This has been one of the most anticipated Nest products for me—finally, a higher-resolution wired doorbell. Google sent me the new 3rd-gen Nest Doorbell to test, and here’s how it stacks up compared to the first-gen Nest Hello and the 2nd-gen.

Installation was straightforward. Just make sure you’re drilling into something solid to mount the plate. Attaching the doorbell is easy, but the latch requires everything to be perfectly level. The top screw is a bit finicky and can drop out —in my case it fell into the river rocks, but thankfully Google included a spare.

If you’re coming from a Nest Doorbell second-gen–you can reuse the mounting plate as it’s the exact same with the third-gen. This makes for a super easy install.

This time around, you can only use the Google Home app (the Nest a

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