Blink Mini 2 vs Ring Spotlight Cam Plus

The Ring Spotlight Cam Plus wins overall, with weather-sealed outdoor mounting, battery or wired power, a bright spotlight, a siren and customizable motion and privacy zones. The Blink Mini 2 is much cheaper and stores clips locally through a Sync Module.

Outdoor capability and lighting. The Ring is built for permanent outdoor use with a powerful spotlight and flexible power, while the Blink Mini 2 is a small indoor camera with a modest light that can go outside only with the right adapter.

The Blink Mini 2, using a Sync Module with a microSD card. The Ring Spotlight Cam Plus has no local storage at all, so recorded video and person or package alerts depend entirely on a Ring subscription.

The Ring Spotlight Cam Plus runs on a rechargeable battery or can be hardwired, so it mounts anywhere outdoors. The Blink Mini 2 needs a plug, with a weather-resistant adapter available for sheltered outdoor positions.

Buy the Ring Spotlight Cam Plus if you want a weather-sealed outdoor camera with a bright spotlight, a siren, color night vision, motion and privacy zones and the choice of battery or wired power, accepting a subscription for recordings.

Buy the Blink Mini 2 if you want the cheapest Alexa camera that can still record locally to microSD, with color night vision, a spotlight, a siren and two-way talk, for a room or a covered outdoor spot.