2026 verdict
For a cheap 2K camera that fits almost any smart home, the
Aqara Camera G100 is the better buy of these two.
It wins on price and on smart home reach, supporting Apple HomeKit, Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings, Home Assistant and RTSP, where the
TP-Link Tapo C710 covers Alexa, Google Home, SmartThings and Home Assistant but not Apple Home. The
TP-Link Tapo C710 answers with a 1,500-lumen dimmable floodlight on a pan-tilt head that sweeps a full 360 degrees horizontally and 140 degrees vertically, with on-device detection for people, pets and vehicles. Both record to a microSD card without a subscription and both are IP65. The
Aqara Camera G100 is the pick for a compact camera in an Apple or mixed ecosystem, and the
TP-Link Tapo C710 for a driveway where you want the camera to light the ground and follow motion.
What owners say
What the owners of the Aqara Camera G100 keep coming back to is how quickly it is running. Setup is called near plug-and-play, especially for Apple HomeKit Secure Video, and the 2K picture with spotlight color night vision earns praise for looking sharper than its price suggests. Buyers like the IP65 body surviving bad weather and the choice to record locally to a microSD card or a NAS with no fee. The same owners flag a USB-C cable that is too short outdoors, a 2.4GHz-only Wi-Fi radio that occasionally drops, and the advanced detection alerts that only arrive with a subscription.
Price history compared
Every price change of both, in the same store, so the gap between the two lines is what one costs more than the other.
- Aqara Camera G100
- TP-Link Tapo C710
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