Ring Battery Doorbell PRO Review - Better Than I Thought

[@theoteam4641]

Hmm it would be nice to compare it with Reolink battery 2K doorbell when it comes out in a few months

[@stephan3077]

Hi guys, I'm currently testing a Battery Doorbell Pro - Chime Pro - Echo Show 5 setup. Looking at 2:45 , how did you get to activate the doorbell video feed on the Echo Show immediately on motion or door bell ring, i.e. without having a talk to Alexa or interact with the screen?

[@cloudyview]

My cats loved (did not love) all of the notification and doorbell press sounds 🤣🤣

[@LifeHackster]

Lol

[@PTA1989]

Out of all the camera doorbells which would you recommend?

[@Tundra_Guy]

230 for a doorbell cam???? Hard Pass. On top of that, Ring keeps raising prices for storage; up 43% in the past two years

[@ScarthyUK]

Use your platform to warn people of the steep sub price rises!

[@MeanderingNL]

I cancelled my acct immediately, when they reasoned the price could be increased because of new features (that are not useful for me and I would wager for the majority of people) I sold my Ring and got a Eufy Dual cam doorbell and basestation (Not that they are perfect, but I hate these silly price increases all cloud services issue)

[@pspr33]

​​@@MeanderingNLI got rid of our Ring on the last price increase and got the Reolink Doorbell camera instead. It'll pay for itself in a year compared to a year of Ring subscription..and has WAY better image quality and features.

[@dave8173]

Excellent review as always. I wish they gave customers the option to have the pre roll in full HD and low resolution, and that way they could choose their preference instead of just low resolution.

[@LifeHackster]

It is in low resolution to save battery life. This is only the battery doorbell that has a pre-roll.

[@extendedp1]

Thanks for your videos! I bought the Ring Battery Doorbell Pro on Prime day, because of the discount, and because I have several echo’s and echo show’s. However, I also bought a couple Eufy SoloCam S340’s, and now I am having second thoughts about the Ring doorbell. Maybe I should have gotten the Eufy Dual Camera Battery Doorbell to integrate with the cameras? How well, if at all, do the Eufy Doorbells integrate with Alexa devices as a chime or video preview? Thanks!

[@verbalfist]

I curious to what’s the resolution on the preroll. I’m sure Ring could’ve increased it without it using much battery but that’s probably something they decided to hold off on until the next release

[@leonelsway]

The problem with Ring is that they are very misleading. Yes their door bells and cameras are 1080p, but the bit rate is extremely low. So the picture or video quality is more like 480 like and old school TV. All so they can save space on the servers that they are charging the customers to use. I got rid of Ring at my house, now I Eufy. Video quality is incredible, no monthly fee and my recording stay private. You should a video comparing Ring to the competition heads on, Sound and video quality, functionality, bit rates, if cloud service is needed to record and monthly fees. So can clearly see who's good and who sucks.😅

[@frank12830]

Are you clueless to all the eufy security problems?

[@leonelsway]

Ring has had plenty is security problems. Employees view videos, sharing video, No encryption for the video, the list goes on. Eufy system now keeps you video at your location not in the cloud, plus they have fix the pass issues. So yeah, I will stick with Eufy. ​@frank12830

[@derek400004]

your Eufy security footage is anything BUT private lmao. they were literally apologizing for false marketing just a few months ago.

[@robertoghinato5754]

always TOP quality videos and info! you'rea cool cat LH! salute from Italy

[@thepurpleufo]

I love your reviews...thorough and very well done. Thank you.

[@diegocogno1972]

Hi, thanks for the nice video! I bought the new pro version with 2.4 and 5 Ghz wifi network, I still have to install it. Do motion notifications and doorbell rings arrive quickly enough on your phone?

[@Kurtations]

Ive just installed one and they arrive instantly.

[@naizondj]

Kinda yes but when i open to display who is in there i cannot loading 👎

[@ryanbacon3442]

If only Eufy would have the same sound quality as Ring with the doorbell.

[@raz744u]

I could never get Eufy to work properly...very sad. Not able to talk through Echo and the sound was really horrible.

[@dylandeniseger6226]

What about the Tapo doorbell? Seems like a really good option too..

[@siriuset]

I bought a Ring Plus because of the wider field of view camera only find out that they had taken away the pre-roll that was available in the Ring 4, an earlier model. The fact that I had to purchase this ring pro in order to get that back with the wider field of view at a much higher price is a scam.

[@tsuperman]

Has anybody noticed that you can no longer connect the old Arlo doorbell and the old Arlo essential spotlight cam, as well as the old Arlo indoor cam to their newest base station? only my ultra cam connects to the base station. Did Arlo just kick out base connectivity of the older models in favor of their newer models?

[@LifeHackster]

I haven't tested it yet but I'm not surprised either.

