Aqara

Smart Video Doorbell G4

Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4

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TL;DR: HomeKit native; flexible power; poor battery life; narrow view.

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Sentiment score69% positive
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Last updated: Jun 18, 2026

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12 months ago

Interesting, is it powered from the mains or battery? I have the G4 that’s plugged in and it’s flawless for me

Reddit Icon100Kinthebank
10 months ago

Forgot to add RTSP support and Home Assistant integration which is the main reason (other than the white color) that I was looking to upgrade my two G4s. No mention if in the G400 but I expect that to be there but not mmWave or the Zigbee/Matter hub

Reddit Icon338388
4 months ago

Aqara only has 2 doorbells and 2 door sensors. Doorbells are g4 and g410. G410 is newer, the camera is a little bit nicer than the g4, and it uses a different(significantly more accurate/sensitive) type of sensor for motion detection. It can also act as a hub in case you want to get more stuff in the future. Door sensors also have the "original" and p2. There's no real performance difference i believe, but p2 uses the newer matter over thread communication protocol and can be added to HomeKit directly

Reddit Icon69stanglover
4 months ago

Came in here to say this. It’s fantastic.

Reddit Icon92037
4 months ago

I really like anything from Aqara. It just seems to work every time. Have their battery powered from door camera and chime - the G4

4 months ago

Maybe every 2 months unfortunately. That is the bummer. But it depends on how much I sue the camera or people turn up and ring the doorbell

Reddit Iconalastairclark82
11 months ago

I have an Aqara G4 video doorbell and they’ve just released an upgraded one. Honestly it’s great, works with HomeKit and Alexa (I think). The only time it drops out is if one of the kids accidentally pulls the wire out of the chime unit (probably more my fault with bad placement!). Oh and no subscription either

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