After extensive testing we selected Ring’s Battery Doorbell Plus as the best battery-powered doorbell camera, and it has returned to its all-time low price of $79.99 ($70 off) at Amazon for the second time ever. If you missed out on picking up the video doorbell on sale during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days, now is your next chance to grab one at the same price.
We liked Ring’s Battery Doorbell Plus because of its high resolution video recordings and head-to-toe view, which allows you to see an entire person or keep an eye on the package on your porch. It runs on removable, rechargeable batteries that lasted around two months per charge in our tests with HDR and snapshot capture enabled. You can eke out extra battery life by disabling those features, or pick up a spare set of batteries to make a quick swap.
If you subscribe to a Ring Home plan starting at $4.99 per month ($49.99 per year), you’ll get people and package detection, plus access to the last 180 days of recorded video. Jumping up to a premium plan for $19.99 per month ($199.99 per year) enables Ring’s AI-powered search feature, which is in beta and lets you sort through recordings if you’re looking for a clip with something specific (animals, vehicles, a specific color). If you prefer to use a battery-powered video doorbell instead of hardwiring one, Ring’s Battery Doorbell Plus is our top recommendation.
Alternatively, you can pick up a bundle compromising the Ring Battery Doorbell and Ring Chime for $64.99 ($60 off) at Amazon. The non-Plus model records lower resolution video and doesn’t have removable batteries (you have to remove the entire doorbell to charge it). The Ring Chime plugs directly into an outlet, and allows you to hear alerts in real time when someone rings your doorbell or motion is detected by the doorbell or a Ring camera.