Black or white gets boring fast when the thing sits next to your front door all day. Arlo’s third-gen Video Doorbell flips that with four colorways, including a beige Arlo calls Sand Dune.
Both the battery model and the wired model are up for pre-order now at $79.99, and Arlo says cameras start shipping in late November. Beige is an option now.
Four colorways, and one is beige
White, Black, Greystone and Sand Dune are the four options, picked at checkout like a paint swatch for the front door.
Renters get the fun part too, since a doorbell in a color is still a doorbell you can take down when the lease ends. Sand Dune is the beige one. It changes the whole look.
Arlo Video Doorbell (3rd Gen) (Battery-Powered)
2K video · 180° field of view · White, Black, Greystone, Sand Dune
Price: $79.99
Where to buy: Buy on Amazon
Two ways to power it, one price
The battery model runs on a rechargeable battery and can trickle-charge off your existing chime wiring if you hardwire it.
No hub sits between it and your router.
The wired model skips charging entirely and pulls always-on power from the same doorbell wiring, with a transformer rated 16 to 24 volts AC. That always-on power unlocks Arlo Foresight, which records the seconds before motion trips, plus 24/7 continuous recording on the Ultra Secure plan. A bundle with the plug-in Chime 2 runs $99.99 if your house has no chime. Renters, pick battery.
It sees the package and the person
Both models shoot 2K video with a 180-degree field of view, so a visitor’s face and the box at their feet land in the same frame.
Rings reach your phone as a video call with two-way audio, and quick replies cover the moments you’re stuck in a meeting.
Night vision covers the late ones. The smart alerts are the catch, though, since person, package, vehicle and fire detection sit inside Arlo’s paid Early Warning plans. Live view stays free. Every doorbell includes a free one-month trial of a plan, and live streaming plus basic alerts keep working without one.
Arlo Wired Video Doorbell (3rd Gen) (Hardwired)
2K video · Arlo Foresight · 24/7 recording on Ultra Secure
Price: $79.99
Where to buy: Buy on Amazon
Buy it if your porch needs a doorbell that matches the house and you’d rather not think about which power setup to pick, since both sit at $79.99 for pre-order. Skip it if you’re deep in Arlo’s hub setup, because these skip the SmartHub entirely and talk straight to Wi-Fi.