[@norinemueller4588]

Great video I just got the pro trying to learn about it before I open it. I had no idea I needed a subscription

[@shahinulkhan7879]

A very thorough review. Thanks a lot

[@LifeHackster]

Glad you liked it

[@BionicRasta]

How does the pre-roll on the Eufy S340 compare? It wasnt enabled when you first reviewed it.

[@LifeHackster]

Pre-roll with Eufy is only available when your wire it in. It is like their wired doorbells, full resolution buffered footage. This Ring Battery Doorbell Pro has the pre-roll even without wiring in but low res and no audio.

[@verbalfist]

Is there a way to disable pre-roll

[@emanueltorres6715]

What is the difference between this and the Pro 2 other than the battery vs. wired difference? I have spare batteries so I don’t mind having something that I can take with me should I move to another location that does not have a wired option. Is it the same 6 second pre-roll?

[@LifeHackster]

The Pre-Roll. The battery one will have a low resolution pre-roll while the wired PRO 2, because it is always on, will have the "real" footage pre-roll.

[@emanueltorres6715]

Thank you!!!! 🙏🏼 Pro 2 it is then. Really appreciate your videos, has helped me so much in my purchase decisions.

[@geenooz]

What if you wired the battery pro, will it have the real footage pre roll like the pro 2?

[@oliveryue4076]

Finally, a RING doorbell which supports Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 👍

[@johnb94]

I have a regular ring will it work in the same place I drilled jnto my concrete

[@shirley-h2o]

can a person monitor the ring camera just to watch it if i here noises ,,some times my dog barks , its hard to see out the front door ,, can a person monitor the camera from a cell phone if there away from my house,, my friend has a battery camera on her door and she can see her camera at least 50 miles and get alerts

[@Rockaland2]

I think the radar Gimmick is for Future drones cameras that will be subscription type thing.. Problem is Ring is way way behind in the game at this Point...

[@LifeHackster]

I guess, they can use it to map out the area except it only has a 30 foot range.

[@Rockaland2]

@@LifeHackster Yes so what happen to the indoor drone? its like a no go? what happen to amazon drone delivery? Ring is only relevant because of its very good Marketing .

[@naizondj]

I have one question as i bought this battery doorbell because of your review! When someone ring the bell! It take too long to display the video , is this because i give to my wife credential of my account? And creates lagging? Or what? Because my nest doorbell battery had the same issue!😭 maybe i should get the wired pro???? Thank you!

[@vakama94]

This is most likely due to the connection to your network

[@jaypr69]

Seems lazy that they made it look as ugly as the original Ring doorbell. Could’ve at least made the effort to redesign it a bit.

[@LifeHackster]

I agree. They should have tweaked the design even just a bit.

[@KarlBerlin]

Can you replace the silver cover with a different color one??

[@LifeHackster]

Yes.

[@soots-stayingoutofthespotl5495]

Do they offer the casings in white as well as black? I'm thinking about getting one just to cover our back door, which is effectively down a side alley, and although I don't really expect anyone to use it as a doorbell I would like it to blend-in a bit with the white UPVC window frame/ back door. I appreciate that there will likely be better-quality wire-free dedicated camera options out there (perhaps even from Ring itself, which is saying something given that seemingly everything the company makes is behind the curve), but this doorbell will be covering a shared drive that my neighbours also use, and they are somewhat sensitive to obvious CCTV devices. So, I thought a battery-powered doorbell would be a good compromise (i.e. no bulky unit mounted high-up watching them come and go, no wires, no solar panels etc), although in the case of the Doorbell Pro it would be a lot better if the casing was slimmer, mainly because I'm limited to where I can mount it, but also because I want it to be as inconspicuous as possible. I guess the latter is the opposite to what you want at your *front* door, but I presume that Ring's persistence with this bulky design is mainly so they can fit a decent size battery in?

[@artieartya]

When is Eufy coming out with their next doorbell camera??? I ready

[@LifeHackster]

I'm not sure. I haven't heard anything yet.

[@davidhunternyc1]

What's the best way to install the Ring doorbell on a metal door in a rental apartment building? Magnets? 3M foam tape? Can it be removed or stolen? Thanks?

[@Cookieologist]

I purchased an anti-theft doorbell mount. It goes on the door itself. I saw one of my neighbors with one so that's what I did. No drill.

[@Ninamode16]

I bought a brand new sealed one off eBay for $99. Excited about it

[@Nosferatu10]

Dang I was about to pay $160 for this camera on the ring app. I found a BRAND NEW unit on ebay for $101 lol. Score!

[@Ninamode16]

@Nosferatu10 yessss lol 🙌🏾 works just fine too

[@Nosferatu10]

@@Ninamode16 and $160 is with the huge holiday discount too. Lol those folks are crazy.

