Blink Outdoor 4 review: Bountiful battery life
I couldn't test the claim of two years of battery life in six weeks, but even if it lasts half that time it's still a fantastic budget security camera.
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Pros
- Two year battery life!
- Easy setup
- Solid HD video
Cons
- No HomeKit or Google home support
- Some features behind subscription
- Not many cameras in the Blink ecosystem yet
It’s been a bit over a month since I received the Blink Outdoor 4 for a review. Normally, that’s plenty of time to get some insight into a product’s performance.
But the Blink Outdoor 4’s biggest claim to fame is two years of battery life from a pair of AA batteries.
How can I reasonably test that claim in a month? The answer is: “I can’t”.
So, for the benefit of my sanity and a timely review, I’m just going to accept that the Blink Outdoor 4’s battery lasts a really long time. I also appreciate the fact it uses standard AAs, so even when it does die, you can just pop a couple of new batteries in and keep going.
So, outside its impressive battery life, how does the Outdoor 4 perform? Pretty good, it turns out, though Blink’s ecosystem is still lacking that of its competitors, and that’s a bigger problem than it should be.
