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Ring Video Doorbell Wired vs Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
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Key differences between Ring Video Doorbell Wired and Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
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
- 2k Video (video): Ring Video Doorbell Wired — No; Ring Wired Doorbell 2K — Yes.
Specifications to check side by side
- Familiar Faces (alerts): Ring Video Doorbell Wired — No; Ring Wired Doorbell 2K — Subscription required (Recognizes faces up to 6.3 m away; needs a compatible Ring subscription and is unavailable in some regions).
- Range Of Detection (motion detection): Ring Video Doorbell Wired — 9 m; Ring Wired Doorbell 2K — 31 m.
- Field Of View (video): Ring Video Doorbell Wired — 155° Horizontal / 90° Vertical; Ring Wired Doorbell 2K — 140° Horizontal / 140° Vertical.
- Hd Video (video): Ring Video Doorbell Wired — YES (1080p) (1080p HD video); Ring Wired Doorbell 2K — YES (2K) (Retinal 2K (1920 x 1920) with up to 6x Enhanced Zoom).
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Alerts
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Subscription required
Catalog note
Recognizes faces up to 6.3 m away; needs a compatible Ring subscription and is unavailable in some regions
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
Catalog note
Motion Detection with real-time notifications
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Subscription required
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Subscription required
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Subscription required
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Subscription required
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
Connectivity
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Yes
Catalog note
802.11 b/g/n
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
Catalog note
Wi-Fi 4, 2.4GHz single band
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
Features
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- 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 Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
Catalog note
Quick Replies, a subscription is required to review the recordings
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Not recorded
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Not recorded
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Not recorded
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Not recorded
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
Hub
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
Included Accessories
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Sold separately
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Sold separately
Catalog note
Does not ring an existing mechanical in-home chime, so a Ring Chime is needed to hear alerts indoors
Integrations
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
Catalog note
Works with Alexa: view the feed on an Echo Show and hear announcements on an Echo speaker
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
Catalog note
Reached through the community ring-mqtt integration, which authenticates against the Ring account and covers its doorbells
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
Motion Detection
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Not recorded
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Not recorded
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- 9 m
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- 31 m
Power
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Not applicable / unspecified
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
Catalog note
Hardwired to standard doorbell wiring, 8-24VAC
Storage
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Subscription required
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Subscription required
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
Video
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
Catalog note
Night Vision up to 10 m
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
Catalog note
Ring's doorbell comparison gives this model plain Night Vision, while True Color Low-Light Sight is listed only on the 2K Plus and the 4K models
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- 155° Horizontal / 90° Vertical
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- 140° Horizontal / 140° Vertical
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- YES (1080p)
Catalog note
1080p HD video
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- YES (2K)
Catalog note
Retinal 2K (1920 x 1920) with up to 6x Enhanced Zoom
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
Catalog note
Ring's own doorbell comparison lists this model as 2K Head-to-Toe Video, reserving HDR for the 2K Plus and the 4K models
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Yes
Catalog note
Privacy Zones block chosen areas of the frame from being displayed or recorded
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- No
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- No
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Subscription required
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Subscription required
Catalog note
Up to 180 days of video history with a compatible Ring subscription
- Ring Video Doorbell Wired
- Yes
- Ring Wired Doorbell 2K
- Not recorded
| Specification | Ring Video Doorbell Wired | Ring Wired Doorbell 2K |
|---|---|---|
| Alerts | ||
| No | No | |
| No | Subscription requiredCatalog noteRecognizes faces up to 6.3 m away; needs a compatible Ring subscription and is unavailable in some regions | |
| Yes | YesCatalog noteMotion Detection with real-time notifications | |
| Subscription required | Subscription required | |
| Subscription required | Subscription required | |
| No | No | |
| Connectivity | ||
YesCatalog note802.11 b/g/n | YesCatalog noteWi-Fi 4, 2.4GHz single band | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Features | ||
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. | YesCatalog noteQuick Replies, a subscription is required to review the recordings | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| No | No | |
| Hub | ||
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Included Accessories | ||
| Sold separately | Sold separatelyCatalog noteDoes not ring an existing mechanical in-home chime, so a Ring Chime is needed to hear alerts indoors | |
| Integrations | ||
| Yes | YesCatalog noteWorks with Alexa: view the feed on an Echo Show and hear announcements on an Echo speaker | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Yes | YesCatalog noteReached through the community ring-mqtt integration, which authenticates against the Ring account and covers its doorbells | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Motion Detection | ||
| Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| 9 m | 31 m | |
| Power | ||
| Not applicable / unspecified | Not applicable / unspecified | |
| No | No | |
| Yes | YesCatalog noteHardwired to standard doorbell wiring, 8-24VAC | |
| Storage | ||
| Subscription required | Subscription required | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Video | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| No | No | |
| No | Yes | |
| Yes | YesCatalog noteNight Vision up to 10 m | |
| No | NoCatalog noteRing's doorbell comparison gives this model plain Night Vision, while True Color Low-Light Sight is listed only on the 2K Plus and the 4K models | |
| 155° Horizontal / 90° Vertical | 140° Horizontal / 140° Vertical | |
YES (1080p)Catalog note1080p HD video | YES (2K)Catalog noteRetinal 2K (1920 x 1920) with up to 6x Enhanced Zoom | |
| No | NoCatalog noteRing's own doorbell comparison lists this model as 2K Head-to-Toe Video, reserving HDR for the 2K Plus and the 4K models | |
| No | No | |
| No | No | |
| Yes | YesCatalog notePrivacy Zones block chosen areas of the frame from being displayed or recorded | |
| No | No | |
| Subscription required | Subscription requiredCatalog noteUp to 180 days of video history with a compatible Ring subscription | |
| Yes | Not recorded | |
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