Aqara - Doorbell Camera Hub G410

Same here. I have these on two doors that face south and bake in the afternoon sun. Bought one in July 2023 and the other last year because my Aqara kept disconnecting.

Aqara G410 is the newer Aqara option and it seems to be an improvement over the G4. I settled on the Aqara as it has a newer system, fewer issues than the Logitech and direct HKSV without any adders like Ubiquiti requiring Scrypted (another subscription). Previously we had RING and used Scrypted for HKSV. I tried the Logitech briefly but had some issues with the sync so sent it back and kept the Aqara. We have a huge bay window at the front and a glass entry door, but are frequently outback at the other end of the property or on elsewhere in the home with the TV on. The HKSV was a great feature to have on any smart home device for exactly the reasons you mentioned - packages, pizza delivery, etc. Aqara’s doorbells also work with their locks very well I’ve noticed for a quick automation (if HKSV recognizes a Home residents face, unlock the door and turn on the entry lights. If the Ubiquiti Lite supported HKSV natively my wife would have me move the G410 to our side entry as the Ubiuiti lite looks way more natural as a doorbell.

I had two Logitechs, bought in 2022. One died in 2023 and Logitech sent me a replacement that was refurbished. This year both Logitech units started to have the glass face delaminate and both units overheated to the point where they would not come back online. Even when the Logitech units were working, they were slow to load video and late to notify on motion events and doorbell presses. I have no experience with the Wemo product but I cannot recommend the Logitech units. I replaced the Logitech units with the Aqara G410 doorbell and the Aqara has been great.

I'm always going to recommend ditching the Logitech. I had horrible experiences with the ones I had including performance (slow loading, streaming, and missed motion events) and then the hardware overheating and dying. It also looks like Logitech has mostly abandoned these. When I looked last new ones weren't available, just refurbs. I went with the Aqara G410 doorbells and while they're larger and have a separate chime box it doesn't matter to me since my HomePods are my chimes. The landscape view on the camera is actually nicer for me as it captures my entire yard area. I think a downward angled mount might even make it better just to possibly capture more of my porch. Aside from those couple things, I haven't had any issues with speed, streaming, or performance in general. I'm much happier with the Aqara than I was with the Logitech units.

I just bought the G410 (twice) last week. Honestly the only feature I cared about was it being HKSV compatible. The mmWave sensor instead of a PIR sensor for motion seems like a worthwhile inclusion but I don’t know if it actually matters. The doorbell does record motion pretty much anywhere in its FOV, and that is a super wide FOV. I didn’t know it was a Thread Border Router when I got it but extending my Thread mesh is a nice addition too. I’m not using any of the Aqara features so I can’t comment on those. All that said, when it came down to choosing I didn’t have any experience with the G4 and just said “might as well get the new one”.

Same. I made my Reolink doorbell HKSV compatible via Scrypted, but the Reolink randomly croaked this week. Decided to try the G410 cause of native HKSV, but now the G400 seems like a more reliable option, even though it's a lower model? Who the heck makes a doorbell that's not fully weather resistant? I want an HKSV doorbell that works with my existing doorbell wiring that is reliable. That's it. Maybe Apple will make one eventually.

I'm with you, hardwired to a transformer and I've really liked it (only had it for three weeks). It's worked great. I thought about the Ecobee camera but when I saw it had a subscription, I decided to pass (even though I really love my Ecobee Premium thermostat).

Native HomeKit: Aqara G4/G410 More involved: UniFi G4 doorbell -> Scrypted UniFi Plugin -> HKSV

I installed a G410 today :) I finally ditched Nest for good.

I've been happy with my G410. I use an sd card for recording video, and it works well.

does the unifi doorbell stuff pop up on Apple TV? we are doing a remodel and going to be adding their wifi and cameras, was considering their doorbell but wasn't sure if it did this, and we loved it with our aqara we had before

Thanks to all who replied! Based on all the replies and info gathering, I decided to go with the Aqara G410. For the doorbell cam it really does seem to fit the bill the best. When it comes time to expand I will either have to break down and pay someone to run CAT6 wiring and get the G5 Pro - or just buy a different brand that supports 100% wireless (battery) outdoor video - (with or without HomeKit compatibility). I actually already have non-subscription Blink outdoor cameras but the clips are short and IQ isn't great...

Aqara g410. Just make sure you have power supply. It runs through batteries.