Nest Hello Smart Wi Fi Video Doorbell Review
Both the audio and video quality on the nest hello is better than most doorbells we ve encountered.
Nest hello smart wi fi video doorbell review. The latest addition to the nest family of smart home devices the 229 nest hello is a sleek video doorbell that lets you know who is knocking without having to open the door. Joining them is the nest hello smart doorbell a 229 dinger smart cam combo taking aim at established competitors such as the august doorbell cam pro 199 ring s video doorbell 2 199 and. When the power or wi fi comes back on nest hello will automatically bring itself back online. We put these two top of the line video doorbells to the test with an in depth comparison.
No the nest hello doesn t require a subscription to nest aware but you ll miss out on several of the doorbell s advanced features if you don t purchase one. Like the ring video doorbell pro the august doorbell cam pro and the skybell hd wi fi video doorbell the hello is a hardwired buzzer. Because it can run entirely on battery power the ring video doorbell 3 and the ring video doorbell 3 plus is the best video doorbell for homes or locations where there isn t already power. With an optional nest aware subscription nest hello s video will be saved to the cloud so you can review everything up to the point when it lost power or wi fi.
The nest hello video doorbell not only lets you know when somebody is at your door it uses face recognition to tell you exactly who it is. While other smart video doorbells may have many advanced features the nest hello wants to reduce the barrier to entry by making things easy to use and it does that quite well. Both models let you see and talk to the person on your porch but w.