Aqara’s successor to the popular G4 video doorbell is now available to buy. The $129.99 G410, announced in January, remains one of the few (only?) doorbells to support Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video and both wireless and hardwired installations, while adding an absolute ton of new features to make it one of the most capable video doorbells on the market that doesn’t require a subscription. It also functions as a multi-protocol hub that can help smart homes easily transition to Matter.
The Aqara G410 adds 2K video in a 4:3 aspect ratio with a wide, 175-degree field of view and end-to-end encryption of live and recorded videos. It’s fitted with dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Thread radios. That means it can function as an Aqara hub, Thread border router, and Matter controller that supports Aqara’s full range of Zigbee accessories and the increasingly long list of third-party Matter-over-Thread and Matter-over-Wi-Fi devices sold by Aqara and even Ikea soon.
It’s also one of the first doorbells to feature a mmWave sensor to more accurately identify the presence of people, with on-device facial recognition to trigger notifications or automations. Advanced Matter Bridging allows it to share facial recognition with Matter platforms like Home Assistant for even more automation possibilities.
You can send the G410’s video feed over your local network to platforms like Home Assistant that support the Real-Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP). It can also stream to Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Samsung SmartThing displays, or Aqara’s seven-inch Panel Hub S1 Plus, of course.
Aqara doesn’t push recurring fees on its doorbell users which is one of the reasons for their popularity. Notably, hardwired G410 installations support continuous 24/7 recording to 512GB (max) MicroSD cards inserted into the 95dB indoor chime hub that comes with the camera. Video can also sync to NAS storage located on your home network, if you prefer. Aqara does offer a subscription to unlock advanced features, but most people can ignore it, as I do currently with my old G4 doorbell.
The Aqara G410 video doorbell can be purchased now directly from Aqara for $129.99 or through on-line retailers like Amazon.
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