Pros & Cons
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- Low cost for a video doorbell
- Easy to install
- Sharp video
- Wide field of view
- Long battery life
- Supports Alexa and IFTTT
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- Needs Sync module (included)
- Access to recorded video requires a subscription
- Lacks support for Apple HomeKit, Google Home
Blink Video Doorbell (2025) Specs
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi |
| Field of View | 150 |
| Integrations | Amazon Alexa |
| Integrations | IFTTT |
| Night Vision | |
| Resolution | 1440 by 1440 |
| Storage | Cloud |
| Two-Way Audio |
Blink’s new Video Doorbell offers a few upgrades from the original version we reviewed back in 2022, including a higher-resolution camera, a wider field of view, and person detection. Like the earlier version, the 2025 model requires a Sync hub, which is included in the box, and you’ll need a $30-per-year subscription to unlock several features and to access recorded video. That said, at $69.99, this is still a solid deal for a video doorbell, and because it's wireless, it’s a cinch to install. You’ll pay a bit more for our Editors’ Choice winner, the $99.99 TP-Link Tapo D225 Video Doorbell, but in return, you get an even sharper and wider view, plus free intelligent alerts, greater cross-platform compatibility, and local video storage support.
Design and Features: A Two-Piece Kit
The Blink Video Doorbell is a complete kit that includes the doorbell and a Sync Module Core, which is needed to connect the doorbell to your network and the Blink Home Monitor app. (The app is available for Android and iOS.) The doorbell, which has an IP65 weatherproof rating, is available in black or white and measures 5.1 by 1.8 by 1.4 inches (HWD). That’s a tad wider than the first-generation Blink doorbell (5.1 by 1.6 by 1.1 inches) but not quite as bulky as the TP-Link Tapo D225 (5.9 by 1.9 by 1.5 inches).
The front of the device holds an oval doorbell button with an LED border, an infrared LED for night vision, a camera, a motion sensor, a microphone, and a tiny LED indicator that glows blue when the camera is recording or when you’re in live view mode. The light surrounding the doorbell button blinks red during pairing, shines solid red when pairing fails, blinks white when the doorbell button has been pressed, and is off when the doorbell is operating correctly and connected to your network. A small speaker is located on the bottom edge of the enclosure.
(Credit: Blink)This model captures 1,440-by-1,440-resolution video at 30 frames per second (fps). It offers a 150-degree (horizontal and vertical) field of view with a 1:1 aspect ratio, giving you a head-to-toe view of your porch. For comparison, the TP-Link Tapo D225 captures 2,560-by-1,440-resolution video at 20fps, with a wider 180-degree field of view. The original Blink doorbell captured 1080p video with a narrower field of view (135 degrees horizontal, 80 degrees vertical).
The rear panel has a battery compartment for three AA batteries (included) that should provide up to two years of power before needing replacement. Two wiring terminals are also back here if you prefer a hardwired connection.
Blink's Sync Module Core offers a more streamlined look than the Sync Module 2 the original version required. It has a white finish and rounded corners, and it measures 3.1 by 1.7 by 0.8 inches (HWD). It uses a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi radio to connect to your home network, and it can be paired with up to 10 Blink cameras. The module uses a USB-C port for power and has two LED indicators that glow blue and green when everything is connected, but it lacks a USB port for connecting to external storage devices. The earlier Sync Module 2 measures 2.7 by 2.3 by 0.7 inches and has a USB-A port that allows you to store video locally on a USB drive.
App Features: Live Video Is Free, Recordings Cost Extra
As with the original Blink Video Doorbell, the 2025 model lets you view live video using the Blink Home Monitor app, but you’ll need a subscription to gain access to footage that's recorded when the doorbell button is pressed or when motion is detected. The $3-per-month (or $30-per-year) Blink Basic plan supports one camera and gives you 60 days of unlimited video storage, 90 minutes of extended live viewing (as opposed to five minutes without the plan), live view recording, video sharing, person detection, and photo capture.
The Blink Plus plan ($10 per month, or $100 per year) supports an unlimited number of cameras and gives you everything from the Basic plan, as well as the Blink Moments feature, which stitches together multiple event videos and presents them as a single seamless video. This plan also allows you to temporarily snooze notifications and offers discounts on Blink devices and an extended warranty.
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Once connected to the app, the doorbell gets its own panel on the home screen. The panel displays the last captured image and the name of the device. Tap the play arrow to open a screen with a live video stream, which will play for around 20 seconds before a continue button pops up. If you don’t tap the button, the stream stops. If you do tap it, the video will continue for another 20 seconds before the button pops up again.
(Credit: Blink/PCMag)There are three buttons located below the video panel. Save captures a video clip of the current live view session, Tap to Unmute lets you listen to audio from the microphone, and More takes you to a device settings screen where you can check the battery level, view Sync Module and Wi-Fi signal strength, update the firmware, enable/disable the LED ring, and configure motion settings. Other settings let you choose a video quality setting (Best, Standard, Saver), use a slider to determine the length of motion clips, select an IR LED intensity level (low, medium, high), and adjust the speaker volume. Privacy settings allow you to create privacy zones to restrict recording coverage and enable or disable camera recording.
To view recorded video, you tap the Clips button at the bottom of the home screen. Here, you’ll see a list of events with thumbnails, times, and dates. Tap any thumbnail to view, share, or delete the clip. At the bottom of the home screen is another Settings button for editing your Blink account information, checking the status of your subscription, enabling notifications, and viewing help topics.
Naturally, the Blink doorbell works seamlessly with Amazon Alexa and will stream video to Amazon Echo Show displays. It doesn’t support Apple HomeKit or Google Home, but it does work with IFTTT applets that allow integrations with numerous third-party smart home devices.
Installation and Performance: Simple Setup, Detailed Video
Installing the Blink Doorbell and Sync module was easy. I already had the Blink app installed on my phone, but if this is your first device from the brand, you’ll have to download it and create an account. I opened the app, tapped the plus icon in the upper-right corner of the home screen, and selected the Sync module. I used my phone’s camera to scan the QR code on the back of the module and followed the prompts to create a new system, then powered up the module. When the LED was blinking blue, I tapped Discover Device, selected my Wi-Fi SSID, and entered my Wi-Fi password when prompted. After a few seconds, the module was connected.
(Credit: John R. Delaney)Next, I installed the batteries in the doorbell, tapped the plus icon in the app again, and selected Video Doorbell. After that, I captured the QR code on the back of the doorbell and tapped Discover Device; the doorbell was added to my Blink account in seconds. After a quick firmware update, I took the doorbell outside and mounted it on my front door frame using the included mounting hardware.
In testing, the Blink Doorbell delivered sharp video. The colors were well-saturated, and the camera provided a full head-to-toe view of visitors to my front door. Black-and-white night video showed good image detail with excellent contrast.
Motion detection and doorbell notifications arrived instantly, and two-way audio came through loud and clear. The doorbell had no trouble executing Alexa voice commands to stream video to an Amazon Echo Show smart display, and my Alexa routine to have an AiDot Linkind Matter Smart Light Bulb glow red when the doorbell button was pressed worked perfectly.