Nest Hub Max Smart Display with Google Assistant - Charcoal

I got this item after purchasing several google home cameras, a google nest thermostat and a google nest doorbell. It is customizable with pictures and the google voice assitant. It is great for hands free voice commands and even has the option for video calls. The only option for videocalls is through google duos though and my only critique is that it doesnt offer any other option for videocalls, like facebook messenger, because barely anyone uses google duos. It also has much better sound quality than I expected and at max volume can be heard anywhere in my 1500 sqft home. The coolest feature, in my opinion, is that it was say who is at your door based on the saved faces in the google app. It will also show you the doorbell video when someone rings it so you dont have to pull it up on your phone and can use the microphone feature from the hub. Its also touch screen so you dont need to use voice commands all the time. I use it mainly for pulling up YouTube videos or playing music on Spotify while I cook or clean because i have it placed on the counter of my kitchen. I think the price is about $50 higher than it should be but if you have spare cash and lots of google home devices(or devices that work with google assistant) it is worth getting as a way of bring you google devices together with a hands free control hub.

I really like this as a photo frame.. but it is very expensive just for that purpose. I love that you can create shared albums of photos so others can contribute. But if you have to factory reset it for any reason apparently the shared album is deleted, which is incredibly inconvenient. I wish you could add other apps to it because having to cast to watch certain things on it is just annoying and sometimes glitchy. It being a google device it makes no sense you can't get on the play store and add things. Seems like they just don't want to make it capable of doing so to sell other devices. My biggest issue lately is I have had it less than a year and it has started freezing and rebooting itself. Any time I try to do anything on the internet it does this. When I am trying to read recipes it will do this. Just freezes and hard reset itself. I am really disappointed in it for that reason. I am not sure why but it is also hard to hear sometimes. It seems like the sound doesn't spread well I am not sure why. When we are cooking we really can't hear it. I wish you could Bluetooth a speaker to it that would be really helpful but you can't connect another speaker in any way. Overall it is decent and I do recommend it but not entirely sure it is worth the price of $230. Very glad I got it on a big sale.

This screen is the perfect size for the kitchen or family room. If you are into smart home tech or just want a great portal to memories and information this is a great choice for you. I own both the Nest Hub and the Nest hub Max and I love them both. After using the hub for over a year I loved the compact size and the quick access to my home automation but the lack of camera for calls and small size made it hard for use in our kitchen at any reasonable distance. In enters the Hub Max and we love it. Big screen but not too big, good quality sound from the speaker, and a great tool for the kiddos to call the Grand parents and family. The look is clean and simple allowing it to just blend in while displaying great quality pictures of recent memories. Since getting it up and running we find ourselves stopping to just watch old pictures and tell stories. The only real grip I have with the max is that the cam doesn't have a physical camera cover slide built in. For me not a deal breaker and the fact that the cam can also be used as a security cam when away really adds a big plus to this versatile system. I would definitely buy this if you are looking for something in a common area of your home and the regular hub as a display for a bedroom night stand.