Customer Ratings & Reviews

Far beyond any other battery powered smart doorbell I have ever tried. My house is too old to be wired for a doorbell so I've struggled a lot with this. I tried Ring, I've tried an indiegigo doorbell from Wuuk... Basically if it has battery in the name I've used it. This was effortless to set up. Doesn't require a separate chime unit to plug in like the others. It automatically rings on my home minis (all of mine are first gens too, so not the nest mini) and anyone who is connected to my Google home automatically gets notifications too. The response time is quick, almost instant, and the camera quality is super clear. It even tells me if the type of motion detection is a person or a car or a dog, etc. Worth the money on this one!

The Google Nest Doorbell is a solid pick for anyone in the Google ecosystem. I really liked that even though it says batter operated, it offers both battery and wired options—I went with wired so I don’t have to deal with recharging. Setup was quick and seamless, integrating smoothly with my existing Nest devices. Video quality is clear, notifications are reliable, and it just works. If you're in the Nest ecosystem, it's an easy recommendation.

Easy to set up and great video quality. Battery life does not last very long otherwise 5 stars.

The camera and zone settings work well for tracking visitors and packages while living in a city, but the battery life is awful. Our apartment did not have doorbell wiring so we opted for the battery-powered version. It dies VERY quickly, normally every 2-3 days, but in the extreme heat or cold it can last for as little as a few hours. If you live in a city, hire a contractor to run the proper wiring, otherwise you'll be charging your doorbell more than you use it.

This is my second Nest (Google) doorbell. The first was wired, but the wireless appealed to me. The doorbell _can_ be wired, but it has a sufficiently large battery inside to get the job done. My first Nest doorbell was added via the Nest app, but this doorbell must be added via the Google Home app. This means you'll need to have (or create) a Google account. Thus far, I've added my doorbell to my home in the Google Home app, and have fully charged it. I've also played around with it a bit to make sure the basic functionality is as expected, and of course it is. Camera resolution is 960p, kind of an odd resolution, but the quality of the video is excellent. Next step is to 3D print a bracket to match my home's cedar siding angles so that the doorbell is oriented properly and I get the "just right" angle. Yes, I know that is not necessary, but I'm a bit on the OCD side so...

I bought this because I already have a nest camera and you can have as many cameras as you want for one price on the plan. I went with battery because we do not have an existing doorbell. The video quality is excellent. My other nest cam is wired so it records continuously, i did not relaize that this only records when you have movement, a package or it sees a person or an animal. It also alearts you when your package is removed from view, cool feature. So you do not get the convince of continuously recording. We also live on a busy road and the movement was killing the battery very fast. I was able to adjust the movemant field so it doesn't record the traffic on the road so now my battery life has doubled. All in all I do like the camera and now we have a doorbell we didn't have before. I was able to connect to Alexa so we do get a notification when someone rings the bell. I like nest products and would have purchased this even with the negative things I listed. Im going to buy the two pack of cameras and wire them so we have full coverage of our property.

Over all, I like this doorbell. It's the Google Home app that i hate. I bought 2 , one for the frint and back of the house. Installation was smooth and very easy. I have Nest Aware already from when i bought Nest dorbell (wired) which is peeling. Video is good, not great. Notifications do come in quicker which was an issue with the orginal dorbell. The Google Home app needs a lot of work. App is put together very sloppy. But this review is for the doorbell , not the app.I bought the Snow white and Lien.

Works great, very easy to install and setup, and great quality video.

I really like the look of this doorbell! it is larger than other video doorbells but that's likely to have a longer lasting battery in it. Regardless, it is still slim and sleek and adds a nice improvement to your front door area! - Installation was SO easy! The configuration is really very friendly using Google Home App, all the time take you from the hand until is ready for use. The battery is good but I wish it can be have longer time durability before charging, with a normal slow use, can be lasting at least 2 months without charging, but if it use very frequently, could last 3 weeks before charging. The camera resolution is very nice and clear, like a professional expensive cellular. One of the things that I do not like is that to take out is very easy and can be stole fast. to solve this, I have to put a small gate protection. If you want to record 7/24 then you have to have a tablet or cellular with a very big memory, since the record depends on How many memory you have on the linked device you use to record.

Great! Works good lots of notifications records a lot get lots of motion

The Google Nest Doorbell is one of the most reliable and user-friendly smart doorbells I’ve used. Setup is straightforward—whether you choose the wired or battery-powered version, the instructions are clear, and the Google Home app makes the process smooth. On the downside, some of the advanced features (like video history longer than 3 hours and more detailed alerts) require a Nest Aware subscription. The battery model also needs recharging every few months depending on usage, which might be inconvenient for some.

