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Google Nest Doorbell (battery) vs Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
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Key differences between Google Nest Doorbell (battery) and Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
A summary of selected recorded differences between these doorbells. Check the full specification table below for details and conditions.
Feature differences among your selected devices
- Animals (alerts): Google Nest Doorbell (battery) — Yes; Ring Battery Doorbell Plus — No.
- Vehicles (alerts): Google Nest Doorbell (battery) — Yes; Ring Battery Doorbell Plus — No.
- 5 GHz Wi-Fi (connectivity): Google Nest Doorbell (battery) — Yes (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac); Ring Battery Doorbell Plus — No.
- Automatic Replies (features): Google Nest Doorbell (battery) — No; Ring Battery Doorbell Plus — Yes (Quick Replies: choose a preset response and take a message from visitors when you're not available. No subscription is required for Quick Replies; a Ring subscription is only needed to review the recorded messages.).
Specifications to check side by side
- Familiar Faces (alerts): Google Nest Doorbell (battery) — Subscription required; Ring Battery Doorbell Plus — No.
- Packages (alerts): Google Nest Doorbell (battery) — Yes; Ring Battery Doorbell Plus — Subscription required.
- People (alerts): Google Nest Doorbell (battery) — Yes; Ring Battery Doorbell Plus — Subscription required.
- Chime (included accessories): Google Nest Doorbell (battery) — No; Ring Battery Doorbell Plus — Sold separately.
Information still to confirm
- 5 of 47 comparison fields lack a resolved value for at least one selected device. Missing information is not evidence that a feature is absent.
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5rows with missing or unspecified information
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Cloud
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)Subscription required (Past 3 hours free)
- Ring Battery Doorbell PlusSubscription required
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Showing 47 of 47 rows. “Not recorded” does not mean “No”.
Alerts
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Subscription required
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Subscription required
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Subscription required
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
Connectivity
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
Catalog note
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
Catalog note
802.11 b/g/n
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
Catalog note
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
Features
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
Catalog note
Quick Replies: choose a preset response and take a message from visitors when you're not available. No subscription is required for Quick Replies; a Ring subscription is only needed to review the recorded messages.
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Not recorded
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Not recorded
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
Hub
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
Included Accessories
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Sold separately
Integrations
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
Catalog note
Works with SmartThings certified through the Google Nest partnership
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
Motion Detection
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Not recorded
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Not recorded
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Not recorded
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Not recorded
Power
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- 6 months
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Not recorded
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
Catalog note
Removable Battery Pack for Easy Charging
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Optional
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Optional
Catalog note
Can be hardwired to an existing doorbell system or transformer for continuous charging (8-24 VAC, 40VA max, 50/60Hz)
Storage
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Subscription required (Past 3 hours free)
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Subscription required
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- 1 hour
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
Video
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- 145° Diagonal
Catalog note
145° Diagonal with 3:4 ratio
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- 150° Horizontal / 150° Vertical
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- YES (1080p)
Catalog note
HD, 960 x 1280 pixels, up to 30 FPS
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- YES (1536p)
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- 1 hour
Catalog note
If your Wi-Fi goes down, your doorbell will still record for one hour.
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- 1 hour
Catalog note
If power goes out, your camera will still record for one hour.
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- No
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Past 3 hours
Catalog note
Captures and stores video clips of activity within the past 3 hours. | Clips up to 3 minutes in length
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Subscription required
- Google Nest Doorbell (battery)
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
- Yes
| Specification | Google Nest Doorbell (battery) | Ring Battery Doorbell Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Alerts | ||
| Yes | No | |
| Subscription required | No | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Subscription required | |
| Yes | Subscription required | |
| Yes | No | |
| Connectivity | ||
YesCatalog note802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | YesCatalog note802.11 b/g/n | |
YesCatalog note802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | No | |
| No | No | |
| Features | ||
| No | YesCatalog noteQuick Replies: choose a preset response and take a message from visitors when you're not available. No subscription is required for Quick Replies; a Ring subscription is only needed to review the recorded messages. | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Not recorded | |
| Yes | Not recorded | |
| No | No | |
| Hub | ||
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Included Accessories | ||
| No | Sold separately | |
| Integrations | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | No | |
| Yes | No | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | No | |
YesCatalog noteWorks with SmartThings certified through the Google Nest partnership | No | |
| Motion Detection | ||
| Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| Power | ||
| 6 months | Not recorded | |
| Yes | YesCatalog noteRemovable Battery Pack for Easy Charging | |
| Optional | OptionalCatalog noteCan be hardwired to an existing doorbell system or transformer for continuous charging (8-24 VAC, 40VA max, 50/60Hz) | |
| Storage | ||
| Subscription required (Past 3 hours free) | Subscription required | |
| 1 hour | No | |
| No | No | |
| Video | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | Yes | |
145° DiagonalCatalog note145° Diagonal with 3:4 ratio | 150° Horizontal / 150° Vertical | |
YES (1080p)Catalog noteHD, 960 x 1280 pixels, up to 30 FPS | YES (1536p) | |
| Yes | No | |
1 hourCatalog noteIf your Wi-Fi goes down, your doorbell will still record for one hour. | No | |
1 hourCatalog noteIf power goes out, your camera will still record for one hour. | Yes | |
| No | Yes | |
| No | No | |
Past 3 hoursCatalog noteCaptures and stores video clips of activity within the past 3 hours. | Clips up to 3 minutes in length | Subscription required | |
| Yes | Yes | |
Know what’s behind the comparison.
The table matches specifications by section and field. It preserves notes, separates missing data from explicit “No” values, and keeps qualifications attached to their values. No overall winner is assigned from feature counts.
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