Amazon claims its battery powered Ring doorbell’s batteries last between six months and a year.
However, a December 25 federal lawsuit claims that under real conditions the batteries last last than two months before they need to be recharged.
Amazon’s claims, the suit says, are based are minimal use which doesn’t happen in the real world.
A fully charge battery powers the camera for 750-1,000 events.
“An event refers to any activity, such as pushing a button, motion trigger, recording, live viewing, or speaking through the camera.
“Motion triggers include deliveries, people walking down the block, cars, and even wind which causes movement of leaves.
“Reports show that the average house may have up to 50 motion triggers a day, which means 1,500 events in one month.
“Each event drains the battery by sending recorded data to cloud storage via Wi-Fi. When the temperature decreases to 36 degrees Fahrenheit, the Product’s ability to retain a charge will diminish.
“At 32 degrees Fahrenheit, the battery will not charge. Below this temperature, the battery may and often does fail.”
