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September 2019
(83%)
48 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(92%)
20 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Nest Cam features help set it apart
Auto-framing in video calls is a nice touch
Great display
Despite the fairly low resolution
Excellent price for what you get
Above-average sound quality
The Nest Hub Max offers better sound quality
A bigger screen and a new camera with plenty of tricks. It's the first smart display you can control with gestures
Excellent digital photo frame
Responsive hand gesture for play/pause
Useful auto framing during video calls
Loud sound
Impressive audio quality
Excels as a digital photo frame
Built-in Nest camera
Google Assistant is one of the smartest assistants we've tried
Sleek
Attractive design
Large screen and strong sound
Useful camera perks
Great for YouTube
Useful smart home hub
Great speakers
Clever motion-tracking
Privacy switch blocks camera and microphones
Bigger screen looks fantastic
Audio much louder and clearer than Nest Hub
Face Match works quickly and accurately
Assistant keeps getting new features
Beautiful screen for displaying photos
Camera can be used for both video calling and home security purposes
Extensive smart home controls
Personalized information based on who's looking at the screen
The editors didn't like
Still no Netflix
Only works with Duo for video calling
You can't cover the camera with a shutter. Using YouTube is a breeze
But other supported services are a pain. Many connections with third-party smart home gadgets are in limbo
Video calling only supports Google Duo
Text looks fuzzy on low-res display
No physical camera cover
No physical camera shutter
No analog audio output
Google Assistant's smart home compatibility still lags Alexa (though it's catching up fast)
Incompatible with Ring
Clumsy YouTube navigation
Can only make video calls using Google Duo
Nest Cam integration issue for iOS users
Limited to Duo for video calls
Assistant UI doesn't make the most of the display
Sound quality doesn't match Amazon's Echo Show
Can't play Netflix
No physical shutter for the camera
Home screen could be better utilized to display more information
Doesn't support G Suite accounts or shared calendars
Sleek, attractive design, Large screen and strong sound, Useful camera perks, Great for YouTube, Useful smart home hub
Incompatible with Ring, No physical camera cover, Clumsy YouTube navigation
A good enough reason to join the smart home club, but not the most affordable.Google's Nest Hub Max does a great job of justifying its existence in the home, with useful camera features, a large screen that's ideal for displaying photos and videos, and wi...
Abstract: I was definitely a huge fan of the Google Home Hub Nest Hub when it came out last year. The lack of a camera and the sweet price point worked in Google's favor. So for I/O this year, they dropped the bigger version of it w/ the Nest Hub Max. The design la...
Impressive audio quality, Excels as a digital photo frame, Built-in Nest camera, Google Assistant is one of the smartest assistants we've tried
No physical camera shutter, No analog audio output, Google Assistant's smart home compatibility still lags Alexa (though it's catching up fast)
With onboard Google Assistant, easy-on-the-eyes Ambient EQ display technology, a built-in Nest camera, and impressive sound, the $230 Google Nest Hub Max makes for one of the most compelling smart displays we've tested. If you're looking for a helpful, ha...
Abstract: Google Nest continues to develop on all fronts. With the Google Nest Hub Max another big step forward has been taken. The Max is simply a larger variant of the Nest Hub, equipped with a ten-inch screen and a camera that can also immediately serve as a sec...
There's no shortage of smart display options out there at the moment. You can get versions based on sound quality or design or one especially made for your bedside or the kitchen, all with the same user interface. Ambient Display for Android phones and p...
Published: 2019-09-09, Author: Brian , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: There were two standout features I really appreciated off the bat about the original Nest (nee Google Home) Hub: its compact size and its lack of camera. The new Nest Max has decidedly neither of those things.After releasing a model that offered an inter...
Published: 2019-09-09, Author: Mike , review by: tomsguide.com
Attractive design, Great speakers, Clever motion-tracking, Privacy switch blocks camera and microphones
Can only make video calls using Google Duo, Nest Cam integration issue for iOS users,
At $229, the Nest Hub Max is about $100 more than the Nest Hub, but with that you get a larger display, more powerful speakers, and a camera which enables a host of other features. While I wish you could make video calls using services other than Google D...
The Nest Hub Max offers better sound quality, a bigger screen and a new camera with plenty of tricks. It's the first smart display you can control with gestures
You can't cover the camera with a shutter. Using YouTube is a breeze, but other supported services are a pain. Many connections with third-party smart home gadgets are in limbo
If you wish the Nest Hub was bigger, louder and had a camera, this is the Google Assistant for you. Otherwise, the regular-sized version and other, smaller smart displays are closer to the sweet spot...
Published: 2019-09-09, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Bigger screen looks fantastic, Audio much louder and clearer than Nest Hub, Face Match works quickly and accurately, Assistant keeps getting new features
No physical camera cover, Limited to Duo for video calls, Assistant UI doesn't make the most of the display
Nest Cam features help set it apart, Auto-framing in video calls is a nice touch, Great display, despite the fairly low resolution, Excellent price for what you get, Above-average sound quality
Still no Netflix, Only works with Duo for video calling
The Google Nest Hub Max is easily the most feature-packed smart display in the Google Assistant ecosystem. It takes everything we already loved about the Nest Hub and adds welcome features such as an integrated Nest Cam and a bigger display...
