The doorbell for an Apple household: local recording, no compulsory plan, and native Apple Home support.
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The right choice for a home running Apple Home, and the strongest answer here on ongoing cost. It records locally to a microSD card in its own chime unit, with no subscription required to keep history, and it supports HomeKit Secure Video for households that would rather keep the footage inside Apple's own storage. Nothing about it depends on a plan you pay for every year. The chime is the clever part of the design: it plugs into an ordinary socket inside the flat, holds the memory card, rings audibly when someone presses the button, and acts as the bridge between the doorbell and your network. The doorbell itself runs on replaceable AA batteries or can be wired to an existing transformer, so it fits an apartment with no doorbell wiring as easily as a villa door that has it. Video is 1080p across a tall 162 degree view that takes in the doorstep. Face recognition can announce a familiar caller by name, which suits households with regular staff. It is the most expensive doorbell in this range, and the price is justified by local storage and Apple Home rather than by picture quality.
Native Apple Home support with HomeKit Secure Video
Keeps recordings on a card in your own home with no monthly planRuns on AA batteries or existing bell wiring, so it fits either property type
Announces a recognised caller by name, useful with regular household staffModel G4
| Resolution | 1080p |
| Field of view | 162 degree tall view that takes in the doorstep |
| Power | Replaceable AA batteries, or wired to an existing doorbell transformer |
| Chime | Plug-in chime included. It also holds the storage and bridges to the network |
| Storage | Local microSD in the chime, plus HomeKit Secure Video as an option |
| Subscription | Not required. Local recording works without any plan |
| Detection | Motion and face recognition, with named announcements |
| Works with | Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, Aqara Home |
Doorbell unitPlug-in chime with card slotMounting bracket and wedgeAA batteriesFixingsThis is the one to specify in a Dubai home that cares where its footage lives. Recording sits on a card inside the flat rather than on a cloud server abroad, and nothing stops working if you never subscribe, which is a fair distance from how the Ring doorbells operate. It suits both property types here: AA batteries for the many apartments with no doorbell transformer behind the frame, or wired power where a villa door already has a bell circuit. The chime needs a socket within Wi-Fi reach of the doorbell, so on a villa with thick blockwork check that the socket you plan to use is close enough to the door. Keep the unit out of direct afternoon sun where the entrance allows, since heat shortens battery life on any doorbell here. In an apartment it faces a shared corridor and records neighbours, so confirm your building's rules and aim it onto your own doorway.
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