Aqara

Smart Video Doorbell G4

Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4

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TL;DR: Best HomeKit integration; short lifespan, poor battery life.

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Sentiment score68% positive
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Last updated: Apr 29, 2026

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10 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
8 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

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3 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
2 months ago

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

Reddit Icon92037
2 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

2 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 IconAlarmed-Stage3412
11 months ago

Is the Level Matter over Thread lock available in the UK, or do you even have that type of deadbolt? Discreet from the outside, and also HomeKey. They work great with the Matter/Thread update. I also have an Aqara U100 and it’s been great, but if you’re looking at the U200 or U300, you should go over to r/Aqara and see some of the posts. I’ve had a horrible time with the G4, but I think it’s that I’m trying to go wireless in a brick house. If you’re going to bridge the Ring, you might as well bridge a Reolink security system.

Reddit Iconalexjje
2 months ago

Yes G4 for sure. I also have the battery powered version but you can actually hook it up to use power!

Reddit Iconall_ghost_no_shell
11 months ago

I just got my Aqara G4 hooked up and am really liking it so far. As you said the SD card is in the chime, so I thought that was a nice touch.

10 months ago

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).

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