Wyze Doorbell Camera 2026: Battery vs Duo Cam vs v2 (and Why the Pro Is Gone)

Quick Answer: Wyze sells three new video doorbells on its own store (checked November 5, 2026): the Battery Video Doorbell for $65.98 ($79.98 with a Wi-Fi chime), the two-camera Duo Cam Battery Doorbell for $119.98 with a chime included, and the wired-only Video Doorbell v2 for $59.98. The Video Doorbell Pro, still the budget pick in a lot of 2026 roundups, is sold out and tagged end-of-life in Wyze’s product feed. For most homes, buy the Battery Video Doorbell. Buy the Duo Cam if packages get stolen, and the v2 if you have doorbell wiring and want free 24/7 microSD recording.

Wyze doorbells cost less than most Ring, Nest or Arlo models, and Wyze’s Cam Plus plan costs $29.99 a year per camera, compared with $49.99 for Ring Solo. The problem is that the lineup is confusing. Two models share the same square 150-degree view, one shares its battery with a Wyze outdoor camera, and only the wired-only v2 records to its microSD card at all times. This guide compares all four using Wyze’s US product pages and tech specs (live on November 5, 2026), Wyze’s plans page, and published reviews from PCWorld and Tom’s Guide. We didn’t test these doorbells ourselves.

Every Wyze doorbell compared

Specs come from Wyze’s US tech-spec pages for the three current models and from the comparison table Wyze shows on those pages for the Pro. “On sale since” is the month each product page went live on Wyze’s store. Wyze also lists a 1-year warranty on all three, extended to 18 months when you buy on wyze.com.

Wyze doorbells by the numbers

• 27% of the battery in two weeks. Tom’s Guide’s Battery Video Doorbell review (Jason Cipriani, February 2026) watched the charge fall from 100% to 73% in two weeks on a medium-traffic porch, partly in cold Colorado weather. At that rate a full charge lasts about seven to eight weeks, not the “up to 6 months” Wyze advertises.
• 14% more pixels than the Pro, 33% fewer than the v2. The Battery Video Doorbell’s 1536 x 1536 sensor output is 2.36 megapixels, against 2.07 MP for the old Pro’s 1440 x 1440 and 3.15 MP for the 2K v2 and the Duo Cam’s top camera.
• $29.99 a year vs. $49.99. Wyze’s Cam Plus costs $29.99 a year per camera on Wyze’s plans page (November 5, 2026). Ring’s per-device Ring Solo plan costs $49.99 a year, per Ring’s plans page in October 2026.
• Up to 15 seconds. That’s how long PCWorld’s December 2024 Duo Cam review says the included chime sometimes took to relay a ring, alongside occasional Wi-Fi stutters while the doorbell reconnected.

Wyze Battery Video Doorbell — Best for Most Homes

This is the newest Wyze doorbell and the one most people should buy. It keeps the square, head-to-toe framing that made the Video Doorbell Pro popular: Wyze says the 150-degree vertical view catches “a package tucked against your door,” and the app offers a standard view and a full wide-angle view. It adds 14% more pixels, Wi-Fi 6 and a microSD slot, and it costs $34 less than the Pro’s $99.98 list price. PCWorld’s November 2025 review (Michael Ansaldo) liked the “sharp 1536p head-to-toe video,” said the color night vision “looked better than I expected,” and saw alerts reach the phone “within a second or two.” Tom’s Guide called it “the best option under $100.”

Read the fine print on three things before you buy:

1. The microSD card only records on wired power. Wyze’s product page lists local recording as “continuous wired power required,” and PCWorld confirms it. On battery alone, the slot sits idle, so saved clips depend on Wyze’s cloud and Cam Plus.
2. The battery is built in. You charge it by taking the doorbell off its plate (a detaching pin is in the box) and plugging in USB-C. Tom’s Guide cites Wyze’s figure of up to 6 hours on a 10W charger. The Duo Cam’s pack is removable, so you can swap in a spare instead.
3. No chime in the base box. For an existing mechanical chime you need the Wyze Chime Controller ($17.98, listed as sold out on Wyze’s store on November 5). Otherwise it’s the $19.98 Universal Wi-Fi Chime, or the $79.98 bundle, which saves $5.98 over buying both.