[@Ninamode16]

@Nosferatu10 right?! They're normally like $250 or something. Ain't no way lol

[@Nosferatu10]

@@Ninamode16 yup

[@pwnonator]

Ok, app is cool an all, but can this all be used on pc? Like live feed, 2 way, ecta?

[@ciprianbuta]

Yes it can be used. The desktop web app has all the features as the mobile app.

[@TheCankicker]

Is there a solar panel that can charge it? I have out at a gate.

[@LifeHackster]

They have a solar panel mount accessory and because this is the same old design, this new one should fit too. amzn.to/3vnEIFk

[@createspaceone]

is this the ring pro 2 in uk? im confused. i tried out a aosu door bell and it had terrible audio, heard a lot of them do have bad audio and a delay on the video. heard eufy and riolink have same problem. does the ring pro 2 have these problems too?

[@BionicRasta]

The Eufy s330 dual battery doorbell is ok, whereas the newer E340 doorbell has alot of background noise suppression added making it sound muffled like its underwater, at least it did when i tried it when it first came out in Oct 2023.

[@pnt1035]

No, the Ring Pro 2 is a wired (only) doorbell. This one is like the Ring Battery Doorbell Plus that came out a year or so ago, but with added features. It can be wired, but as far as power is concerned it runs from its battery and the wiring is only used to trickle-charge that. For Ring Pro 2 and other wired doorbells, they run off a bell transformer and if your power goes out they stop working (like a traditional wired doorbell). For both the Plus and Pro battery units and the wired units like the Pro 2, the wiring can also be used to ring an existing traditional chime. I bought a Plus a few months ago, and the audio and video is good (I can clearly hear the milkman's footsteps and see him as he approaches the house when he leaves our millk bottles in the small hours) - but I wish I'd known about the Pro coming out because I could use some of the new features.

[@Packersnbassforlife]

Hey quick questions. Why u dont do it away from house. I got nooie n it pretty cool. Ill give it 8 out 10.

[@verbalfist]

I had to remove the Pro and put the plus back up. It was missing a lot of motion and motion frequency set at frequently was horrible. The Plus would only have a 2-3 second interval between videos whereas the Pro would be 12-17 seconds or not picking up again.

[@LifeHackster]

Is the 3D motion detection (Birds eye view) ON by any chance?

[@verbalfist]

No, it was worst. When testing it would jump over the map on one side. The other side was accurate

[@ZacheryLacefield]

Dose Alex greeting work on this device to talk to guest .. so far I’ve only found it 😅n wired doorbell

[@Jtsct-l7t]

Your video of how to link up my Ring to Alexa was wonderful.

[@JackCap22]

Good content brother. Thank you!

[@verbalfist]

I got the Doorbell Battery Plus and was disappointed with its performance and battery life. So I upgraded to the Pro and it’s worst than the plus version. With the same settings it’s missing a lot of motion, sometimes pre roll works, nighttime footage is extremely grainy and there is a blurry spot in the lens.

[@LifeHackster]

Sorry to hear your experience. If you are missing a lot of motion in a battery powered doorbell or camera. You need to consider true wired ones like their PRO and Pro 2 if you want to stay with Ring but there are other brands that can record 24/7 or has a reliable full resolution pre-roll.

[@verbalfist]

I have the Ring Pro 2 but I need to get my house wired. I also noticed with motion set to frequently there is longer cooldown on the Pro compared to the Plus. Perhaps after another firmware update it will be better but for now I’m switching back to the Plus

[@moskyzz0]

Does it support Apple HomeKit ? Will it support matter?

[@AlexRocks24-7]

It's a monthly subscription which I'm not happy about.

[@MeanderingNL]

When they forced their prices up, for all the new features (that most ppl don't use to begin with)

[@DavideMazzetti]

The monthly subscription is a pittance - in the UK the standard sub is £4.99 a MONTH - that's less than you'd pay for a cup of coffee!

[@AlexRocks24-7]

@DavideMazzetti but eufy , reolink ect ect ect do it for free and 2k. Why would I pay for something when I can get it for free 🤦

[@Gordon013]

Technically they are all battery operated, and when that internal battery dies the door bell stops recording while the chime is going off.

[@elihere1242]

I Value your reviews I think they are some of the best in the SECURITY cams however there is something you may or may not know and that all the privacy issues with RINGS Cameras and how they hand your videos without your permission is like installing a camera in your house for when the cops need the video they just request the video from RING and that's it.

[@I2AmUS]

I have a ring doorbell and I have a Google doorbell. Hands down ring is better. Google can't keep a charge as a pain in the butt. I have the Google and the ring doorbell with the battery and it is wired. The ring holds a charge pretty well unlike the Google doorbell.

