A:Answer As far as function they are exactly the same. The main difference is that the battery powered one needs to be recharged from time to time. The wired one includes the option to power over ethernet by plugging the cable into the camera from the router modem, an indoor charger that uses a microUSB, and an outdoor charger that also uses microUSB. I choose the wired version so that I could have more options to hook up the camera. As of right not I have it powered by the indoor cable and wirelessly connected to the network, but soon I will have it switched to powered by ethernet once I reconfigure my network. Also coming soon Ring is going to offer an option to have all wired cameras record 24/7 for added security. Hope this helps.