I ordered the wireless camera because I didn't have a doorbell previously. Install was a breeze, and set up on my phone was quick. On the Google home app you get to customize the alerts you want to receive. The unit can be removed with a special key to charge with a usb-c charger (only the cable is provided) for about 4 hours. The two complaints I have are battery life, but that can be remedied by turning off some alerts. The second would be the newest video alert is not available until later, not all the times but it happens. Overall I'm pleased with the product.

Great to have a decent battery-powered option for a doorbell and Google Home is pretty simple to integrate with. However, because this needs a battery it is HUGE. Much bigger than the size of the wired doorbell. It also needs charging every couple of weeks depending on how busy the area it monitors is. It would be nice if a.) it came with a charger (it comes with a cable) and b.) the charging port was on the side instead of on the back. Also, despite the instructions being fairly clear, I couldn’t quite tell when the doorbell clicked into place on the mount. It doesn’t have a very satisfying/clear click when it’s secure. This led to it falling off on one occasion, so be careful it’s actually secure. I’m having an issue where I get two phone notifications every time it sees a person at the door instead of just one notification. Overall it’s still a solid option for a battery doorbell and Google Home is hard to beat for simplicity.

I already had another premium brand smart doorbell (R**G) and I replaced it with this Google Nest Doorbell Battery model as the old one had seen better days and had quit ringing the old inside doorbells. They call this the battery model however you can direct wire it to an existing electric transformer doorbell chime for power as well so you don't need to remove and charge the doorbell as it needs it. The initial charge needs to be done with the included USB C cord and any standard USB power supply plug that you provide, not included. This doorbell rings the old chimes just fine without the additional transformer that is required that you purchase to use this with an electronic chime. Installation is simple and I had no problems adding it to my dual band (2.5ghz and 5ghz) mesh router. The Google Home App is what you use to view the camera in the doorbell, get your notifications you select in the settings and use the doorbell as an intercom while viewing the camera feed or when someone rings the doorbell. You can also set it to detect motion if desired, but I have another security camera on the porch I use for that function. We have a rather active street that I don't care to have trigger my doorbells camera in any way so in the settings I set the active zone to my front porch only but it can cover a much larger area if that is what works for you. Be sure and go through the settings of the camera in the Google Home App so you get the notifications for the features you desire as well as flipping on the ring doorbell feature if you want that to happen in addition to the phone notification, otherwise its just going to notify you on your smartphone and that's it, but that may be enough for some folks. But I wanted my old mechanical chimes to notify us as well. The camera itself has good resolution and the speaker for two way communication or using one of their preset responses is more than adequate and its volume can be adjusted. I will continue to play with it and learn more about it but initially we are well pleased with its look, features and function.

I recently tried out the Google Nest WiFi Battery, and I’d give it about 3.8 stars. The overall quality is good—setup was straightforward and the battery performs well under normal conditions. However, one downside is that it dies noticeably faster in winter, which can be a pain if you live in colder areas. If you have the option, you might be better off with the wired version for more reliable performance in all seasons.

I like the sleek, minimalist design and the color that is cool. The downsides are the short battery life and having only 3 hours of footage that you are able to view. The ease of setting up this device made the experience better.

Love the design. I have a brick house and I didn’t want to have to drill into the brick, so this fit perfectly on the wooden door frame. The video quality itself is good, however the battery life is terrible. I had to set it to conserve battery life, but the motion is triggered a lot less than when it’s in balanced battery mode. So much that it cuts off anybody walking up to my front door and you can’t even see their face. Totally worthless since I have to charge it at least once a week.

Video quality is excellent but battery quality is not. I’ve had this doorbell for almost 2 years now and 7 months in I had to receive a replacement due to battery lasting only a couple days with no package, person, motion alerts. I tried to charge the battery at least 3 times but each time it lasted a couple days before receiving an alert to recharge. I’m now on the phone with Google support as this battery issue is happening again 1 year later. I live in the Midwest so I’m going to assume the battery life is associated with hot temperatures outside. I will be looking into a different doorbell and trashing this one.

Good for what I need, since retiring my hard-wire system is problematic. I will say that, although it’s not required unreasonably often, having to remove it to charge it is a bit of a pain. I also live in Minnesota. Now that the cold weather season has begun I’m getting warning on my app that it may be adversely impacting its ability to hold a charge. We’ll see as winter really sets in. Last negative- it’s really BIG! On the plus side, it seems to work fine.

Good doorbell. Easy to use. Battery life is shorter than I hoped BUT it gets a lot of activity. I purchased two one for the front door and a second for the side door. No problems connecting with either unit.