Best Smart Displays
Here, we have rounded up the very best smart displays on the market today. So without further ado, here are the top 10 best smart displays. You’ll notice that Facebook Portal is not on this list, and that is because we don’t feel we can ethically add it to this list. You’ll also notice that we have never covered anything about the Facebook Portal for this reason.
Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen)
Price: $99Where to buy: Best Buy
Google just debuted the new Nest Hub in March 2021, it comes in at the same price, and offers some pretty cool new features. Like the ability to actually sense when you’re sleeping. It can actually track your sleep, which might sound a bit surprising, but definitely cool. Google also added Motion Sense to the Nest Hub, which appears to work a lot better than it did on the Pixel 4 series when that launched in 2019. Otherwise, it still has a seven inch display, and a physical switch to turn off the microphone. Still no camera in this one, which is why it is so cheap. Google does offer the Nest Hub in a variety of colors too. Including Chalk, Charcoal, Mist and Sand. It’s currently available for pre-order. Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen) - Best Buy
Google Nest Hub Max
Price: $229Where to buy: Best Buy
The Nest Hub Max is larger than the Nest Hub, hence the name. This one sports a 10.1-inch display, and also has a Nest Cam in the bezel. This camera can be used to keep an eye on your home when you’re not at home. It’s also used for video calling. With the Nest Hub Max, you can use your smart home products on this display, including seeing who’s at the door, with your Nest Hello video doorbell. Or controlling your smart lights with your voice, or just using the display. Since there is a central hub available for controlling your home. It also can play all of your favorite music from YouTube Music among other services. Google Nest Hub Max - Best Buy
With the Echo Show 8, you have the ability to use Alexa just like you would on a smart speaker. But since it has a display, you get some added visuals with it. This includes being able to actually see the weather when you ask about the weather. You can also do video calls, in addition to voice calls. Since, well it has a screen. The Echo Show 8 can also bring up the security camera feeds from outside your home, or the video doorbell. Which is a really cool feature to have available.
The display on the Echo Show 5 is a bit wider than the other Echo Show devices, which means it can show more content in-line versus the 8 or 10-inch models.
Lenovo Smart Clock Essential
Price: $49Where to buy: Best Buy
The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is actually smaller then the Echo Show 5, with a 4-inch display. But it also doesn’t have a full color display. It’s basically an LED clock with Google Assistant built-in. Which is really neat actually. You can still listen to music on the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential and do all sorts of things with Google Assistant, but this is almost a non-display version of a smart display. Since you can’t watch your cameras on here, nor can you watch YouTube on it. Lenovo Smart Clock Essential - Best Buy
Lenovo Smart Display 7
Price: $99Where to buy: Best Buy
This is another smart display from Lenovo which does look a lot like the first Echo Show ever made. It has the display at the top and a pretty beefy speaker at the bottom. This allows for some good sounding audio out of this speaker, and it actually fires at you, unlike the previous Lenovo smart displays. It’s a 7-inch display, so this is mostly just a tall smart display, and not very large. But you can still do everything you’d expect on a Google Assistant smart display. That includes watching Netflix, seeing your Nest Cam security cameras, and so much more. You can check out all the commands you can use for Google Assistant here. Lenovo Smart Display 7 - Best Buy
This is a really great smart display to pick up for a number of reasons, including the fact that it has a camera. Which can be used in your home security system and keep tabs on what’s happening in your home.
