Customer Ratings & Reviews

ntroduction: As an avid tech enthusiast, I recently had the pleasure of exploring the Nest Hub 7” Smart Display with Google Assistant (2nd Gen). This versatile smart device has quickly become an integral part of my daily routine. From its vibrant display and responsive performance to the seamless integration of Google Assistant, the Nest Hub offers a delightful smart home experience. In this user review, I'll share my thoughts on its key features and overall usability. Design and Display: The Nest Hub's design is a masterpiece of simplicity and elegance. The 7-inch display is encased in a sleek fabric finish that seamlessly blends into any home decor. The compact form factor ensures it doesn't occupy much space, making it ideal for bedside tables, kitchen counters, or even as a digital photo frame. The touch-sensitive display is bright and vibrant, rendering colors beautifully. Whether watching videos, checking the weather, or displaying family photos, the Nest Hub provides crisp visuals with wide viewing angles, making it a joy to interact with. Google Assistant Integration: The highlight of the Nest Hub is, undoubtedly, the seamless integration of Google Assistant. The far-field microphones are impressively accurate, even from a distance, allowing for hands-free voice commands. Setting timers, asking for recipes, or controlling smart home devices has never been more convenient. The responsiveness and accuracy of Google Assistant are top-notch, making it an invaluable personal assistant for day-to-day tasks. Media and Entertainment: The Nest Hub excels as a media hub as well. Watching YouTube videos, streaming Netflix, or even listening to music is a delight with its crisp display and surprisingly impressive speaker quality. While it might not replace a high-end speaker system, the Nest Hub's audio output is clear, balanced, and loud enough for casual entertainment. Smart Home Control: As a central hub for my smart home devices, the Nest Hub easily controls lights, thermostats, smart plugs, and more. The Home View dashboard provides an intuitive interface to manage all connected devices efficiently. I particularly appreciate the "Ambient EQ" feature, which automatically adjusts the display's brightness and color temperature based on the room's lighting conditions, creating a pleasant and comfortable viewing experience. Privacy and Security: Google has made strides in improving user privacy, and the Nest Hub reflects this commitment. The physical mute switch for the microphone offers a sense of control over when the device listens to you, and the integrated camera shutter allows for covering the camera when it's not in use. Minor Considerations: While the Nest Hub is an excellent smart display, there are a couple of areas for potential improvement. The absence of a built-in camera might disappoint users who wish to make video calls or use it for video conferencing. Additionally, a larger display option for those who prefer a more immersive media experience would be a welcome addition. Conclusion: The Nest Hub 7” Smart Display with Google Assistant (2nd Gen) is a brilliant smart home device that brings convenience and elegance to any living space. Its sleek design, vibrant display, and seamless integration of Google Assistant make it a must-have for anyone invested in a smart home ecosystem. Although a built-in camera and a larger display option could enhance its versatility, the Nest Hub excels in its primary functions and delivers an outstanding user experience. I highly recommend it to anyone seeking a smart display that truly enriches their daily life.

This was the best product i have ever had.its easy to control all my appliances now, i dont have to get up to turn on the lughts anymore overall 10/10 it has been alot of help. And the sound is amazing for music or watching YouTube on it

I bought the hub so for few reason but the main one was to have it in the kitchen to play music while cooking and also have my schedule but also so I can watch my Google cameras if needed , and I love it , its alegant, the right size for me I added an album so its going through it also very nice , the speaker is great and the screen is clear and very responsive and because I really liked it I got another one for the bedroom

I recently purchased the Google Nest Hub from Best Buy, and I am thoroughly impressed with its performance and features. The setup process was straightforward, and within minutes, I had it up and running. The integration with my other smart home devices was seamless, making it a central hub for controlling everything from lights to security cameras. The display quality is outstanding, providing clear visuals for photo slideshows, recipe instructions, and video calls. The voice recognition is highly accurate, and Google Assistant responds quickly to commands. I especially appreciate the ambient EQ feature, which adjusts the screen brightness according to the room's lighting, making it easy on the eyes. The sound quality is better than expected for a device of its size, making it suitable for casual music listening or podcasts. I also love the ability to watch YouTube videos and use it as a digital photo frame with Google Photos integration. Overall, the Google Nest Hub has exceeded my expectations, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking to enhance their smart home experience. Best Buy's customer service was excellent, and the purchase process was smooth and hassle-free.

Love the aspect use it in the kitchen, it can send the robot vac out and like other smart devices and plays music. This device has many features that can potentially be overwhelming to some users that are not familiar with technology.

I got Nest hub after I already tried to use HomePod mini and Amazon Alexa devices to control my smart home bulbs, plugs and security cameras. I can say I like it more than others assistant’s devices . It is better understanding what i said. It is easier to connect smart devices to it than to HomePod and Alexa . I also use it like a clock and alarm in my bedroom. So far it is best smart assistant for smart home I found.

