Aosu Video Doorbell Ultra review: Budget-priced porch security

Price When Reviewed

$125.99

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Remember when Ring doorbells were exotic and rare? After just 10 years, everybody has a video doorbell—and it seems like every company makes one, too. We’ve now reached commodity status for the device that, for many, is the gateway to smart home technology.

Aosu is a camera-centric brand I’d never heard of before they reached out to TechHive, and with a pitch that its doorbell product is “Better Than Ring,” we figured we’d put it to the test.

There is certainly nothing remarkable about the Aosu Video Doorbell Ultra’s hardware, but seldom has the design of a video doorbell excited anyone. It’s a typical, chunky black plastic monolith, ringed with a silvery plastic border. A large, illuminated “ring” button appears beneath a small camera lens, exactly where you would expect it. The device is rated as IP65 for weatherproofing. Our explanation of IP codesindicates that it can’t be incapacitated …