Let me start this review outright by telling you that in the video doorbell wars, I've technically sided with Ring's offering. I've used Ring's video doorbell for two or three years for my own front door at this point, having tested others including Blink, Nest and even Simplisafe. I love the simplicity, and how it's so easy to connect into my home's existing smart set-up (though that might be different if you're more friends of Siri than Alexa).
Ring may not always be rated the best video doorbell in every round-up you read, but it's undoubtedly one of the most popular — I could walk down my street right now and see at least a dozen others. And now Ring is launching the next generation of its pervasive design, shipping from September 4th, and I was intrigued to get my hands on it. From just looking at it, it doesn't look much different than its predecessor. It's almost identical bar a few cosmetic changes, which seem to have more to do with its functionality than its aesthetics anyway.
