Solar 4G Cameras: Real Specs, Factory Prices and Wholesale Import Terms

What a 4G solar camera is, and the problem it actually solves

A 4G solar security camera is an outdoor camera that runs completely off-grid: a solar panel keeps the built-in battery charged, and video goes straight to a phone over a 4G LTE SIM rather than over WiFi or a network cable. No mains run, no router, no cable crew — one person mounts a camera in 5–10 minutes. Across the SolaGuard range, manufactured by Shenzhen Leksell, the standard configuration is an 8000mAh–20000mAh battery, an 8W or 15W panel, 1080p–2K resolution, IP66 weatherproofing and microSD storage up to 128GB. The catalogue runs to 150 SKUs, 49 of them AOV (continuous-recording) models, with wholesale prices quoted per order. 4K is a custom/OEM build only — it is not a stock item.

That is the short answer. The rest of this article is written for project buyers and distributors: the real spec ranges to check a quotation against, the AOV/PIR distinction that drives your complaint rate, MOQ, margin and lead times.

Why end users pay for this category

Demand concentrates in places where bringing in power and network costs more than the camera itself:

• Farms, livestock operations, orchards — the point that needs watching sits hundreds of metres from the main house, there is no socket, and WiFi does not reach.
• Construction sites and material yards — the site changes week to week and cameras get moved as work progresses, so cabling is money thrown away.
• Warehouses, car parks, ports and logistics compounds — perimeter fences and secondary gates have to be covered without touching the existing electrical system.
• Rural homes, houses with land, village halls — the owner mounts it themselves and has no intention of hiring a technician.

The common thread: the buyer is paying for not having to do the installation, not just for the lens. It is also why retail margins in this category run better than on ordinary WiFi cameras.

AOV or PIR — the difference that shows up in your return rate

This is where new importers most often buy the wrong stock. Entry-level solar cameras use a passive infrared (PIR) sensor as the trigger: the unit only wakes and starts recording when a moving heat source crosses the sensor's arc. It is very frugal with power, and it misses a great deal of what actually happens on site.

AOV (Always-On Video) works the other way round: the camera records 24/7 at low standby power and uses AI scene analysis to decide when to raise recording quality and when to push an alert. One point worth making explicitly before you negotiate: AOV is an industry-generic term, not any single factory's proprietary technology — you can and should ask several suppliers to quote against exactly this criterion.

For stock sold into farms and material yards, "the camera was there but it didn't record the part I needed" is the single most common complaint. If your customer base is B2B, keep the bulk of your inventory in the AOV group and hold the low-cost PIR lines for the retail channel.

The four AOV lines: configuration and factory pricing

The 49 AOV SKUs are split across four lines. This is the full comparison — variant counts and price bands are exact, not rounded:

Three SKUs get used most often as sample units, because they cover three different budget levels:

• SG-C41G-10T66-V1: single 2K lens, 8000mAh battery, 8W panel, IP66. The opening SKU for households and small shops.
• SG-D42G-10F66-V1: dual 2K lens (2.0MP×2), 8000mAh battery, 8W panel, IP66. The best balance of price against coverage.
• SG-D42G-15F66-V1: dual 2K lens, 20000mAh battery, 15W panel, IP66. For positions shaded by trees, poor sun aspect, or heavy recording duty.

The full 150-SKU catalogue, including the budget lines, is on the products page.

Spec to the site, not to the price

Good sun, moderate coverage required

The 8000mAh + 8W lines are enough. This group accounts for most of the volume sold, because the landed cost is low and customers accept the price readily. One thing to raise during the sale: panel orientation and tilt angle matter more than panel wattage — a correctly aimed 8W panel outperforms a 15W panel that a post shades for half the morning.

Obstructed positions, long rainy seasons, heavy recording

Use the SG-D42G-15F66-V* line with its 20000mAh battery and 15W panel. The factory price step over the 8W version is a few tens of percent, and what you buy with it is power headroom — and that is precisely the step-up you can sell to a business customer on a technical argument rather than by discounting.

Wide coverage from a single mounting point

Dual-lens (SG-D42G-) and triple-lens (SG-S43G-10T66-V) units let one pole cover several directions, cutting the number of mounting points and the labour bill on a project. On a long fence line or a vehicle yard, one triple-lens unit usually comes in cheaper than two single-lens units once installation is added.

On storage

The standard is microSD up to 128GB. If a customer needs longer retention, the correct answer is to tune the recording mode and add cloud storage — not to promise a card capacity the hardware does not support. Higher-capacity storage can be built into a customised order, but the number has to be confirmed by the factory for that specific order.

Import terms: MOQ, margin, lead times

The Vietnam office is in Ho Chi Minh City and handles quotations, samples and warranty for the domestic market. Volume pricing tiers and warranty terms on container orders are on the wholesale page.

A safe way in for a new distributor: place a 10-unit trial order covering 2–3 SKUs at different price points, field-test through at least one bad-weather cycle in your own market, and only then fix the stock mix for a 50-unit order and above.

OEM and private label

The entire catalogue, including all 49 AOV SKUs, is available for OEM/private label at MOQ 100 units. Customisation covers your own logo and packaging, and at larger order volumes the hardware itself: higher resolution, larger battery and panel, more storage. The rule that matters: any specification beyond the standard configuration must be confirmed by the factory in writing for that specific order, with price and lead time attached — never inferred from a website or a sales sheet.

Checklist before you wire the deposit

Apply this to any supplier you are comparing, including us:

1. Factory credentials. Shenzhen Leksell has been operating since 2012 and holds TÜV Rheinland certification alongside CE, FCC and RoHS. Ask for scans of the certificates in force, and check that the legal entity named on them matches the entity on your contract.
2. Refuse "up to" specifications. Insist on the full model code for every line in the quotation. "Up to 4K" or "high-capacity battery" is not a specification — it is marketing copy, and it binds nobody once the goods land.
3. Ask for the exact IP rating. The outdoor SKUs here are IP66. If a supplier quotes a higher rating, ask for the matching test report — one step up the scale is a different qualification process entirely.
4. Confirm carrier compatibility. The units have to work with the SIMs of the carriers in the market you sell into, and that has to be verified on a sample before anything goes into a container.
5. Time the installation yourself. 5–10 minutes per camera is a figure you should re-measure with your own sample unit, because it is the strongest argument you have in front of a project customer.

For volume pricing on a specific SKU list, or to place a sample order: WhatsApp +86 188 1869 9870, phone +86 188 1869 9870, email info@solaguard.net. Territory-based distribution terms are on the dealer page.