The Nest Hello and the Ring Elite are two of the most famous smart doorbell system. The various advantages of having a smart doorbell system are motion sensors, two-way audio, and message recording. Let’s interrogate and compare the two devices and find out which one is the best among the two.
Lets you see, hear and speak to visitors from your phone, tablet and PC; Sends alerts as soon as motion is detected or when visitors press the Doorbell
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The Nest Hello offers features like CVR and Facial Recognition. The only significant disadvantage that the Nest has is the delay to send notifications to your phone. This delay can cause a big issue in case of any mishappening in the house.
The Ring Elite has excellent advantages of providing a more magnificent field view, a better video resolution. The critical selling points of the Ring Elite are Power over Ethernet, which assists your device to get power and internet at the same time. In a nutshell, the Ring Elite is a better choice as compared to the Nest Hello.
The Nest Hello comes with a dimension of 5.1×2.5×1.1 inches, whereas the Ring Elite comes with a size of 4.7 x 2.75 x 0.43 inches.
This means that Ring Elite is compact as compared to Nest Hello, which is an advantage as the space required for the doorbell is usually small.
2. Power Over Ethernet
The Ring Elite runs on Power over Ethernet. It means with a single cable your device will serve as an ethernet cable and would give power to your device. It can eliminate the major problem of having a separate connection for charging your device.
The Nest Hello, however, does not come with this option. You need to have two different cables for wifi and charging, respectively.
3. Field Of View
As this device has a camera, it is essential to know the field of view, which will indicate how far can you see from where the camera has been installed. The field view for Nest Hello is 160 degrees, and the field view for Ring Elite is 160 degrees horizontal and 90 degrees vertical.
4. Video Resolution
The camera’s most important feature is the video resolution. The Nest Hello has a video resolution of HDUXGA 1600 x 1200, which is superior to that of Ring Elite, which offers a resolution of 1080p HD.
5. Facial Recognition
As mentioned above, the Nest Hello comes with high-security features, one of the security features being Facial Recognition. This is one of the safest ways to keep your house safe as the door will only open when you come in front of the door.
However, unfortunately, only Nest Hello comes with this feature, the Ring Elite does not have this feature.
6. Subscription Plan
Both the device makes it essential for you to buy a subscription plan to enjoy the services. The Nest Hello has a subscription plan day-wise, whereas the Ring Elite has a subscription plan as per the features. The Nest Hello and the Ring Elite both have three different plans.
Nest Hello has three different plans, which are the five days plan, ten days plan, and 30 days plan. These three different plans offer intelligent alerts, clips, and time-lapses and CVR.
The Ring Elite also has three different plans the Free, Protect Basic, and Protect Plus. With the Free plan, notifications will be received on your phone whenever motion is detected, or the doorbell is pressed. If you want to more upgraded features, then you can buy the Protect Basic Plan. This gives you the benefit of accessing video for 60 days. Another updated version of the subscription plan is the Protect Plus plan, which covers all the Ring devices.
7. Colors
We want our doorbell system to match our door color, which means that the more the color option, the better. The colors in which the Nest Hello is available are white and black. The Ring Elite gives you the advantage of choosing from a palette of four colors: Satin Nickel, Pearl White, Venetian, and Satin Black.
8. Pre-Recorded Messages
Suppose if you are not in the house or you don’t want anyone to disturb you. The Nest Hello has a feature of using pre-recorded messages. Unfortunately, there are only three pre-recorded messages that you can use “No one can come to the door,” “You can leave it,” and “We’ll be right there.”
This feature is only available in Nest Hello; it is not available in Ring Elite.
The Nest Hello and the Ring Elite both come with the feature of connecting to Wifi. The range up to which these Wifi connection works are 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz.
2. Night View
It is easier to keep a view in the daylight, but what is very important is the monitoring done in the night. The Nest Hello and the Ring Elite both come with the feature of night view, which enables us to look at the night.
3. Integration With Smart Home Devices
We always want our smart home appliances to get integrated. The Nest Hello and the Ring Elite are the devices that can get integrated with Alexa and Google Assistant.
4. Motion Detection
The second most important feature in a camera is the provision of having a motion detection system. With the help of the motion detection system, you get an alert on your phone, which indicates the motion happening around the camera.
5. Two-way Audio
When it comes to security right outside the door, you require a medium to communicate your message to the people who are outside. For this purpose, a two-way audio system is present, which helps you communicate your message to the outsider.
Both the Nest Hello and the Ring Elite are equipped with two-way audio.
