Video Doorbells / Reolink
Reolink Video Doorbell WiFi (5MP, wired)
5MP, dual-band, RTSP open and zero fees — the self-hoster's doorbell.
Overall score 7.5/10
Pros
- + 5MP with dual-band Wi-Fi, no subscription and a chime in the box — the best raw hardware-per-dollar here
- + RTSP and ONVIF are open, so Home Assistant, Blue Iris, Frigate or a NAS can record it and you never depend on Reolink's cloud
- + The 12-24VAC range plus a supplied indoor adapter means it installs where the 16VAC-minimum Nest, Wyze and Lorex cannot
- + Two-year warranty, twice the category norm
Cons
- − The white and black units frame differently (3:4 vs 4:3) under one product name — buy the wrong colour and you lose head-to-toe coverage
- − Wired only, with no battery version at this SKU
- − No Apple Home and no Matter; the app and integrations are aimed at the Home Assistant crowd, not the Apple one
- − H.264 at 20fps only, so motion is less fluid than the 25-30fps Ring and Nest models
- − Street pricing swings widely — Reolink's own US store lists $139.99 while Newegg has listed it at $129.99
Reolink Video Doorbell WiFi (5MP, wired) review: what the specs say
5MP, dual-band, RTSP open and zero fees — the self-hoster's doorbell. At $129.99, Reolink's 2022 model sits in the middle of the range — the video Doorbells we compare run from $39.99 to $249.99. It scores 7.5/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Subscription Freedom at 9.8/10 — the trap dimension: what the doorbell still does after the free trial ends and you pay nothing. A 10 records, detects and plays back with no monthly fee; a 1 is a live-view intercom. The weakest is Battery & Power at 5.5/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: the white and black units frame differently (3:4 vs 4:3) under one product name — buy the wrong colour and you lose head-to-toe coverage; and wired only, with no battery version at this SKU. Every specification on this page comes from Reolink's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Resolution (actual pixels) | 5MP, 2560 x 1920 at 20fps (H.264) — genuinely more pixels across than any of the "2K" square-frame doorbells here (Ring, Arlo and Blink are all under 2000 px wide) |
| Aspect Ratio | Depends which one you buy: Reolink states the black unit shoots 4:3 landscape and the white unit shoots 3:4 vertical head-to-toe. Same model name, different framing |
| Field of View | 135° horizontal, 100° vertical, 180° diagonal |
| Power Source | Hardwired. 12-24VAC 50/60Hz or 24V DC; an indoor power adapter is supplied for homes with no doorbell wiring at all |
| Wiring / Transformer Requirement | 12-24VAC, or none — the supplied plug-in adapter means this is one of the few wired doorbells here that does not need an existing transformer |
| Battery Life (claimed) | Not applicable — wired only |
| Wi-Fi Bands | Dual-band 2.4/5GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n |
| Local Storage | microSD up to 256GB in the doorbell, plus Reolink NVR/Home Hub, FTP and NAS. ONVIF and RTSP are open, so third-party recorders work |
| Works Without a Subscription | Everything: person, vehicle and animal detection, 24/7 recording and full playback are free. Reolink states no monthly fees are required |
| Behind the Paywall | Nothing. Reolink's cloud plan is entirely optional |
| Smart Home / HomeKit / Matter | Alexa, Google Assistant, Home Assistant, ONVIF and RTSP. No Apple Home, no Matter |
| Indoor Chime | Yes — the Reolink Chime is in the box, and Echo Show and Google displays also work |
| Connectivity | 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, 5GHz Wi-Fi, ONVIF, RTSP |
| Material | Polycarbonate |
| Warranty | 24 months |
Compare Reolink Video Doorbell WiFi (5MP, wired) With
Cheaper Alternative
Wyze Video Doorbell v2 (WVDWDV2) — $59.98
Premium Alternative
Aqara Video Doorbell G410 (Doorbell Camera Hub G410) — $144.99