If you’ve been on the hunt for an upgrade to your video doorbell and don’t want to go with Amazon’s Ring hardware because you’re already deep into Google’s ecosystem, the wired Google Nest Doorbell is an excellent option. While it normally would cost $180 and still be worth it at that retail price, Best Buy has it discounted down to $150, letting you save some money on the hardware you can put towards an optional Nest Aware subscription.
Keep an eye on comings and goings with the continuous monitoring of Google's wired Nest Doorbell. This Best Buy deal applies to all four colors of the video doorbell, so you can find a color that suits your home.
The second-generation wired Nest Doorbell is a notable improvement on the battery-powered version that preceded it. With wired power, it shrinks down to smaller dimensions while having the advantage of 24/7 recording if you opt for a Nest Aware subscription. It boasts the same 720 x 1280 video resolution and 145-degree field of view, and it can tackle night vision for recording in the dark.
With the doorbell installed, you can get notifications to your devices when someone rings the doorbell or even just when someone or something enters the camera’s vision. While Google previously required a subscription for some smart identification, it now offers smart alerts for all users, letting you know when people, packages, animals and vehicles are detected. If you add a subscription, it can go further, letting you know who it sees if they’re someone the camera recognizes from a list you’ve created.
With tight integration into the Google Home ecosystem, plenty of capability for nonsubscribers and even more functionality for subscribers (a subscription applies to all Nest cameras you own, so you don’t need one for each), the Google Nest Doorbell is a solid option — even more so with this deal.