Tom’s Guide also lists no HDR as a con, and found that with Night Vision Mode set to Auto the doorbell recorded only black-and-white video for nearly two weeks; color night video appeared only after the mode was switched off. PCWorld also notes there’s no Apple HomeKit support.

Pros: Lowest-priced battery Wyze doorbell, square 150° view, microSD when wired, Wi-Fi 6, USB-C, 1.85-inch-wide body that fits narrow door frames. Cons: Battery life well short of 6 months in Tom’s Guide’s review, built-in battery, chime costs extra, no HDR, no HomeKit.

Wyze Duo Cam Battery Doorbell — Best for Package Theft

The Duo Cam solves the doorbell problem the square cameras only partly solve: seeing a package that’s sitting right under the doorbell. Its second, 1080p camera points down at the mat with a 121-degree horizontal view, while the 2K top camera handles faces and the street. Wyze uses the bottom camera for package detection and the top one for person, vehicle and Friendly Faces alerts (Friendly Faces needs Cam Unlimited).

The removable battery is the other reason to pay more. It’s the same 6,200 mAh pack Wyze uses in the Wyze Battery Cam Pro, so a spare can charge indoors while the doorbell keeps running. Wyze sells the doorbell with an extra battery for $138.98.

The trade-offs are size and polish. At 416 grams it weighs almost twice as much as the Battery Video Doorbell, and PCWorld’s Christopher Null called the hardware “chunky.” His December 2024 review found the video “detailed enough to make out facial features at a range of about 15 feet,” noted some sluggish alerts and Wi-Fi stutters, and judged it “a compelling entry-level doorbell camera.” He reviewed it at about $90. On Wyze’s store today it’s $119.98.

Pros: Dedicated package camera, removable and swappable battery, 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi, chime in the box, free 24/7 local recording when wired. Cons: Bulky, Micro USB port on the doorbell itself (the battery charges over USB-C), alert and chime lag in PCWorld’s review, about $30 more than when PCWorld reviewed it.

Wyze Video Doorbell v2 — Best Wired Wyze Doorbell

The v2 is the cheapest Wyze doorbell and the only one that’s wired-only, which is also its biggest advantage. Because it always has power, its microSD card records around the clock with no plan, and every motion event gets 3 to 6 seconds of pre-roll. At 4.3 inches tall it’s also the smallest of the three current models.

It has the most pixels across its width, too. The 2K sensor puts about 15 pixels into each degree of its 135-degree horizontal view, against about 10 for the Battery Video Doorbell’s 1536 pixels across 150 degrees. That makes faces and plates sharper, but the image is wider than it is tall, so packages right against the door can fall out of frame. Wyze includes a 30-degree wedge for angling it.

Check your wiring before ordering. Wyze requires an existing wired doorbell, an in-house mechanical chime (it doesn’t have to work) and a transformer of 16 to 24 volts. Wyze warns that a 16V 10VA transformer is “at the low end” and that older wiring may not power it reliably. Many older homes have a 10V transformer, which the v2 doesn’t support. The Battery Video Doorbell (12-24V) and the Duo Cam (10-24V) accept lower voltages, and both can fall back on their batteries.

Without a subscription, Wyze’s FAQ says the v2 saves a 12-second clip when someone presses the button and only a snapshot for other events. The microSD card is what makes it a no-fee doorbell. The original Wyze Chime doesn’t work with the v2, and it connects on 2.4GHz only.

Pros: Cheapest Wyze doorbell, free 24/7 microSD recording, sharpest single camera, works with your existing chime, compact. Cons: Wired only with a 16V minimum, 4:3 frame misses some doorstep packages, 2.4GHz only, motion voice warnings need Cam Plus.

What happened to the Wyze Video Doorbell Pro?

The Video Doorbell Pro was Wyze’s first battery doorbell. It went on sale on Wyze’s store in January 2022 at $99.98 with a plug-in chime. Its square 1440 x 1440 image and 150 x 150-degree view were unusual at that price, and a lot of 2026 roundups still list it as the budget doorbell to buy.