This is a perfect gift item for families and friends. I am using this for the past 3 years and recently purchased the 2nd Gen for my family. They have been using this with no complaints what-so-ever! If you have a child/kid at your home, then this is must have as their never ending questions don't have to stop - you can always have them ask the Google Assistant and she will be glad to answer them forever :) And then of course it helps the adults with playing the song of their choice, or a video for that matter when you need extra help while cooking. It has good speaker quality and I pretty much have never encountered with any problem!!

Product works great. It shoes timers and alarms, and works just like a nest mini.

Display big enough to see from a far basic information of interest, all customizable. High quality speaker and microphone to listen for commands and speak back. I would say it is a great companion for the home, specially if you own more than one

Great sound quality. small yet powerfull. I use it in my bedroom as night stand clock that tracks my sleep as well. can work as a small photo frame as well. Highly recommended

Love the ability to have all my Google Nest devices in one display that keeps things organized and a place to play my music while im cooking, would like to get a nice google nest speaker or a speaker to connect to it to be able to hear my Nest doorbell chime better when we get visitors, its pretty much strsight forward to use, it gives you a little tutorial in the beginning which didnt really work for me so i kind if figured everything put myself sometimes it does get frustrating to call people off of it sometimes it works sometimes it just reads the number out loud and the person you call must have Google meet i havent really understood this part of the hub yet but i have made successful calls and some unsuccessful

It can be as simple as a clock or as in depth a day planner or mini entertainment center as you can find anywhere. Super simple to use straight out of the box if you already have google assistant. Even if you dont its as easy as downloading the app. I use it to control all the google connected items I have from my nightstand. The security cameras look great, the music and youtube selections are endless (with subscriptions for whatever you use) and they sound a lot better than you might expect. I dont even have to touch it to get it to stop playing something or to shut the alarm off, I just wave by it. I like it a lot and I find it extremely helpful/useful.

There are a few limitations with this item, some features that I still don't totally understand, but overall it works very well, does what I really wanted it to do, and is much better than the cheaper speaker version I had in my bedroom before, a Lenovo. This is a lot better, mostly easy too set up, and has worked quite well for about 5 months so far.

Works Great I am using it to replace my old timer in my Kitchen I am also using it to turn on/ off my KASA light switches throughout my house They want 50 Characters, so here I go Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

This product does exactly as expected. I already have a Nest mini and I'm excited to continue adding to my google home collection. I absolutely love it. It is helpful to have a music subscription, lucky for me I've been using youtube premium for years now so I can use youtube music with my smart speaker. It might be smaller than expected for some people but I read the dimensions before ordering and knew what I was expecting. The black Friday sale on it was awesome, great price!

Works relatively well. Still learning all the ins and outs of all the functions its capable of. Like the screen size and footprint size. Not to big, not to small. Sound is not bad. Good for listening to some music or videos and not having to turn on the big a/v system. Having difficulties getting both hubs and a mini to connect together to play music on all of them at the same time. All in all, not a bad little display.

Good quality and easy to step it works really good for indoor and outdoor

I have approximately three of these, I like the screen and the ability to play my security camera output over them (wifi cameras). The price for these was much higher, fifty is about right if you ask me. For the first few years I had my network this worked flawlessly but recently google lost a patent infringement lawsuit over their speaker functions and has had to disable those functions in everything. Google is not doing a good job with those firmware updates on this device, several times a day the device gets very slow responding, stops responding, claims it can't access the internet or just gives constant "something went wrong" responses. It happens on all of these units that I have - I don't blame my router but I suppose it could be part of the issue. I'm hoping that google gets their heads out of the dark places and fixes all that but I think the customers are going to need to make more of an uproar because they don't seem to be in a hurry it's probably a huge job. For the moment, my lenovo smart clocks are pretty much running things in my house because they are not currently having the issues this unit is. I also have a couple of the google smart speakers which are also having issues for the same reason. If you are using a google pixel phone and find your google devices are complaining about updates but won't update then you need to run home from a non pixel device (I used an old samsung tablet) this is a current problem that google knows about but has not yet fixed thankfully it only happens with older devices that need a major update because they have not been online for a long period.

Not exactly my first rodeo with a nest hub. This would be my 5th fourth one though. I know you might be thinking that's a lot. But to be fair the first didn't fail due to poor quality of software. It was an external component that did that. So here I am, I shopped around to find one on a "deal" and landed on Best Buys website. Now I have one at my computer station for various reasons. I can now do many things from my "hub" without the need to pick up my phone and sign in. Changing the thermostat, watching a football game or streaming something else, to viewing my security system, plus much, much more. The deal made this clearcut for me. Yeah the screen isn't gigantic but it does what it needs to do and then some. It's also not like I'm viewing the screen from 10+ feet away. The options for background wallpapers are nice. Time is large to be seen along with weather. Can be very helpful for those who don't mind having a device monitor your conversation for queue words. Richard Nixon would be mad about wire taping becoming so "cool" and "ok", with what happened to him. Anywho, that's another topic these these newer generations could research, however, if ya don't mind having a device eavesdrop on you, "hello Google" you'll land in another home and someone else may find you useful too...

This was great purchase, the Nest Hub is great for listening to music, which is the main reason I got it, and I really like Google devices on general. Its easy to use and does what I need.