Testseek.com have collected 48 expert reviews of the Google Nest Hub Max and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Google Nest Hub Max.
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
Published: 2019-09-09, Author: Dan , review by: theverge.com
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
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
Larger screen, Better sound, interesting face recognition tech
Not the cheapest smart display, No physical camera shutter, The volume button placement is annoying
"The Nest Hub Max maintains many of the best parts of the regular Nest Hub, like the design and the software experience, but outclassed its smaller sibling in almost every way"...
Published: 2019-11-11, Author: Stephen , review by: techguide.com.au
Good sized screen, Impressive audio quality, Nice design, Power of Google in reach
Nest camera needs subscription, Screen quality inferior to competitors
The Google Nest Hub Max is a nice update to the original Google Home Hub with a larger screen, better sound and a better experience.Related PostsGoogle Home Hub review – the smart speaker is even more versatile with a screenTech Guide's 2018 12 Days of Ch...
Published: 2019-09-09, Author: Daniel , review by: eftm.com.au
Abstract: It's been almost a year since Google first introduced us to the 7-inch Home Hub, since renamed ‘Nest Hub, but time marches on in the tech industry and now we have the Nest Hub Max, a bigger version with a few new features.The Nest Hub Max is priced at $...
Published: 2019-09-09, Author: Scott , review by: ausdroid.net
Considering all the features on offer here, the Hub Max's asking price of $350 seems reasonable, although you should probably consider the fact that most of these features are also offered by other smart displays with cameras.Lenovo's 10-inch Smart Displa...
The Google Nest Hub Max isn't bad but it is a little obvious. I get the sense that if you laid out all the features found in each of Google's smart speaker and smart displays on a grid, the Nest Hub Max would be the inevitable attempt to fill in the gap b...
The Google Nest Hub Max is easily the best smart display on the market right now. From the design and look of the device to its powerful, crisp sounding speakers, nothing else quite compares right now - even Amazon's similar offering. It's replaced my...
Published: 2019-11-06, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
big, goodlooking display, Google Assistant, Face Match, Voice Match, Google Photos integration, proactive information display, Nest Cam function
expensive, sound could be better, no Ring integration, no Amazon Prime Video or Sky support, privacy implications
The Google Nest Hub Max is the best smart display you can buy because it's simply smarter than the rest. Most smart displays have to wait for you to invoke something before showing useful, personalised information, or they show the same things to everyone...
