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Ring’s latest battery doorbell comes with new features but the same old look
Ring’s new Battery Doorbell Pro has new features but a tired look
I wince every time I see this garish silver thing with its Dalek-like head and shiny blue eye slapped on the side of gorgeous historic homes in my hood (Charleston, South Carolina). And while you can swap out the shiny silver face plate on some battery models for a more aesthetically pleasing version, it doesn’t go a long way to hide the fact that this is a honking lump of plastic on your door. While I’ll have to test the new doorbell before I can confirm if it’s worth the extra $80 over the Plus, based on my experience with Ring’s radar motion detection, this will be a good upgrade if false alerts at your front door are an issue.
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