Bought for my husband for Christmas. Neither one of us are techy. But the set up is a breeze and it's been a blast asking Google questions. He replies to me as a male and to husband as a female. I especially like asking him to play music, really nice sound, we now use it as a means of stereo

Google Home is an excellent entry into the burgeoning smart speaker race that's revving up between the big US technology companies. Amazon's Echo and Alexa have a head start, but Google's Assistant is highly capable in many ways, but strangely half-baked in others.

great understanding; can answer lots and lots of questions; good sound; small

variable volume makes control difficult; can't always hear you; not much good for a non-Google user; privacy concerns

Is Google Home worth buying Yes… so long as you're not expecting it to change your world

Great Design; Excellent Voice Recognition; Constantly Evolving Skill Set; Connects With LOADS of Third-Party Devices; Easy To Use; Great Price

Sound Isn't Great; No Call Functionality In UK Just Yet

With the Nest Hub (formerly known as the Home Hub), Google finally has its own smart display, giving you another way of interacting with its handy Assistant

Last year’s Nest Hub (formerly Home Hub) from Google is one of my most favorite smart home devices for one simple reason: it’s the best digital picture frame I’ve ever seen and makes it incredibly easy and enjoyable to see the thousands of photos I’ve taken of my kids that are trapped on my phone or...

Beautiful screen for displaying photos; Camera can be used for both video calling and home security purposes; Extensive smart home controls; Personalized information based on who’s looking at the screen

Sound quality doesn’t match Amazon’s Echo Show; Can’t play Netflix; No physical shutter for the camera; Home screen could be better utilized to display more information; Doesn’t support G Suite accounts or shared calendars

If you know what Amazon Alexa can do then this Hub from Google goes one stage further. It is a 7inch Landscape touch Tablet with the extended back being the speaker to give excellent sound and it sits like a triangular object.

Google's smart-speaker-plus-display is dinky, capable, well-designed and worth the extra cost – as long as you'll be making use of YouTube, Google Photos, and the smart home controls.

Fits almost anywhere; Google Assistant keeps on improving; Decent sound performance

The Google Home Mini is half the price; Screen is small

With the Home Hub, Google has found the right product at the right price

Bright, sharp screen; attractive and compact; Google’s search advantage; intuitive interface

Speakers are just adequate; no built-in ZigBee support

The Google Home Hub doesn’t cost too much more than a standard smart speaker and it’s much more tempting to plump up the extra cash to have the option of a screen for things like recipes, morning briefings and Youtube. There are caveats though. Google still doesn’t support all the smart home devices that Alexa does, the audio quality isn’t as good as on a dedicated speaker, and there are a lack of basic video apps at this stage. The ability to Chromecast covers some of these issues, but we had problems casting from Netflix and Google’s own apps at launch. That said though, there’s lots to love about the Google Home Hub, and given that highly attractive price, we can easily recommend it as the best screen-based assistant on the market right now.

Compact design; Fantastic screen; High value price point;

No camera for video calls; Limited number of apps at launch; Lacks oomph in the bass;

If you’re more interested in controlling your smart devices than you are watching movies or making video calls, the Google Home Hub makes a compelling claim to be the center of your smart home.

Cheaper than Echo Show; Google Photos integration; Innovative Home View UI; Music on-demand;

Smaller screen; Limited video calling; Weak audio