It’s no longer a current product. On November 5, 2026, every new Video Doorbell Pro listing on Wyze’s store was sold out, Wyze’s product feed carried an “EOL” (end of life) tag for it, and the doorbell comparison table on Wyze’s current product pages listed it as “Sold Out.” Wyze still sold a refurbished Video Doorbell Pro with chime for $64.98.

The refurbished Pro is $1 cheaper than a new Battery Video Doorbell and includes a chime, but it has no microSD slot (Wyze lists its storage as cloud only) and fewer pixels. Tom’s Guide made the same comparison: the Pro “includes a wireless chime, but lacks local storage and has a lower video resolution.” We’d buy the Battery Video Doorbell, adding the Wi-Fi chime bundle if you need one, unless you already run Cam Plus and never plan to wire the doorbell.

The Pro’s design lives on elsewhere: Roku’s smart home line was developed with Wyze, and the Roku Wire-free Video Doorbell & Chime ($119.99 on roku.com, November 11, 2026) has the same spec sheet, with a 1440p square image, a 150 x 150-degree view, battery or wired power, a plug-in chime and cloud-only storage. Our Roku doorbell camera guide covers it.

What a Wyze doorbell costs over three years

Wyze’s doorbells are cheap to buy, and Cam Plus is cheap to run. Here’s the total with Cam Plus on the annual plan ($29.99 a year per camera, from Wyze’s plans page on November 5, 2026).

Cam Plus adds 14 days of cloud event history and person, vehicle, package and pet detection. It costs $2.99 a month, or $29.99 a year, per camera. Cam Unlimited ($9.99 a month or $99.99 a year) covers every Wyze camera you own and adds Friendly Faces facial recognition, which Wyze says isn’t available in Illinois and is limited in several other states. On price alone, Unlimited beats separate Cam Plus plans from the fourth camera on. Cam Unlimited Pro ($19.99 a month or $199.99 a year) adds up to 60 days of cloud history, AI video search and 24/7 emergency dispatch. Every plan has a 30-day free trial and no contract. Wyze’s plans page lists a few early cameras that can’t use them, but all three current doorbells can.

If you’d rather not pay at all, wire a v2 or a hardwired Battery or Duo Cam doorbell and let the microSD card record. Our best doorbell camera without subscription guide covers doorbells from other brands that record locally on battery too.

Which Wyze doorbell should you buy?

On safety, we found no CPSC recall for any Wyze doorbell when we checked on November 5, 2026. Wyze’s 2026 recall covered a different battery product: CPSC recall 26-524 (June 4, 2026) pulled about 321,360 Wyze Solar Cam Pan cameras after incorrect assembly instructions led owners to puncture the battery with a long screw, with 13 reports of overheating and six fires. If a Wyze doorbell drops off your network after a router change, our Wyze camera offline guide and how to reset a Wyze camera cover the fixes.

The bottom line

For most front doors in 2026, the Wyze Battery Video Doorbell at $65.98 is the Wyze doorbell to buy. It replaces the sold-out Video Doorbell Pro with the same square 150-degree view, 14% more pixels, Wi-Fi 6 and a microSD slot, though that slot only records when the doorbell is wired, and you should plan on charging it more often than every six months. Spend $119.98 on the Duo Cam if deliveries go missing, since it’s the only Wyze doorbell with a camera aimed at the doormat. Pick the Video Doorbell v2 at $59.98 if you have a 16-24V transformer and want free 24/7 recording. To see how Wyze stacks up against Ring, Nest and eufy, read our best doorbell camera guide, our Wyze vs Ring comparison and the full best Wyze camera ranking.

Sources (checked November 5, 2026): Wyze US product and tech-spec pages for the Battery Video Doorbell (MR_BVD), Duo Cam Battery Doorbell and Video Doorbell v2, including Wyze’s doorbell comparison table and FAQs; Wyze store listings and product feed (prices, stock, EOL tag, refurbished units); Wyze service-plans page; PCWorld/TechHive reviews of the Battery Video Doorbell (Nov 25, 2025) and Duo Cam Doorbell (Dec 10, 2024); Tom’s Guide Battery Video Doorbell review (Feb 9, 2026); CPSC recall 26-524 (June 4, 2026).