The stand measures 5.4 by 2.4 inches, giving it a wider but more shallow footprint than the Amazon Echo Spot.

Some smart home gadgets actually use a physical circuit disconnector for such controls. But at $150, it's $80 to $100 less than any of those larger devices. All our journalism is independent and is in no way influenced by any advertiser or commercial initiative.

It’s not as muscular as the Google Home Max and the mids are not as well fleshed-out as those of the Sonos One. [Update: The Google Nest Hub Max has a new competitor in the form of the Amazon Echo Show 10 (2020) – and it comes with Netflix support and an audio-focussed design. This requires that the app also be Google Cast compatible (and even then not every app will work), but that's still a much larger list than simply being Google Assistant. There are privacy implications of having a camera, as there are putting microphones in your home, but Google has negated my webcam fears by making the useful functionality powered by local AI and not constantly streaming a feed of me to the internet. By clicking on an affiliate link, you accept that third-party cookies will be set. The Hub Max has two 18 mm tweeters aiming forwards and one 75 mm woofer aiming backwards for richer sound than the smaller Hub. When the electric bass kicks in, the Nest Hub again sounds a bit weak and underwhelming.

He currently covers consumer electronics in the PC Labs as the in-house home entertainment expert, reviewing TVs, media hubs, speakers, headphones, and gaming accessories. Does the idea of a camera that watches you 24/7 worry you? The Face Match system works on-device, meaning the camera isn’t constantly streaming to the internet and being used to surveil your every move. Two holes above the screen indicate the Nest Hub's microphones, flanking the small gray mark of the ambient light sensor. You might check the weather every morning, but if you end up watching YouTube videos on this display, it will most likely be while you do something else. And when the lights go out completely, the screen backlight is able to limbo all the way down to the level you might expect of a dedicated higher-end LCD alarm clock. Editors' Note: Google recently changed the name of the Google Home Hub to the Google Nest Hub. Assistant can even reply with different voices for different people, which is quite fun. This is surprising, since the Google Assistant-powered, By default, the touch screen will show a photo slideshow from various Google-based sources (and you can show your own, Like its name implies, the Google Nest Hub is capable of controlling smart home devices through Google Assistant. What the screen shows when not in use is your main customization choice. Again, though, YouTube navigation on the Google Nest Hub Max’s touchscreen has been deliberately limited to stop it from seeming like a tablet that you happen to be able to talk to. Most smart displays have to wait for you to invoke something before showing useful, personalised information, or they show the same things to everyone in your home. That means BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub, but not Amazon Prime Video in the UK, which doesn’t see the Hub Max despite supporting dedicated Chromecasts. You can turn this feature off if you find the look too soft. Smart displays are not TVs. The morning routines are quite good, and it sounds good enough.

The design may encourage you to think of the Nest Hub Max as a Google tablet with a speaker attached, but it’s really nothing of the sort. However, it’s radically better for music than the 7-inch Google Home Hub.
There are also software switches to let you turn the camera and mics off independently. But we think the Google Nest Hub Max looks better. Amazon’s standard Echo speakers have 7-mic arrays designed to be able to hear you from any direction. It becomes a bit “shouty” and harsh. Some smart displays have physical sliders that block the cameras but the Google Nest Hub Max does not.

