Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired) vs Google Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd Gen)

The Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired) comes out ahead overall, costing less and offering more smart home integrations, voice changing and automatic replies. The Google Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd Gen) answers with the higher owner rating and free on-device detection of people, packages, animals and vehicles.

How alerts are gated. The Google Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd Gen) detects people, packages, animals and vehicles on the device itself with no subscription needed for those alerts. The Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired) offers the same range of detections but keeps package, animal and vehicle alerts behind a HomeGuardian subscription, while its motion and person detection stay free.

Yes, both do for continuous 24/7 recording. The Google Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd Gen) gives free event clips from the past 3 hours plus a 1-hour offline buffer, with Nest Aware needed for more. The Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired) instead records 24/7 to a microSD card with no subscription at all, reserving its paid plan for cloud extras.

Only the Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired). It supports Apple HomeKit Secure Video natively, along with Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Samsung SmartThings and Home Assistant. The Google Nest Doorbell (wired, 2nd Gen) works with Google Home, Amazon Alexa, Samsung SmartThings and Home Assistant, but not Apple HomeKit.

Buyers who want Apple HomeKit Secure Video, subscription-free local recording and the lower price, especially if they already use several smart home platforms rather than Google Home alone.

Google Home households who want free on-device detection of people, packages, animals and vehicles and value the higher owner rating over local storage or Apple compatibility.