ImageTagInstance gallery-93a55ec5-7585-4329-ae56-60d1019d5602 Review index HTMLTagInstance html-tag-eab93644-896c-491e-b87b-b09323d5671c Design | HTMLTagInstance html-tag-52e55220-8c6a-48a2-85aa-307a429a6b84 Display | HTMLTagInstance html-tag-7704f25a-de52-4840-953f-57ac4f2069cf Interface and Functionality | HTMLTagInstance html-tag-5390c713-0247-49b0-96c2-34c347048d33 Smart Home Control | HTMLTagInstance html-tag-531abd79-7493-41d2-87ef-76c4be6af4e4 Google Home App | HTMLTagInstance html-tag-080380d5-44b9-4afa-9c02-e4dffe503834 Sound Quality | HTMLTagInstance html-tag-bdacfd0e-026c-4dfc-b37c-771cb4901945 Connectivity | HTMLTagInstance html-tag-8587840b-e777-405a-9769-446c68ed4efe ConclusionLast year, at CES 2018, we saw Google’s first smart display, a competitor for Amazon’s Echo Show, but there was just one quirk – it was made by Lenovo. The Google Home Hub represents the company’s first first-party smart display and the soft, cute aesthetic clearly gives it away as a Google Home dev...
Pleasing aesthetic which blends high-tech and home décor well; Ambient Display EQ is well-tuned and effective; Speaker gets decently loud and is well-composed throughout higher volumes; Intuitive UI for smart device and Chromecast speaker control;
No camera for video calling; UI needs expansion in smart device control and app integrations; Smaller size and lack of water resistance detract from the Hub’s room versatility;