Today we will be comparing the new video doorbell from Nest to the Ring video doorbell pro. The requirements, setup and specs of these 2 cameras are almost the same. I have reviewed these cameras separately and I’ll include those in the description down below. On this video, I’ll be mostly comparing the functionality, the features, cost of owning, similarities and differences on these cameras. I can tell you right now that both of these cameras have their pros and cons.
First, both cameras are wired and needs to be wired to an existing doorbell and chime at your house. It needs a 16-24 volt AC power. You will need to install the included pro power kit for the Ring and the chime connector for the Nest Hello to your existing chime unit.
So, let’s start off with the pricing… Ring doorbell pro retails at their website at $250 dollars but at Amazon, you can find it sometimes as low as $199.
Nest Hello retails at $230 dollars on their website.
Both doorbell cameras are 1080p HD with 160 degree FOV
They can be connected to your WiFi either on a 2.4 or 5 GHz frequencies
Both cameras uploads to their respective cloud servers and one of the main differences between the 2 is that the Ring Pro only records when there is motion plus when somebody pushes the doorbell button and also when you check your camera using the Live View. With the Nest, it records to the cloud 24/7. Both cameras need a minimum of 2 Mbps upload and download speeds to properly work and with the Nest, you need to make sure your internet is not capped because it can use from 150GB to 600 GB of upload bandwidth per month.
They have 2 way audio which Nest edged out a bit for clarity and volume…
One caveat though…Nest only records the audio from the person on the camera and not the other person talking from the phone. If you need the footage later on to verify what was said…then you are only able to hear one side… check it out…
As to operating temperature..Ring has a wider range at -5 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit while the Nest only from 14 to 104 degrees…So, Nest might not work in too cold or too hot climates… I’ll be testing the higher end here pretty soon when summer hits..
As to Night vision, you can turn it on or off from the app with the Nest which i like because I get better footage when it is off and when my porch lights are on… With the Ring, it has enhanced night vision and occasionally, it will record in color which is pretty good but it is automatic and on this footage when my son got too close to the camera, it switched to night vision which is the usual mode at night even when my porch lights are on… I wish I can manually turn off night vision just like the Nest…
Ring has a Theft Replacement warranty while the Nest doesn’t..
If your Ring camera gets stolen, you just need to file a police report then forward the paper work to Ring and they will replace your camera or doorbell at no cost to you.
Ring also has customized alerts which you can change through the app and you can even add voice alerts so that you will know which camera was triggered.
You can also customize the motion alerts…
which usually gives me a heads up that somebody is going to press the doorbell.
Now, with Nest…the first day I had it… it had a delay in notification when somebody pushed the doorbell…which I tested it again and now, it has little to no lag….So, I installed the Ring and the Hello side by side to test it..
and again to make sure…
But I had an issue with the Nest on the motion notification…There is a delay while The Ring Pro notifies me pretty quick.
About 10 seconds after the Ring..
Also, I don’t know if how long is the “cool off time” or retrigger time before it notifies me again that there is motion detected…in my testing, it only notified me one time..I tried it again after 5 minutes… and it is still not notifying me of motion…but the Ring does..no more lag on the doorbell though.
Now, to make sure about this delay in motion notification, I tried it again without the Ring Pro…there is definitely a delay…but the doorbell works good now.
The Nest Hello has this familiar face alerts which whenever it sees a new face/person it will prompt you save it and you can attach a name to it that next time the camera sees the person again it will alert you and include who it is…
and Google assistant devices when setup can verbally say the name also.
Let’s talk about subscription..Now, both doorbell cameras will work without the subscription.. It will work as a doorbell and you will get the notifications and motion alerts and you will be able to use the 2 way communication..What you will not be able to do is review any recorded footage…There is one exception with the Nest Hello…you will be more limited without the Nest Aware subscription…you will not get the intelligent alerts, will not be able to download video clips or time lapses and cannot use the activity zones.. their subscription starts at 5 dollars a month or 50 bucks a year for a 5 day video history..which is recording 24/7…then they have the 10 day for 10 dollars a month and a 30 day for 30 dollars/ month or 300 dollars a year…now, this is per camera..if you have more than 1 camera, the subsequent subscription would be half the price they say but is …actually with mine for a 5 day history is 30 bucks…
Now, with Ring..there is only 2 options… a per camera subscription for $3 dollars a month or $30 dollars per year or if you have more than 2 cameras, I think the unlimited protect plus will be worth it…for $10/month or $100 dollars a year..plus it includes exclusive 10% discount to future camera purchases and has extended warranty on the cameras as long as you are subscribed. Also, it is not 24/7 recording and it only records and saves to the cloud when there is motion, the doorbell was used and when you use the Live view… but it stores the videos up to 60 days… the 10 dollar a month of the nest only stores it for 10 days…so, this is something you need to consider.
Lastly, I’ll just show you guys daytime footage and how both doorbells are used 95% of the time… In my house anyways…Do you think I’ll be fast enough to open up my phone and talk to them?