It seems impressive until you consider how long Google has worked on image analysis and face recognition. Tapping the screen from the slideshow will jump to a main menu that shows the current weather on the left side of the screen and useful information like a Google News feed or your Google Calendar schedule on the right. Its relatively low-resolution 7-inch touch screen and weak speaker mean it doesn't come close to the room-filling power of the Echo Show or the other Google Assistant smart displays we've tested so far. Bass depth is great for a smart display – your music doesn’t seem to come from a narrow space and the Google Nest Hub Max will deliver the tracks you know and love with enough punch and vitality. Resolution is 1280 x 800 pixels, which leaves fairly clear pixellation when you look up close. Receive news and offers from our other brands? There’s no homescreen of apps to tap and it cannot stream video from Netflix. It looks like a curvy Android tablet bolted onto a dark grey cloth-lined base. A little chime, my photo and a small greeting appears on screen when it sees me. The Google Nest Hub Max does show up in the Spotify app as a connected speaker, though.
Google Assistant will answer you to the best of its ability, as long as it's connected to the internet (both voice recognition and processing commands requires an internet connection). You can’t rifle through categories as you might do on a tablet, phone or smart TV interface. Google Nest Hub fonctionne avec plus de 5 000 appareils connectés (éclairages, caméras, téléviseurs, etc.) A bigger screen is definitely better for viewing from across a room. This has been removed. In the morning you simply say “Hey, Google, good morning” and it’ll rattle off your customisable routine of weather, commute, news and so on. Gestures for controlling media playback or Assistant speech work well. The Google Nest Hub Max can understand you when you talk at a normal speaking volume even when competing with music that seems just as loud, or perhaps even louder. Swipe down from the top of the screen and you’ll see the shortcuts panel. Pros: big, good-looking display, Google Assistant, Face Match, Voice Match, Google Photos integration, proactive information display, Nest Cam function, Cons: expensive, sound could be better, no Ring integration, no Amazon Prime Video or Sky support, privacy implications, Google Nest Hub review: the smart display to buy, Amazon Echo Show 5 review: smaller, cheaper Alexa display, Amazon Echo Show (2nd gen) review: Alexa’s bigger, brighter smart display, Amazon Echo Spot review: cute smart speaker with a screen, Google Home Max review: bigger and smarter sound, Sonos One review: the best smart speaker for audiophiles. The Nest Hub Max also has a front-facing camera, and can plug into the Google-owned Nest platform to act as a smart home camera. Google Assistant can answer questions about the weather, sports, and general information like unit conversions and word translations. While Amazon Alexa still supports far more devices (currently over 20,000), Google Assistant works with most major home automation brands like Philips Hue lights, Nest thermostats, LG appliances, and Schlage Sense (but not Schlage Connect) smart locks. It may not be perfect, but what’s not to like about that summary? The Hub Max has the same smart home control system as its smaller sibling. But if you’re looking for the smartest, most useful smart display, the Nest Hub Max is it. For comparison the Google Nest Hub costs £119, the Amazon Echo Show 5 costs £80, the Echo Show 8 costs £120, the Echo Show costs £220. It sounds good, able to fill a room without sounding overly shrill or loud, but not much better than a standard Google Home and not quite on par with the Amazon’s larger Echo Show. We've updated our original Home Hub review from October 24, 2018 to reflect this change. You may find it ends up slightly too quiet, or slightly too loud. As a Google Assistant device, the Nest Hub can do nearly anything the JBL Link View and Lenovo Smart Display can. Other services can be Chromecast to the display from your phone, which makes it more versatile than Amazon’s Echo Show devices.

You can also check out the live view of your Google Nest Hub Max from anywhere without the subscription. The Google Nest Cam, a dinky little home camera, cost £159 / $199 on its own, making this box seem an even better deal.

To be clear it’s not as good as a dedicated Nest Cam IQ, which is £299 on its own. And you can’t really appreciate these extra powers from the spec sheet, which makes the Google Nest Hub Max’s display sound mediocre. The Nest Hub Max has two 18mm tweeters and a 75mm bass driver. The turbo-charged version of the Google Home Hub is better for video, music, podcasts and just about everything else. But where the Nest Hub is a veritable bargain at £119 or frequently much less, the Nest Hub Max is a different proposition at a little under twice the price. The Google Nest Hub Max has some slight issues at launch. We had some trouble with this side of the Google Nest Hub Max. You can have a slideshow of Google Earth images, pics from the Google Arts archive, or those of your own Google Photos collection. The Google Assistant speech recognition is great as ever, and you can see its use of context cues, the interpretation of your words often changing slightly as the sentence plays out. The camera is not only used for the Nest feature. Or, from another perspective, it functions like a Google version of the Amazon Echo Show. There’s a touchscreen and you can partially control the unit with it, but to remotely unlock its potential you’ll need to talk to it, or at least  “cast” content from your phone. If you are after a beside YouTube machine, consider the Lenovo Smart Display while it is still available. PCMag.com is a leading authority on technology, delivering Labs-based, independent reviews of the latest products and services. I’m still amazed at just how good it is to have my cherished memories from holidays and good times seamlessly displayed around the house. So what can you play? The Google Nest Hub Max was released in September 2019, around a year and a half on from the original Google Home Hub. The Google Nest Hub Max is the best smart display you can buy because it’s simply smarter than the rest. Please deactivate your ad blocker in order to see our subscription offer, We check over 130 million products every day for the best prices. This isn’t a normal LCD screen. The color temperature also changes to match ambient light.

The big new addition for the Hub Max is a camera, which some will see as a mixed blessing, introducing more worries about privacy. But this is otherwise a great smart speaker. It costs $229 / £219 / $349, similar to the original price of the 10-inch Lenovo Smart Display. Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Google only recently decided to create its own first-party answer to the Alexa-powered, The Nest Hub looks like a scaled-down version of the Echo Show. Swipe down from the top to access a collection of your smart home tech including a quick summary of what’s on, what the temperature is and other bits you might have. Having photos displayed on the 10in screen with tonal matching to ambient light is excellent; so is watching Netflix or YouTube on it. Google has also renamed the original Home Hub to bring it into the Nest family. You need a Nest subscription to make the most of this security feature. The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or the endorsement of PCMag. Side by side with a physical photo, it's more difficult to spot the difference than you might think. You can also video call, using Google Duo. You will receive a verification email shortly. Swiping right from there will scroll through various columns of information, including other news feeds, video lists, and suggested commands. The speakers are hidden in the fabric pedestal that supports the screen.


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