Customer Ratings & Reviews

This hub is perfect for video calls. I love the way it zooms in and out while using it. I also like the fact it's a hidden camera and I have the option to capture video or not. It has a great speaker for music and comes in handy when needing to look at a recipe while cooking.

The best hub max has been great for us. It’s a good way to view different apps and tv while making meals. I can pull up different recipes while cooking. It controls my smart home bulbs and devices as well. The added bonus of the camera on this is nice for the piece of mind of checking up on the house while I’m not there. We have the regular size nest hub and the speaker sounds much better on the full size unit.

A little complicated at first to set up, however once it's set up it's very easy to use.

I love the Max. I look for recipes, weather, general info all the time. Have one in my kitchen, bathroom and home office. Watch TV programs with You Tube TV when I'm getting ready in the morning in the bathroom. Make video calls with Duo. Create my grocery list each week and syncs with my phone when I'm in the grocery store. Turns on my lights. Communicates with my Nest thermostat. Planning to next get cameras at front and back door to view on my Max's. I love these little buggers!

Nest works with many smart devices... but not all. I am using this device in our kitchen. Overall, I am quite happy with this device which has good sound and is very usable for short video calls, and is really great for looking up recipes overall. There's a new 'pause' gesture as of Dec 2020 that is supposed to pause a video when you hold your hand towards the unit palm out, but it is not working for us. (Yet?) If you have other smart devices in your home, check them for compatibility and if you're not all-in on one platform, just be aware of what integrations you might be missing. I'll give two examples of video cameras. I have both Arlo and Ring cameras. Arlo is a 3rd party who doesn't make smart assistants like Google, Apple or Amazon. Their integration with Nest / Google Home is fair. I can usually get my cameras to display on the unit, but the Arlo video doorbell sometimes will not display, and if it does, it will display sideways. I also have a Ring camera on my garage and it won't display on the Nest at all.. very likely the reason is that Ring is owned by Amazon, who probably thinks of Google Home as a majority competitor to Alexa. My Liftmaster/Chamberlain smart garage door opener integrates to Ring, but not Nest, but I haven't tried actually installing the Chamberlain myQ app on the Nest. (It works fine, of course, only Android smartphone. As does Ring.) At any rate, I would absolutely recommend this device UNLESS you have nothing but Ring cameras. If you have only Ring cameras, you probably should buy an Echo Show instead. I do have some experience with Alexa and I think that Google Home gives better search results when asking natural language questions. If you ask about trivia or historical things, you're much more likely to get the right answer from Google, as of this review (1/11/21)

This is definitely an upgrade from the google (nest) hub. The bigger screen makes using it a lot easier and it also has much better sound with the subwoofer. Similar to the other it utilizes most of its set up via the google home app which at times can be frustrating. It is very reliant on voice to accomplish most of its tasks which can be either a plus or minus. For instance, it took me almost an hour to set up making google duo calls on it because it all had to be done through apps and setting up individualized profiles on the hub max. It would be easier to have a native app on the device so that my kids could use it which is the reason I bought it.

The Nest Hub is easy to install. It plays my favorite songs. It does its job. I will buy another one.

Easy to use. Great camera and sound. I love to be able to manage my thermostat, and security system in a scheduled way.

Was lucky to snag this during the Black Friday deal from Google (I would probably re-consider if I hadn't gotten it at the BFCM price to be honest) and I was shocked when it arrived how much bigger the display is. With the camera, it also proactively can tell you're in the room and will welcome you and personalize the display based on who it sees. I don't use it for calling, I just wanted a bigger display in the kitchen so it was easier to see from further away.

I have many google nest devices (i.e. Nest Home, Nest mini, etc) but gym nest hub max is the best! The 10 inch display and amazing speaker quality is pure. Only complaint I have is I wish it had more bass, however I’m sure the Google Home Max is where it’s at for the bass tones I want. I have recommended this product to all of my customers as I am an electrician and anyone looking to add cameras in and outside the house. This display does it all view all your cameras in one spot! 10/10

I have not had great luck with any Nest product but the Nest Hub Max is an excellent quality smart display that is easy to use. The screen is a perfect size for a place like a kitchen countertop. The screen looks great and the sound is very good. There is a lot of customization to suit your needs. The camera is excellent. I have had this for just over a year now and it has been working well. No problems! I just wish all Nest products were this good.

