the google nest doorbell is the latest
wi-fi connected smart doorbell from
google and the one i've been using for
my home over the past six months i'm
going to walk you through my favorite
things about it how long the battery has
lasted me over the past six months how
this doorbell compares to its
competition
and whether or not i recommend getting a
nest doorbell
first let's talk about battery life the
nest doorbell is google's first battery
doorbell though you do have the option
to use a wired connection for keeping
the battery charged if you want the
battery feature is perfect for people
like me who rent an apartment or for
people who don't have or don't want to
use a wired connection for their
doorbell now depending on how busy your
doorbell area is and how often your
doorbell is triggered that will affect
how long the battery will last according
to google the battery life can last from
one to six months now that's a wide
range and to give you an idea of a
scenario where the battery would only
last one month your doorbell would need
to be triggered 25 to 30 times a day
which is a lot in my case the battery
lasted about five and a half months
before it started to go offline so for
me the battery life has been great
though i do wish that google had given
me a bit more warning before the
doorbell just shut off because the
battery was only at 19
and at that point it shouldn't have just
shut off you can also check the
projected battery life of your doorbell
in the google home app which is a
feature i've relied on a good bit now if
you plan on installing your doorbell in
front of an area people walk by a lot
like a sidewalk the nest doorbell has an
activity zone feature that allows you to
highlight specific parts of the camera's
view so when there's movement in your
zone the camera will record but any
movement outside of the zone it'll
ignore another feature i've really liked
on this doorbell is being able to set
what types of events will trigger the
camera to record and what types of
events the camera can ignore for my door
i really only care about packages and
people so i have those enabled and have
animals and vehicles turned off though
if i lived somewhere else or had a pet i
could see how those could be valuable
events to record as well you can easily
download clips through the google home
app by going into history selecting an
event and then a download button will
appear by default you get three hours of
event recording history the package
detection for me over the past six
months has been one of the best things
about owning a nest doorbell for me it's
been over 90 accurate at being able to
detect when a person leaves a package at
my door and in these scenarios when
people do this most of the time they
don't ring the doorbell so
this feature has become pretty much the
sole way that i can reliably know
exactly when a package has been left at
my door now the only thing i wish this
feature did was actually ring my google
speakers in my home when it detects a
package at the door because sometimes
i'll miss the notification on my phone
from the google home app the doorbell
can also detect specific faces if you
subscribe to the nest aware subscription
service which starts at six dollars a
month here in the us for an unlimited
number of devices and it expands your
recording cloud storage as well giving
you up to 30 days of event history nest
aware also does have a 24 7 recording
tier though this doorbell is not capable
of recording 24 7 continuously due to
the thermal limitations of the doorbells
design google is rumored to be working
on a successor to the nest hello
doorbell that will feature 24 7
recording through a wired connection
though so stay tuned for that product
one of the best features of this
doorbell is being able to talk to people
outside your door not only through the
smartphone google home app but also
through nest displays around your home
as well the integration is so useful if
you keep a nest display at your desk
like i do or in other places around your
home and the two-way audio in my
experience has worked really well
through the nest hub one thing that
really sets the nest doorbell apart from
its competitors in my book is its design
and aesthetic it's like google i don't
know hire designers to make the thing
actually look good and sleek unlike the
hordes of ugly bulkish black boxes
trying to pass for a modern doorbell
that you can find littered across sites
like amazon not only does its pill shape
matte finish and contrasting colors
between the camera area and the rest of
the body make it look sleek and modern
but it comes in four different colors
snow which is what i have linen ivy and
ash it's like google is the only company
that realized that smart doorbells need
to actually look good and come in
multiple colors to match different home
exterior designs the doorbell is made of
45 recycled plastic and they even put
this adorable touch around the camera
spelling out the word hello in multiple
languages no doubt a nod to the original
nest hello doorbell it's also ip54
weather resistance so it'll hold up in a
rainstorm and is rated to operate from
negative 20 degrees celsius or negative
4 degrees fahrenheit to 40 degrees
celsius or 104 degrees fahrenheit though
keep in mind if you use the wired
connection for keeping the doorbell's
battery charged the battery will stop
charging when the temperature dips below
freezing freezing temperatures will also
drain the battery faster as you'd expect
with a lithium ion battery there's also
a usbc port for charging and they also
made the button to press quite a bit
larger than the previous nest hello
doorbell which i like the camera also
puts out video in a 4 3 ratio so you can
see everything versus a 16 9 ratio that
some competitors have you'll know when
the camera starts to record from the
little green led that lights up when the
doorbell is pressed google will play a
notification through all of your google
speakers and displays in your home and
since i have so many it's virtually
impossible for me to miss somebody at
our door now if you decide to wire the
nest doorbell in you can just use the
chime that already comes in your home
the audio quality is actually pretty
good as well when you're talking to
people outside your door either through
your smartphone or through a nest
display over the past six months that
experience has worked flawlessly for me
one really adorable thing i love about
smart doorbells is getting to choose
different types of chimes that people
hear when you ring the door google lets
you choose from several different chimes
and holiday ones that are available
during specific times throughout the
year and the christmas holiday one this
past year was really cool it would
actually randomize which time you would
get so you'd press it once and you get
something like deck the halls press it
again and then you get jingle bells the
last thing i should mention with the
nest doorbell is setup all you have to
do is connect the doorbell to wi-fi
follow the in-app instructions to drill
two small holes into your door frame and
screw the base plate in you'll want to
make sure that you have a good cordless
drill set to make sure you do all of
this correctly the holes are small
enough that it should be able to patch
up pretty easily even if you're renting
and i wouldn't recommend trying to use
something like 3m adhesive to adhere the
doorbell onto the door frame because
it's going to be less secure and it's
going to be easier for someone to
potentially steal once you snap the
doorbell onto the base plate the only
way to remove it is via the removal tool
that nest provides you so that's
everything i like about the nest
doorbell how i think it stacks up to the
competition but do i recommend it yes i
do recommend the nest doorbell to
anybody looking for a video doorbell
that doesn't need 24 7 recording
capabilities it's been one of my
favorite google products of late has
worked solidly for the past six months
and i love the design language of this
product plus you get multiple color
options which sets it apart even more
from the competition the nest doorbell
battery retails for 180 us dollars here
in the us but it's often on sale for
150. it's a bit more pricey than
competitors you can find on amazon but
it is priced competitively with its
biggest competition the ring doorbell 3
which i think the nest doorbell battery
beats with its aesthetics alone if
you're interested in purchasing a nest
doorbell battery check out the links on
the side of this video or in the video
description below and if you're
interested in more smart home products
check out the recent reviews we did on
the august wifi door lock which pairs
nicely with the nest doorbell and our
how to start a smart home in 2022 video
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josh teder thanks for watching