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Aqara G350: AI Smarts Meet Playful Design
8 Apr
Summary
- The Aqara G350 offers a 360-degree view with dual lenses for tracking and zoom.
- AI features include motion, pet, and hand gesture detection; sound alerts for crying babies.
- It supports Matter 1.5, Zigbee 3.0, and Thread, integrating with major smart home systems.
The Aqara Camera Hub G350 stands out with a unique, playful design featuring removable bunny ears, distinguishing it from typical home security devices. Beyond aesthetics, it offers robust AI-driven features for enhanced home automation and security. Its motorized base enables a full 360-degree pan and tilt capability, eliminating blind spots.
A sophisticated dual-lens system allows for subject tracking with a wide-angle lens and detailed observation using a telephoto lens, supporting a 9x hybrid zoom. Advanced on-device AI can identify diverse motion types, including human and pet movements, and even specific hand gestures.
Notably, the G350 excels in audio detection, recognizing specific sounds like a baby's cry or a dog's bark, providing more nuanced alerts than generic sound detection. This functionality is particularly beneficial for parents and pet owners.
Connectivity is a strong point, with support for Matter 1.5, Zigbee 3.0, and Thread, ensuring broad compatibility with major smart home platforms such as Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, and Samsung SmartThings. This positions the G350 as a central hub for integrated smart home systems.
While priced at $139.99 / £139.99 / AU$249, its value is enhanced by the availability of most features without a mandatory subscription. Users can opt for local storage via a MicroSD card up to 512GB. Optional subscription plans offer extended cloud storage and advanced AI capabilities like video search and summaries. The device was made available in March 2026.