6. Silent Mode
Imagine that you wanted to have a good sleep since you are tired and do not want anyone to disturb you. You can keep your phone switched off, but you cannot keep a regular doorbell switched off. It can only happen if you have a smart doorbell. Both the devices offer you a silent mode option, which means that you can take a great nap without getting disturbed for a set period.
7. Live Video Streaming
Whenever we talk about a security camera, it is but obvious that we should be able to see the motions live. The Nest Hello and the Ring Elite gives you the option of live video streaming, which means that you can watch the videos live.
8. Control With App via Phone And Laptop
We always want our smart home appliances to be controlled by just one click. Both the devices come with the app on the iOs and Android. The Nest Hello and Ring Elite can be controlled via the web too. So if you are working and are too busy that you cannot even see your phone, that’s not a worry.
9. Zoom
As we saw above that both the devices have a different field of view, which is nothing, but how far can you see from where the camera is being installed apart from this the second most crucial factor that one looks out in a camera is the capability of zooming. Both the devices offer a zoom feature along with the subscription package.
160 degrees horizontal and 90-degree vertical view.
1080p HD video resolution
Advanced Motion Detection
Live Streaming
Night View
Two-way audio
4 colors of Faceplates
Certified to be used for Outdoor
Has Theft protection
Works with iOs and Andriod
Overview Of Nest Hello
The Nest Hello provides you with full security, which keeps your home safe. The top features that make Nest Hello a must-buy device for your home security are the face recognition feature, which will only allow access to you as your face will act as a password. The second feature is the Geofencing Feature, which will enable you to create a boundary. The third feature is the Time Lapse feature, which will allow you to view the video at a fast forward pace. The other feature that the ring elite is the video resolution of HD UXGAx1600x1200. The Nest Hello has a field view of 160 degrees diagonal. It also has features of getting integrated into smart home appliances like Alexa and Google Assistant. It can also record videos in the night as it has the provision of night view.
In a nutshell, to comply, Nest Hello is a brilliant device if you consider a security point of view for the house. There are certain disadvantages of the same, which include an extended time frame between the motion detected to the notification sent. Regarding the subscription plan for Nest, it offers you three programs, one is a 5-day plan, the second is a 10-day plan, and the third is a 30-day plan. One of the benefits of Nest Hello is that all three programs give you the same features of intelligence alert, clip and time lapses, and (CVR).
The Ring Elite is a device that gives you more advantages as compared to that of the former; however, the device features lag in the security point of view. There are many advantages of the Ring Elite, the few of them are 1080p HD video resolution, the working on POE(power of Ethernet), four different interchangeable faceplates, Compact, and the essential feature is a field of view the device provides you with 160 degrees horizontal and 90 degrees vertical.
The disadvantage of this device is that it does not provide more features considering the security point of view. The Power of Ethernet gives you this option of wifi connection as well as the battery connection in the same port. This is the selling point of this device. This device also gives you the ability to watch live videos online. It also has the night vision features, which allows you to monitor the activity late at night. The Ring Elite app is available both on iOs and Android devices. The device also has a silent mode option, which means that you can enjoy your sleep without getting disturbed. The Ring Elite offers you three plans similar to that of Nest Hello, which is the Free, Protect Basis and Product Plus.
Things We Like
1080p HD
Woks on Power of Ethernet
Comes in 4 different faceplates
160 degree diagonal and 90-degree vertical field view
Things We Don't Like
Not many security features
FAQs
1. How do both devices work with wireless Chime?
The Ring has the provision to support additional chime, but the Nest Hello does not have the requirement
2. Does Nest Hello have a monthly fee?
Yes, the Nest Hello has a monthly fee for a subscription fee to use various features.
3. Do we require data all the time for Ring Elite?
The Ring Elite only uses the data only when any event activates it or when the streaming is viewed through the Ring App.
Bottom Line
As we saw above, the details regarding the two most famous smart home doorbells. It has a two-way audio system through which you can communicate with people outside, and outside people can communicate with you. However, Nest Hello has a lot to offer more on the security front.
On the contrary, the Ring Elite offers other features more except the security. If you are looking for a security camera, then Nest Hello is a device for you, but if you are looking for a luxury product, then Ring Elite is the product for you. To know more about Ring Elite, You either check how Ring Elite is different from Doorbird or the Comparison Between Ring Pro and Ring Elite.
Andrea is a Senior Content Editor who digs into the very minuscule details to give her readers the best hands-on experience of the products. She brings her years of research and engineering experience to help us consistently create immaculate engaging content and products that hold the highest technical integrity.
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