery powered element. You're going to initially
want to charge it up but then you just use your mobile device, your WiFi, and the Ring
Always Home app to get it going. It's really easy and simple and I think a primary selling
point for the Ring Video Doorbell 2.
When it comes to the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, you can only hardwire in this system in but
there are two ways you can do that. You can hardwire it into your existing traditional
doorbell infrastructure that's in your home or you can actually use an adapter and plug
it into the back of the device and have it hardwired in that manner.
Either way it's pretty streamlined and facilitated by the Ring Always Home app that will walk
you through that entire process and ensure you have it connected to your WiFi. Speaking
of which, it is important to note that you should probably have the Ring WiFi range extender
to ensure that your Ring Video Doorbell Pro is getting adequate connection for it to work
properly.
Similarly, to the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, the Nest Hello Video Doorbell must also be
hardwired. In terms of where you hardwire it there are a couple of options. You can,
of course, use the existing doorbell infrastructure in your home or you can use an adapter that
will allow you go get a little bit more flexibility from your Nest Hello Video Doorbell.
Either process will be facilitated by the Nest app which really streamlines that step-by-step
instructions and makes sure you're up and running within an hour.
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Gabe: Now that we have our video doorbells installed, let's compare the Ring Always Home
and Nest mobile applications. Beginning with the Ring Always Home app it has a 3.2 in the
Apple App Store and a 2.9 in the Android Google Play Store and honestly, that's basically
a middling and a mediocre score. I do want to point out that includes every device in
service being used in the Ring Ecosystem.
Honestly, my experience was rather positive. I found it pretty easy to navigate the app
in terms of live streaming footage, watching my event history, and customizing my own settings.
Overall, I had a pretty positive experience with the Ring Always Home Mobile application.
Shifting to the Nest Mobile application it also does not fare well with users. It has
a 2.1 out 5-star rating in the Apple App Store and a 3.2 out of 5-star rating in the Google
Play Store. Once again, I should put out that notice that this is for every device in service
in the Nest Ecosystem not just the Nest Hello Video Doorbell.
Personally, I had a really pleasant experience. I found it pretty simple and intuitive to
live stream footage, to look at my timeline of events, even look at a 24/7 continuous
recording. All of that was accessible and immediately apparent to me in the Nest Mobile
application.
While there are critiques out there of the Nest and Ring Always Home Mobile applications,
I personally feel as if you'll probably have a pretty solid experience in performance from
your Ring Video Doorbell 2, Ring Video Doorbell Pro, and your Nest Hello Video Doorbell.
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Gabe: All right, I'm exhausted because we have compared a ton today between the Ring
Video Doorbell 2, the Ring Video Doorbell Pro, and the Nest Hello Video Doorbell. At
this point you're like, "Gabe, you know what, just throw at me the most salient characteristics
that are necessary for me to make my decision."
You are going to want to go with the Ring Video Doorbell 2 if you're looking for a battery
powered device. Here you can just pop that battery in and on a single charge you're going
to get a number of months. In terms of ease and convenience I really think you're getting
it with the Ring Video Doorbell 2.
You don't have worry about hardwiring it into your existing doorbell infrastructure or using
a power adapter, you're just ready to go, move it, whatever you need. On top of that
it's going to give you great video quality in terms of 1080p High Definition Video. You're
going to get that at an affordable price when it comes in at under $200.
I'd go with the Ring Video Doorbell Pro if you're looking for that 1080p High Definition
Video with HDR and especially vivid daytime vision. When you're talking about night vision,
the Ring Doorbell Pro is almost unparalleled.
It gives you really clear perspective of whatever is taking place no matter how dark it is.
Finally, you're allowed to make your own custom motion zones which really helps you to cut
down on the number of notifications you receive throughout the day so you can focus on what's
really important.
Finally, I'd go with the Nest Hello Video Doorbell if you're looking for that step above
1080p. You're talking about that 1600p high definition video, so you can see things crystal
clear. Not only that, but you're going to get that unique 4:3 aspect ratio, so you're
really capturing everything in great detail.
Of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't point out that artificial intelligence that can
detect packages, people, even familiar faces. Three great video doorbells, but you only
have one front door, so I hope this was helpful for you in making the best decision for you
and your family.
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Gabe: That concludes our comparison of the Ring Video Doorbell 2, the Ring Video Doorbell
Pro, and the Nest Hello Video Doorbell. If you appreciate today's video, give us a like
and hit that subscribe button. As always, this is Gabe as Security Baron. [snaps fingers]
. Be secure.