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Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen) vs Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
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Key differences between Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen) and Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
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
- 5 GHz Wi-Fi (connectivity): Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen) — No; Ring Wired Doorbell Pro — Yes (802.11 b/g/n wifi connection @2.4GHz and 5.0GHz).
- Rechargeable Battery (power): Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen) — Yes (Built-in non-removable battery, charged over USB-C after detaching the doorbell with the included removal tool); Ring Wired Doorbell Pro — No.
- 2k Video (video): Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen) — Yes; Ring Wired Doorbell Pro — No.
- Powerless Video Event History (video): Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen) — Yes; Ring Wired Doorbell Pro — No.
Specifications to check side by side
- Familiar Faces (alerts): Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen) — Subscription required (Beta feature, not available in every region); Ring Wired Doorbell Pro — No.
- Motion (alerts): Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen) — Yes; Ring Wired Doorbell Pro — YES (3D Motion) (3D Motion Detection with Bird's Eye View).
- Wired (power): Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen) — Optional (Can be hardwired to an existing doorbell system with an 8-24 VAC, 40VA max, 50/60Hz transformer); Ring Wired Doorbell Pro — Yes.
- Field Of View (video): Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen) — 140° Horizontal / 140° Vertical; Ring Wired Doorbell Pro — 150° Horizontal / 150° Vertical.
Information still to confirm
- 7 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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Alerts
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Subscription required
Catalog note
Beta feature, not available in every region
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- YES (3D Motion)
Catalog note
3D Motion Detection with Bird's Eye View
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Subscription required
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Subscription required
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Subscription required
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Subscription required
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
Connectivity
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
Catalog note
WiFi 4, single band
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
Catalog note
802.11 b/g/n
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
Catalog note
802.11 b/g/n wifi connection @2.4GHz and 5.0GHz
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
Features
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
Catalog note
Quick Replies, a subscription is required to review the recordings
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- 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.
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Not recorded
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Not recorded
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Not recorded
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Not recorded
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
Hub
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
Included Accessories
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Sold separately
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Sold separately
Integrations
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
Motion Detection
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Not recorded
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Not recorded
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Not recorded
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- 9 m
Power
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Not recorded
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
Catalog note
Built-in non-removable battery, charged over USB-C after detaching the doorbell with the included removal tool
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Optional
Catalog note
Can be hardwired to an existing doorbell system with an 8-24 VAC, 40VA max, 50/60Hz transformer
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
Storage
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Subscription required
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Subscription required
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
Video
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
Catalog note
Colour Night Vision with some ambient light, infrared black and white in full darkness
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- 140° Horizontal / 140° Vertical
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- 150° Horizontal / 150° Vertical
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- YES (2K)
Catalog note
Retinal 2K with up to 6x Enhanced Zoom
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- YES (1536p)
Catalog note
1536p HD+ Video
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Not recorded
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- No
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Subscription required
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Subscription required
- Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen)
- Not recorded
- Ring Wired Doorbell Pro
- Yes
| Specification | Ring Battery Doorbell (2nd Gen) | Ring Wired Doorbell Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Alerts | ||
| No | No | |
Subscription requiredCatalog noteBeta feature, not available in every region | No | |
| Yes | YES (3D Motion)Catalog note3D Motion Detection with Bird's Eye View | |
| Subscription required | Subscription required | |
| Subscription required | Subscription required | |
| No | No | |
| Connectivity | ||
YesCatalog noteWiFi 4, single band | YesCatalog note802.11 b/g/n | |
| No | YesCatalog note802.11 b/g/n wifi connection @2.4GHz and 5.0GHz | |
| No | No | |
| Features | ||
YesCatalog noteQuick Replies, a subscription is required to review the recordings | 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 | |
| Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| No | No | |
| Hub | ||
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Included Accessories | ||
| Sold separately | Sold separately | |
| Integrations | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Motion Detection | ||
| Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Not recorded | 9 m | |
| Power | ||
| Not recorded | Not applicable / unspecified | |
YesCatalog noteBuilt-in non-removable battery, charged over USB-C after detaching the doorbell with the included removal tool | No | |
OptionalCatalog noteCan be hardwired to an existing doorbell system with an 8-24 VAC, 40VA max, 50/60Hz transformer | Yes | |
| Storage | ||
| Subscription required | Subscription required | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Video | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | No | |
| Yes | No | |
| Yes | Yes | |
YesCatalog noteColour Night Vision with some ambient light, infrared black and white in full darkness | Yes | |
| 140° Horizontal / 140° Vertical | 150° Horizontal / 150° Vertical | |
YES (2K)Catalog noteRetinal 2K with up to 6x Enhanced Zoom | YES (1536p)Catalog note1536p HD+ Video | |
| Not recorded | No | |
| No | No | |
| Yes | No | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | No | |
| Subscription required | Subscription required | |
| Not recorded | Yes | |
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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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