Security Cameras / Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 vs Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB)
Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2
$179.99
VSLorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB)
$179.99
Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 vs Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB)
Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2
A 180-degree panorama sold as 4K — brilliant value, so long as you read the fine print.
Wins overall by 1.8 points
Quick Verdict
A 1.8-point gap makes the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 the straightforward choice here. A 180-degree panorama sold as 4K — brilliant value, so long as you read the fine print.
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 and Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) are both closely matched security Camera models, and they're priced almost identically ($179.99 vs $179.99). On Power & Battery, the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 leads (9.0 vs 4.5/10) — freedom from a power cable: battery capacity, solar top-up, and how honest the runtime claim is. On Installation, the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 leads (7.5 vs 4.0/10) — how much extra hardware, wiring, drilling or network work stands between the box and a working camera. On Local Storage, the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 leads (8.0 vs 6.0/10) — recording that stays in your house: card slot, hub, NAS — and whether the card or hub is in the box. Overall, the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 scores 7.9/10 across our 8 scoring categories versus 6.1/10 for the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB). Below, we break down the full spec sheet, category-by-category scores, and exactly who should buy which one.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Spec | Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 | Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $179.99 | $179.99 |
| Release Year | 2024 | 2023 |
| Max Resolution | 5120x1440 (8MP) — a stitched dual-lens panorama, not a 3840x2160 4K frame, despite the 4K marketing | 4K Ultra HD 8MP (3840x2160) from a 1/2.8in CMOS |
| Frame Rate at Top Resolution | 15 fps at full resolution, on Reolink's own spec sheet | 15 fps at 4K. You only get 30 fps by dropping to 5MP, per Lorex's own E895AB datasheet |
| Field of View | 180 degrees horizontal, 50 degrees vertical | 127 degrees diagonal, from a 2.8mm f/1.6 fixed lens |
| Power Source | 5000mAh built-in (non-removable) battery with a bundled 6W solar panel; USB-A to USB-C charging cable in the box | 802.3af PoE or 12V DC, 9.5W maximum. An Ethernet extension cable is in the box; no PoE injector, no PoE switch and no 12V adapter |
| Battery Life Claim | Reolink publishes no runtime in days. It claims only '30% More Battery Life' than an IR camera and '+12 Days Standby', plus '10 minutes of charging can power the camera for 24 hours' | Not applicable — PoE powered |
| Night Vision | ColorX full colour at night from an f/1.0 aperture with the spotlight off. Five 2W 6500K spotlights are there if you want them, at a battery cost | Colour Night Vision with a customisable 16.7-million-colour deterrence light, falling back to infrared black-and-white to 98ft when ambient light runs out |
| Weather Rating | IP66 | IP67, rated -22F to 140F |
| Wi-Fi / Network | Dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | None — Ethernet only |
| Local Storage | microSD in the camera. Sources conflict on the ceiling: Reolink's product page says up to 512GB, The Ambient's review says 128GB. A 128GB card ships in some bundles | microSD slot on the camera, or a Lorex Fusion NVR sold separately. Lorex does not publish a card-size ceiling for this model, and card contents are reachable only through the camera's own web interface, not the NVR or the mobile app |
| With No Subscription | Everything. Recording, AI person/vehicle/animal detection and playback are all local and free | Everything. Lorex's page says it plainly: 'No Monthly Fees. Own it. No subscriptions required' |
| Cheapest Plan ($/mo) | 0 | 0 |
| RTSP / ONVIF / NVR | No standalone RTSP or ONVIF. Reolink's own support article states its battery cameras do 'not support RTSP, RTMP, ONVIF and related communication protocols'; you need the separately sold Reolink Home Hub to expose them | Not published — ONVIF and RTSP appear nowhere in Lorex's E895AB datasheet or product page, although Lorex sells a separate ONVIF-branded professional range |
| Warranty | 24 months | 12 months |
| Colors | White, Black | White |
Category Scores
Video Quality
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 and Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) are level here, at 7.0/10 each. real sensor resolution, frame rate and bitrate at the advertised top mode — not the marketing number is not what separates these two — look to the categories where the scores diverge.
Night Vision
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 leads clearly here, 9.0 against 7.5 — a 1.5-point margin on how usable the image is after dark, and whether colour needs the spotlight burning. If that is what you are buying for, the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) does not close the gap elsewhere.
Subscription Freedom
The Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) leads clearly here, 9.5 against 9.0 — a 0.5-point margin on what the camera still does when you pay nothing — this category's trap dimension, because several drop to live view with no recording at all. If that is what you are buying for, the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 does not close the gap elsewhere.
Local Storage
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 leads clearly here, 8.0 against 6.0 — a 2.0-point margin on recording that stays in your house: card slot, hub, NAS — and whether the card or hub is in the box. If that is what you are buying for, the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) does not close the gap elsewhere.
Power & Battery
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 leads clearly here, 9.0 against 4.5 — a 4.5-point margin on freedom from a power cable: battery capacity, solar top-up, and how honest the runtime claim is. If that is what you are buying for, the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) does not close the gap elsewhere.
Installation
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 leads clearly here, 7.5 against 4.0 — a 3.5-point margin on how much extra hardware, wiring, drilling or network work stands between the box and a working camera. If that is what you are buying for, the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) does not close the gap elsewhere.