The packaging of the display was well done. Plugging it installed what it needed. I was totally impressed with the screen. The setup shows you how to use the hub. The colors are vibrant. I like the fact you can watch youtube videos or chrome cast. I tested the Duo calls with it and it has a great field of view of the camera. It follows the person around which is nice unless you don't like that kind of thing. The audio is great. I have hue lights and it can tell me on the screen how many lights are on and what the temperature is in the house. You can either touch the lights and it will list the lights you can turn on or off. There is a room view which gives all your connected devices. I have hue lights and Samsung Smartthings and it works seamlessly. There are some things that aren't integrated yet. Specifically, the only way to start a routine is by using your voice to start the routine or using the screen. There is no way to start a routine such as a Smartthings multipurpose sensor to actually tell you a door is open. This is minor and I'm sure this will be incorporated soon. The display is a great display and the camera can be used for a security camera. I have nest cameras and you can watch the feeds of the camera's. I don't have the Google Nest Hello but I saw videos that when the doorbell rings it will show the person at the door on the screen. I would recomend this display to anyone.

Works great, can do everything I do on my Google home app on my phone and more. I have it on my work desk, and can easily check my Google camera to check on my baby, play spotify, and cast other apps as well.

I really like the Nest Hub Max. We already have a Google Home speaker, a couple of Minis, and a few Insignia-branded Google Home alarm clocks, so this was a natural addition. The kids like to watch videos on it or use it to tell the TV (AV Receiver is Google Home connected) to play cartoons. The best part is that, because I also have connected cameras, I can tell it to show me who's at the front door, what's going on in the basement, etc. Saves me from going to the door if it's just a solicitor or a squirrel.

This review is for the device, not Google assistant Looks clean, goes great w any home Sounds amazing for what you get. Loud, pure sound, step above average sound Open just about any google video, music app Even make video calls using google meet-duo Resolution is great for what you get Screen is a nice size, not to big or small

If you're in the free Google ecosystem, the photo displays, video calling, etc. works great! Tracking and zooming in/out on the people talking in the room works smoothly and clearly for both video and audio. Music is not audiophile quality obviously, but it can get quite loud without distorting and carries robust midrange for the average joe. Retail price is still more than I think it's worth, but cost for what you get is everyone's personal opinion.

good product. big screen is nice. sound quality is better than smaller models goggle Nest. Still slightly overpriced for its capabilities

Just purchased mines a few hours ago and I'm glad I held off from buying the older version as this one is awesome, the only issue I have is that my ring cameras wont work on it but my Phillips hue works though.

Display size is great! Easy set up. Great camera. Search function works great. Nice update to music allows favorites.

Well, it's a Google home, with a screen for weather, time, and other limited uses. Nice big screen on it, would be nice to be able to use for so many other things. I have this in the living room where it fields the majority of my questions. Pairs with the nest cam doorbell nicely and I can stream the front door on it, however it exits the stream any time you ask a question. The kitchen is attached to my living room although I've never used the device once for recipes, I do use it frequently for timers. I don't use YouTube for tv or entertainment so that feature is wasted on me. I envisioned using it to stream the security cameras I already have, like I do on my phone with a generic ip camera app, nope, can't install any apps on it. It's NOT a tablet. I COULD replace all my cameras with nest cams, but I'd be replacing my $500 professional grade ptz cams with $200-300 versions of an HD webcam. No thanks. About half as functional as I thought it would be for me, but I'm keeping it in the event they actually do something cool with it. Overall the speaker sounds nice, and gets to a decent volume. I wouldn't say it rivals the big "B" name brand speaker, but it's ok, and better than the home mini.