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Nest Hello (Wired)

Google Nest Hello (Wired)

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Sentiment score36% positive
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Last updated: Jun 23, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit Iconcatamountalum2004
8 months ago

the only reason i want to get the new 3rd gen and move away from my hello is that the hello no longer rings the chime in my house so i have to rely on the app to tell me when someone rings the doorbell

Reddit IconConsistent_Common515
8 months ago

1: Picture quality improvement is negligible because of the wider field of view. 2: I preferred the color saturations on the hello, in comparison to the 2k 3rd generation. 3: The video quality leaves a lot to be desired. They should’ve went with a 4K resolution sensor. 4: Colors seam washed out. My Nest Hello was mounted using the wedge. I opted not to use it on the 3rd generation. The image above is an overlay of the images from each doorbell.

9 months ago

Good god Google. This is not that difficult to figure out. The 2nd gen was trash. Now this? I was expecting the video quality to be much better. Looks like I’ll be returning it and sticking to my Hello.

Reddit IconDry_Helicopter327
8 months ago

Not to mention the notifications are lightning quick now! I went from an early Nest hello to this new 3rd gen 2k and it’s amazing.

Reddit IconEmbarrassed-Sugar449
5 months ago

My nest hello died (UK) so ordered the gen 3 from Amazon US. 1 week left for delivery

Reddit IconExpensive_Tie206
8 months ago

For sure. But then I have no night vision at all. I came from the nest hello which had excellent IR and didn’t have the lights. I just prefer the standard IR is all.

Reddit IconGaryAndJenn
8 months ago

Night vision on the 2k is absolutely horrible compared to the Nest Hello

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