Openness & Smart Home
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 leads clearly here, 5.5 against 3.5 — a 2.0-point margin on RTSP, ONVIF, NVR and NAS support plus Alexa/Google/HomeKit/Matter — whether the camera works outside its own app. If that is what you are buying for, the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) does not close the gap elsewhere.
Value
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 leads clearly here, 8.5 against 6.5 — a 2.0-point margin on what you get for the money once the subscription, the card and the missing adapter are priced in. If that is what you are buying for, the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) does not close the gap elsewhere.
Best For
Choose the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 if…
- • Power & Battery matters most to you — the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 scores 9.0/10 here (freedom from a power cable: battery capacity, solar top-up, and how honest the runtime claim is).
- • Installation matters most to you — the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 scores 7.5/10 here (how much extra hardware, wiring, drilling or network work stands between the box and a working camera).
- • Local Storage matters most to you — the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 scores 8.0/10 here (recording that stays in your house: card slot, hub, NAS — and whether the card or hub is in the box).
- • Openness & Smart Home matters most to you — the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 scores 5.5/10 here (RTSP, ONVIF, NVR and NAS support plus Alexa/Google/HomeKit/Matter — whether the camera works outside its own app).
- • Value matters most to you — the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 scores 8.5/10 here (what you get for the money once the subscription, the card and the missing adapter are priced in).
Choose the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) if…
- • Your main use case is wired-power or poe-nvr.
Pros & Cons
Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2
Pros
- +180 degrees with no stitching seam covers a corner or a driveway that would otherwise need two cameras
- +ColorX gives usable colour at night without the spotlight, which is the difference between a night image and a battery drain
- +Dual-band Wi-Fi 6 plus a bundled solar panel plus a 2-year warranty — the best hardware-per-dollar in the battery class
- +No subscription for anything, and the microSD card lives in the camera rather than in a hub you must buy
Cons
- −The '4K' is 5120x1440 from two stitched lenses at 15 fps — it is a panorama, not a 4K frame, and the vertical field is only 50 degrees
- −No standalone RTSP or ONVIF: Reolink's own docs confirm battery cameras need the extra-cost Home Hub before any NVR can see them
- −Reolink publishes no battery runtime figure at all, only relative claims against an unnamed IR camera
- −Sources conflict on the microSD ceiling — 512GB on Reolink's page, 128GB in The Ambient's review
- −No Apple HomeKit support, and reviewers consistently describe the Reolink app as cluttered
Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB)
Pros
- +A real single-sensor 4K frame rather than the stitched 5120x1440 panorama Reolink markets as 4K
- +Metal IP67 body rated -30C to +60C — the toughest housing in this set
- +No subscription for anything, and Lorex says so on the product page instead of burying it
- +The colour deterrence light is a genuine deterrent rather than just a night-vision aid
Cons
- −4K runs at 15 fps. 30 fps only exists if you drop to 5MP, and it is in Lorex's own datasheet
- −PoE injector, PoE switch and 12V adapter are all missing from the box — you need existing PoE gear or another purchase
- −ONVIF and RTSP are not published for this model, so 'PoE camera' does not automatically mean it will join your Blue Iris or Frigate setup
- −microSD recordings can only be pulled through the camera's own browser interface, not the NVR or the app
- −Lorex does not publish a microSD size ceiling, and Amazon stock for this SKU is intermittent — lorex.com is the reliable channel
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FAQs
Is the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 or Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) better overall?+
Based on our 8-category scoring, the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 comes out ahead overall. See the full breakdown in the scores section above — the right pick still depends on which categories matter most for your use case.
Which is better for Power & Battery, the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 or the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB)?+
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 scores higher on Power & Battery (9.0/10 vs 4.5/10) — freedom from a power cable: battery capacity, solar top-up, and how honest the runtime claim is.
Which is better for Installation, the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 or the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB)?+
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 scores higher on Installation (7.5/10 vs 4.0/10) — how much extra hardware, wiring, drilling or network work stands between the box and a working camera.
Which is better for Local Storage, the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 or the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB)?+
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 scores higher on Local Storage (8.0/10 vs 6.0/10) — recording that stays in your house: card slot, hub, NAS — and whether the card or hub is in the box.
Which is better for Openness & Smart Home, the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 or the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB)?+
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 scores higher on Openness & Smart Home (5.5/10 vs 3.5/10) — RTSP, ONVIF, NVR and NAS support plus Alexa/Google/HomeKit/Matter — whether the camera works outside its own app.
Is the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 worth the price difference over the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB)?+
They're priced the same ($179.99), so the decision comes down to which specific features and scores matter more to you rather than budget.
Which is better suited to my use case?+
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 is the better fit if you mainly care about battery-powered or solar-ready. The Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) is the better fit for wired-power or poe-nvr.
What's the warranty on the Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 vs the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB)?+
The Reolink Argus 4 Pro with Solar Panel 2 ships with a 24-month warranty; the Lorex 4K Smart Security Lighting Deterrence Bullet AI PoE Camera (E895AB) ships with a 12-month warranty. Always confirm current terms on the manufacturer's site before buying.
Should I wait for the next model instead of buying either of these?+
If either model is more than two years old, a successor may be close — check the "Latest Model" link on each product page. Otherwise, both are current, well-supported options and there's no strong reason to wait.
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