Best Smart Displays For 2021: From Google To Amazon To Lenovo

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Thanks to [ coronavirus] lockdowns, voice assistants are [/news/alexa-is-starting-to-ask-questions-how-should-we-respond/ getting more use than ever before] -- and thanks to the [ countless major smart home devices releasing regularly], they're getting more powerful, too. Smart displays bring an even more compelling angle: they offer video chat, touch controls, a screen for streaming and much more. I for one have already sent an [/products/amazon-echo-show-8/ Echo Show 8] to my mother-in-law so she can drop in to read to my kiddos every couple of days this new year -- even though she lives 10 hours away.
But which smart video is best for you?

The smart display industry has flourished in recent years, with the [/products/amazon-echo-show-8/ Amazon Echo Show 8] and the [/reviews/google-nest-home-hub-with-google-assistant-the-best-smart-display-review/ Google Nest Hub] (formerly the Google Home Hub) at the forefront of the screen wars. In addition, Amazon's new [/news/amazon-new-echo-show-10-keeps-watch-with-panning-camera/ Echo Show 10] will be adding a new contender to the field soon. It makes sense that there are almost a [/news/amazon-echo-show-google-nest-hub-facebook-portal-and-more-how-to-pick-the-best-smart-display-in-2019/ dozen smart displays] on the market: They're a great combo made up of the always-listening voice assistant (like you'd find in a [/news/best-smart-speakers-of-2021-amazon-echo-google-nest-mini-and-apple-homepod-compared/ smart speaker]) and a touchscreen for watching videos, controlling [/news/the-best-smart-home-devices-for-2021-amazon-google-and-apple-race-to-control-your-home/ your smart home] devices, adding things to your to-do lists and more. The [/products/nest-hub-max/ Google Nest Hub Max] even adds in [/news/google-nest-hub-max-a-new-face-tracking-camera-for-your-home-weve-got-questions/ a face-tracking camera] that can schermo personalized bits of information whenever this smart device recognizes you.



























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There are plenty of considerations that go into which smart monitor is right for you. Do you want one that offers monitor chat and video calling? Or that connects with Amazon's Alexa or the Google Home app? Does it need to be able to control your smart light bulbs and smart plugs? Is suono prestazione a factor (in case you need music for a dance party)? These are all factors you should keep in mind.

If you're looking to upgrade your current smart speaker, or you're just starting your [/smart-home/house/ smart home] and you find the touchscreen appealing, here are the best smart displays available now. We'll update this list periodically.

Read more: [/reviews/google-nest-home-hub-with-google-assistant-the-best-smart-display-review/ Google Nest Hub wins CNET's Editors' Choice]






[ Best smart display overall]




[ Google Nest Hub]






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You can often find the Nest Hub (formerly called the [ ]) [ ], making this Google smart display device an affordable entry point for the category. It's also the smartest and best overall, making the lower price even more appealing. 

Thanks to the built-in [ ], the Nest Hub responds to all of the same voice command options as the [ ] smart commentatore. The touchscreen is a little small at 7 inches, but the adaptive brightness makes pictures immagine particularly great. Google will even customize a slideshow of family pics as your screensaver.

You can also control your smart home devices, like your smart doorbell, with an intuitively designed control panel. Unlike most of the other smart displays (and unlike its new big brother, the [ Nest Hub Max]), the Nest Hub doesn't have a camera, but that might be a gratifica if you have [ privacy concerns] and want to put it on your bedside table. The colorful fabric design on this Google assistant smart display allows the device to blend in anywhere, though the touchscreen comes in particularly handy if you want step-by-step help through a recipe in the kitchen.


[ Read our Google Nest Hub review].








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[ The other best smart display]




[ Amazon Echo Show 8]






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For a long time, the Nest Hub occupied pride of place on this list, thanks to its photo schermo aesthetic, pleasant user interface and more naturalistic voice assistant. But as we venture ever deeper into the coronavirus pandemic, the Echo Esibizione 8's ambiente -- and its ability to videoclip chat -- becomes a more important deciding point for would-be customers. And that's one feature the Nest Hub simply doesn't have. Add that to [ Amazon [



Read our Amazon Echo Show 8 review][ Read our Amazon Echo Show 8 review].








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[ Lenovo Smart Display]






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If you want a 10-inch touchscreen powered by Google Assistant, the Lenovo Smart Monitor looks elegant and features the same smarts as the Nest Hub. Lenovo actually offers three different models with 10, 8 and 7 inch screens. The 10-inch $250 smart monitor has a bamboo back that's particularly well suited for the kitchen.

The Lenovo Smart Video was actually the first smart schermo to debut with Google Assistant built-in and it's still one of the best. You still get Google's smart-home control panels and recipe guides, plus the Lenovo display has a smart camera for schermo calls and a physical shutter to cover it if you want privacy.


[ Read our Lenovo Smart Display review].








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