Blink Mini 2 Boosts Amazon’s DIY Home Security Lineup With A Key Feature From Its Best-Selling Camera
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Nearly four years afterBlink launched its first-generation, low-cost security camera — the Blink Mini — the Amazon-owned company (acquired in 2017) has finally come up with a much-needed successor. The new product — aptly named Blink Mini 2 — retains most of its predecessor’s attributes, including its compact dimensions and wide feature set. Being the second-gen model, the Blink Mini 2 also brings with it several new feature updates.
Unlike the first-generation Blink Mini, which was strictly designed for indoor use, the Blink Mini 2 is quite comfortable being exposed to the elements. Amazon requires users to pay extra for a new weather-resistant power adapter to make the device outdoor-ready. This, of course, is an optional extra.
Other improvements that make it to the Blink Mini 2 include improved video quality, better low-light imaging with night vision in color (thanks to an LED spotlight), and, of course, a much wider field of view compared to its predecessor. It is important to note that despite Amazon’s claim of improved video quality, the video resolution of the Blink Mini 2 is the same as before — topping out at 1080p.
While the original Blink Mini supported motion detection, its successor just went a step ahead and made the Mini 2 capable of person detection — a feature it borrows from theBlink Outdoor 4. This feature — again, purely optional — lets the Mini 2 differentiate between a person or an animal in the frame, alerting the user when it only detects a person.
Most good features are still behind a paywall
The Blink Mini 2 retains its predecessor’s tried-and-tested, successful design language and remains quite a looker. It also features a new custom chip that enables most of its newly added features. The Alexa-compatible product goeson sale via Amazonstarting July 29, 2025, with prices starting at $39.99. Those bundling the Mini 2 with the Weather Resistant Power Adapter will need to shell out $49.98. This is, of course, aside from the aforementioned subscription fee.
