Arlo Essential XL Security Camera 2K | Indoor - Outdoor | 2nd Gen | 4X Longer Battery | Wire-Free with Spotlight, 2-Way Audio, Color Night Vision, Live Stream, Motion Activation, Notifications-White

I've ordered these before they're excellent security cameras

Excellent viewing

Bought this on 9/20/25 and it kept having connection and battery charge issues every few months. It finally got to where we could not connect to it no matter what we tried. I had nothing to lose so I pulled the back cover and found water in it. This was supposed to be a factory sealed new unit….so why did it leak and fail. This was the first time I bought this model/style. The other cameras (battery accessible) models have had Zero problems in almost 2 years. This Essential XL didn’t make it 8 months. Arlo has been less than supportive to say the least with this camera. Very disappointed! I plan on swapping out all of my Arlo products as they fail with other Manufacturers. I have 12 cameras and 2 doorbell units between both houses and can say that they have been for the most part unreliable.

I've had my Arlo Essential XL camera running for five days now and I have been quite impressed with its capabilities and battery life. Unable to wire anything directly for power, and unwilling to plug anything in because I hate the look of that, I wanted something that would last for long periods of time on battery. This device has shown to do just that, using only about 1% of its charge per day. And that's with the camera being "armed" more than 90% of the time. Set up was also a breeze, and the alerts and picture quality are great.

I’ve had the cameras up for about a week to add to other arlos. Set up was easy and they synced with the app with no problem. I don’t have an old base station people mention. I wasn’t sure what to expect between the vine reviews that I give zero weight to and people complaining about things like it’s not hardwired (which you can buy but the whole point is the ease of installation and not being tied to a power source.) I have mine around the house and also mounted on trees. The battery remains at 94% and that’s even through a snowstorm and a very cold week. WiFi range is no problem. Picture clarity is very good. Motion detection could probably be a little better but tbd. It triggered once for a fox but I see more prints in the snow with no video. Overall I’m happy with them.