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The Nest Doorbell (Wired, 3rd Gen) is currently selling for $132, down from $179.99, and price trackers confirm this is the lowest it has ever dropped.
This is Google’s newest wired doorbell, and it’s clearly designed for people who already use Google Home. The hardware looks familiar if you’ve seen the battery-powered Nest Doorbell. It keeps the same slim, vertical shape but is a bit shorter, measuring about 5.1 inches tall. It’s rated IP65 for weather resistance and feels well-built, but this is a wired-only model. You’ll need existing doorbell wiring and a compatible transformer. Google includes the chime connector, mounting hardware, and a wedge mount, but there’s no getting around the fact that installation assumes your home is already set up for a wired doorbell.
Video quality is where this model makes its case. The camera records 2K HDR video at a 1:1 aspect ratio, which gives you a full head-to-toe view of your doorstep. That makes it easier to see packages on the ground and faces near the door in one frame. Daytime footage looks sharp and well-balanced, and night video holds detail using infrared LEDs, with color video kicking in when there’s enough ambient light. Motion alerts are quick, and the 166-degree field of view feels wide without heavy distortion, notes PCMag in its “excellent” review of this doorbell. It connects over dual-band wifi and Bluetooth, and it supports Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa for voice control. Two-way audio works reliably for quick conversations, though there’s no mechanical pan or tilt.
What do you think so far?
The software experience is very Google. The doorbell lives inside the Google Home app, where you get a clean live view, event clips, and clear controls. Gemini-powered features are the highlight. Event descriptions explain what triggered a recording, and video search lets you find things like package deliveries or familiar faces without scrubbing through footage. The downside is storage. Everything is cloud-based, and without a subscription, you only get short preview clips. The Standard plan costs $10 a month or $100 a year, while the Advanced plan doubles that. There’s no local storage option at all. It also skips Apple HomeKit and IFTTT support, so smart homes outside Google’s orbit might find it limiting. But for those already using Google Home and willing to pay for cloud features, this price drop makes the third-gen wired Nest Doorbell a strong pick for smarter doorstep monitoring.
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