CES 2025: This Next-Gen Video Doorbell at CES Comes With Its Own Portable Smart Display

SwitchBot was one of the most interesting home tech brands I tested last year. It specializes in easy-to-use products that fill niches in home security with minimal fuss. So I was excited to see the new products SwitchBot is showing for CES 2025, and once again I found something compelling: the SwitchBot video doorbell, a deluxe model with a twist — it combines a video doorbell with a dedicated smart display you can mount anywhere in your home.

Video doorbells are already a natural choice for smart displays, allowing users to get notifications about a person approaching and then tap into the display’s live view to see exactly who it is and talk to them through the display’s mic. But not everyone wants a smart display or has one in a convenient location. The SwitchBot Doorbell attempts to solve this with its own 4.3-inch connected display, which can either be portable or mounted on a wall.

The display lets you listen for chimes, peer out of your doorbell whenever you want and activate an audio mode to talk to a person, all with large buttons that make it friendly for those aging in place. Users can also expand the monitor with up to 512GB of onboard storage to solve their video storage concerns without a subscription.

The innovative display aside, SwitchBot’s video doorbell also impressed me. It combines 2K resolution with a broad 165-degree viewing angle, color night vision and AI motion detection to specify if a human is approaching and other details. It’s also compatible with Alexa, if you’d rather go the Echo route.

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The doorbell can be screwed into place, but it also has an adhesive mounting option, something I don’t think I’ve ever seen in a video doorbell before but that has the potential to make setup extremely easy. For people looking for an all-in-one video doorbell that’s easy to use, this looks like a very competitive option. I’m looking forward to testing it out to see how it functions, how well the simple design could work for seniors aging in place, and how accurate the doorbell AI is.

Take a look at our other discoveries and top picks from CES 2025 here.