Aqara

Smart Video Doorbell G4

Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4

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TL;DR: HomeKit favorite, but short lifespan and battery recording delays.

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Sentiment score70% positive
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Last updated: Jun 8, 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
9 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
3 months ago

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

Reddit Icon92037
3 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

3 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 Iconalexjje
3 months ago

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

Reddit IconAndrewcbartlett
7 months ago

For my purposes the G4 on batteries was non viable so it has been hardwired for a long time now and works well. I will upgrade when a 4K model is released.

Reddit Iconaudigraffy
3 months ago

I have two cameras at the front of my house. The Logitech is inexplicably off line at this very moment, while the Aqara 410 doorbell is golden. I had a blink doorbell (ate ALL the batteries plus no HomeKit); tried a Logitech doorbell (never worked properly from day on) and now have the Aqara. It has been flawless except when it got too cold. And I’m ok with that; it was below -30C. (Not sure what that is in F but it’s damn cold.)

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