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Lockly’s latest smart lock is a digital peephole

The Vision Prestige smart lock has two cameras: a 2K one to stream a view of your front door to the back of the lock and an infrared camera it uses for facial recognition unlocking. | Image: Lockly

Lockly is one of the more innovative smart lock makers. Last year at CES, the company debuted the first consumer smart lock to unlock with your face, and this year, Lockly is upping the game by adding a video doorbell to its facial recognition smart lock. There’s also a built-in screen so you can see who is at the door right from your door lock. Lockly is also launching its first ultra wideband-powered smart lock, adding hands-free unlocking to the mix, along with its first standalone security cameras.


Image: Lockly
The Vision Prestige is a video doorbell and smart lock in one that unlocks with just your face and lets you see who is at your door.

The Vision Prestige will cost $499.99 and is slated for release in Q4 of 2025. The smart deadbolt lock can be unlocked with your face, fingerprint, or a code on the touchscreen keypad, or you can use your iPhone or Apple Watch through Apple Home Key. The outside unit has a built-in 2K camera with a 190-degree viewing angle to see visitors, while the inside unit has a four-inch screen to show you who is at the door — like a digital peephole.

The lock uses a rechargeable 10,000mAh battery that promises up to eight months of battery life. It also features built-in support for 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, so there’s no need for a separate bridge like Lockly’s other video doorbell requires. The door lock is compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Home (but not the video doorbell).


Image: Lockly
The Secure Pro features hands-free unlocking using ultra wideband technology.

The Secure Pro with ultra wideband will cost $379.99 and is also slated for Q4 2025. Using UWB technology, the Secure Pro can automatically unlock as you approach the door with a compatible smartphone or smartwatch. The UWB radio in the lock communicates with the one in your device to figure out exactly where you are and only unlocks as you approach from outside the house.

At launch, Lockly says hands-free unlocking will only work with UWB-enabled Android phones, which include recent flagships from Google and Samsung. Support for Apple’s UWB unlocking will be coming later. The Secure Pro supports Apple Home Key, too, so if you have an iPhone, you can tap to unlock with that or your Apple Watch. It also has a fingerprint reader, a touchscreen keypad, and a physical key.


Image: Lockly
The Sightline Pro is a 4K camera that can track motion.

Lockly is also branching out from smart locks and adding two new security cameras to its ecosystem. The outdoor-rated Sightline Pro ($149.99) is a pan and tilt 4K camera that can rotate 360 degrees and automatically track motion, and the Sightline ($69.99) is a fixed 2K camera with built-in spotlights. Both are battery-powered via a built-in battery, and a compatible solar panel can help keep them charged. They can record footage locally to a microSD card and work with the Lockly app.

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