[@troystreet]

Ok so real question you might have covered in the past. Exactly WHAT router or system do you use to cover all of your devices? Brand? Model? If mesh how many nodes? If unifi how many of them? I've got good Internet but without good Wi-Fi it's nothing. 🤟🏻

[@WayneLiu945]

Will we see a 4K Ring doorbell in our lifetime?

[@LifeHackster]

Most likely, No.

[@cdonuts7335]

It is the worst, first one camera had a black square in front of image and wouldn't connect to WiFi. Took it back and the replacement works but won't stay connected to WiFi! Read all the negatives review comments in the app store! Wish we did!

[@xXJHXx10]

So expensive 😢

[@LifeHackster]

Yes, it is. Ring has always been overpriced.

[@DrRazkov]

I’ve got the Ring doorbell 4 and this doesn’t seem any better than that TBH. I’ll stick with what I have until they release a real battery pro doorbell

[@UKBusEnthusiast298]

Nice!

[@showtime4956]

Which Ring Doorbell Camera has the best audio quality, when Someone rings the bell they cannot understand what we are saying. It sounds garbled…

[@abc123fhdi]

they need to add ethernet like reolink as criminals from Chile tourist gangs are using wifi jammers.

[@glasswings21]

My filipino 🇵🇭 friend 😊

[@radsan3006]

The one thing I don't like on the new ring doorbell compared to my old one is the fish eye view it displays, it's ridiculous! I understand they do that for a wider view, but that's BS because my 2nd gen basic has a very big full range with absolutely no distortion. Not just that, but the pro version displays everything too far away, making it very hard to make out someone face. Overall, I think the Plus version is the best, but like I stated, the fish eye distorts everything which defeats the purpose of identifying someone who might be standing to the side of the camera. It's for this reason why I don't buy the new version. Sorry, but it's a hard pass!

[@chriscflint]

To me the fact that the battery can be removed is very negative, UNLESS it is properly secured and requires a screw driver to remove. Comment please.

[@Kaienhere]

Waay to expensive, and on top of that you need a subscription? Crazy

[@teetubbie7697]

Sorry, but the Ring doorbell Pro is utter rubbish with it's low resolution blurry videos, I'd never buy another Ring doorbell.

[@BBQNBOURBON]

I’m looking into a door bell. What did you buy that’s better than Ring?

[@swabysaidit]

Ive had ring for years with no issue

[@Hjhvb-x5l]

Did u find an alternative

[@teetubbie7697]

@Hjhvb-x5l I have a Eufy doorbell and wall lights now.

[@zuhairhlayel]

💐🌹🌷👏👍🌹🌷💐. Pricey.

[@LifeHackster]

Yes, it is expensive for what it is.

[@ciscoben6430]

My neighbour is installing thin in his door each time I pass it beeps and I think it record me. I need to complain to the council.

[@Vlad-Lend-Rehan]

21th comment ❤❤❤🎉😂😅

[@RJeezy55]

Design is still bulky/ugly, camera doesn't look great especially with the fish eye lens look and the subscription based model is a hard pass. Ring needs to go back to the drawing boards, literally and figuratively speaking.

[@typhfanuwu7526]

I’ll keep my 2 gen works fine don’t like the fov on this one

[@melsev7519]

Can i just say, I really appreciated the "Alex-A" instead of saying Alexa! So many videos and commercials set off my echo devices lol

[@YukonHawk1]

Nah.....ring basically sucks eggs.

[@Photo-Ninja]

Why is so easy to steel this doorbell? OMG one screw is securing entire device :) Good Luck

[@verbalfist]

Fours screws secure it to the wall

[@Photo-Ninja]

@@verbalfist One screw secure the front cover then 4 screws are easy to remove. I'm talking about one so called security screws at the bottom, when removed all 4 could be easily removed and doorbell is not mine.

[@verbalfist]

Ok I understand, but how else is Ring going to sell their tamperproof cover if they make it difficult to steal. It’s all about milking people out of their funds

[@Photo-Ninja]

@@verbalfist Exactly however they have in their policies replacement when the doorbell is stolen and reported to the police, but I doubt that police will attend the "scene" :D At least not in UK :D

[@EllisInWonderland.]

@@Photo-Ninja That doesn’t mean you can’t make a report.

[@Naturelover2]

£4.99 per month subscription is too much.

[@diohudson7753]

Does this have Alexa greetings

[@MeanderingNL]

Not a chance with their pricing of the product and also get bitten by subscription fees (Which keep increasing) Image and features might be great, but I hate being a milkcow for 'services' These days people are paying soooo much in cloud services, and they all increase prices and you get less. Features being added are great for the USA, are useless in other countries

[@JedEckert]

I'm disappointed to learn the 'birds eye view ' is a gimmick.

[@Potatomasherdk]

But why does this and all other doorbells look like shit.

[@yojomojo6262]

What recommendation do you have for a video doorbell subscrition free? Must be rechargable. Thanks