Blink Mini 2 vs Ring Indoor Cam

The Ring Indoor Cam for indoor use, being cheaper, better rated and offering customizable motion zones and a privacy zone. The Blink Mini 2 wins on weather resistance for outdoor mounting, microSD storage and its built-in spotlight.

Only the Blink Mini 2, and only with its weather-resistant adapter. The Ring Indoor Cam has no weather rating and is intended to stay inside.

The Blink Mini 2, which saves clips to a microSD card through a Sync Module as well as to the cloud. The Ring Indoor Cam records to the cloud, so keeping history means a plan.

The Ring Indoor Cam, thanks to customizable motion zones that limit which parts of the frame trigger a notification, plus a privacy zone to blank an area entirely. The Blink Mini 2 offers neither.

The Blink Mini 2 has a built-in spotlight, so it can record in colour after dark. The Ring Indoor Cam relies on infrared night vision, which gives a monochrome image.

Buyers who want a single small camera that can go inside or outside, keep recordings locally on a microSD card and light its own scene at night.

Buyers watching an indoor room who want the cheaper, better-rated camera with fine control over alerts through motion zones and a privacy zone.