Smart home products are designed to make our lives easier. They can focus on health, self-improvement, making our lives a little bit easier, or safety. The Ring Video Doorbell 2 is the latter– a safety device designed to help keep your family safe.

Ring Video Doorbell 2 is flexible enough to go anywhere, plus it has good motion-alert settings and low cloud-storage costs.

You can exclude parts of the camera view from motion alerts; Battery power for flexible placement; Slim; attractive design; Useful social function in app

Notification sound is grating; Easily stripped security screw

A neat way to keep an eye on your front door, boosting security when you're at home or away.

Smart design; Removable battery; Smart motion detection; Clear audio and video

Quite large; No choice of ringtone; Internal chime an optional extra

A neat way to keep an eye on your front door, boosting security when you're at home or away.

Smart design; Removable battery; Smart motion detection; Clear audio and video; ;

Quite large; No choice of ringtone; Internal chime an optional extra; ;

If you’re currently searching for a video doorbell that’s easy to setup and doesn’t really need any wiring, then we highly suggest the Ring Video Doorbell 2. It gives you a colorful and rich 1080p daytime video while its black and white night video is relatively sharp and clear.

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We've spent some time with the smart Ring Video Doorbell 2 to see if it's worth paying £179 for a doorbell (Spoiler: it is).

The Ring Video Doorbell 2 does a great job. It does require a monthly subscription for storing videos but it's more affordable than most, and it works out quite a bit cheaper than the Nest Hello overall.

The Ring Video Doorbell 2 has its drawbacks, but its excellent app and great motion tracking may make it the best choice for you.

Nice design; Great motion tracking; App is easy to use

No free video storage; A little bulky

“The hassle-free Ring Video Doorbell 2 is a smart choice.”

Wireless or wired configuration; Easy installation; Versatile motion alerts; Rechargeable battery; Friendly; simple app control

Chunky design; Cheap plastic finish; Coarse speaker