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Echo Show 10 vs. Nest Hub Max: Comparing the two biggest smart displays

Both smart displays have 10-inch screens and loads of features. We pit them head-to-head to find out which is the best for your home. We compare the basics, as well as video calls, sound quality, privacy considerations, extra features and more. The Nest Hub Max has been around longer. Can it hold off a sizeable…

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Both smart displays have 10-inch screens and loads of features. We pit them head-to-head to find out which is the best for your home.

We compare the basics, as well as video calls, sound quality, privacy considerations, extra features and more.

The Nest Hub Max has been around longer. Can it hold off a sizeable challenge from Alexa’s newest gadget, the Echo Show 10?

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Echo Show 10:
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61 Comments

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    March 11, 2021 at 5:01 pm

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  2. Momo On

    March 11, 2021 at 5:01 pm

    Second

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  4. DreSmoove26

    March 11, 2021 at 5:06 pm

    What happened to the apple byte

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  5. JasmurVR

    March 11, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    “So, as far as creepy and cool, the answer is… yes.”

    • Tom Jefferson

      March 11, 2021 at 7:55 pm

      Echo clearly sounded better. Google shill!

  6. Rohak Gupta

    March 11, 2021 at 5:20 pm

    Nice review

  7. SteveV

    March 11, 2021 at 5:25 pm

    Just got Echo 10 and the convenience of following me around far outweighs the creepy. But the voice sensitivity is lacking. I have to yell really loud for it to understand.
    Trade in old echo for a discount.

    • Sergio Jurado

      March 11, 2021 at 5:42 pm

      Voice sensitivity is better on
      previous models?

    • SteveV

      March 11, 2021 at 5:44 pm

      @Sergio Jurado Oddly, my tiny spot is still the best.

    • Naiyah Patel

      March 11, 2021 at 8:12 pm

      No way I’m getting it in the glacia white

    • RiGo

      March 11, 2021 at 9:24 pm

      I am shocked how well the spot is at picking up voices. It’ll pick up commands 2 floors up in my house.

  8. Sergio Jurado

    March 11, 2021 at 5:40 pm

    Te bass on the 10 sounds way better on te video. I defenitely will get the 10, liked more all the
    features

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    March 11, 2021 at 5:42 pm

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    March 11, 2021 at 6:43 pm

    I like the box and rock solution

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    March 11, 2021 at 6:50 pm

    The box and rock solution is handy

  12. nico tv

    March 11, 2021 at 7:19 pm

    I feel like the echo show 10 sound sounded much better

    • Sean T

      March 12, 2021 at 12:58 am

      Lol I know I saw the opposite of everything he claimed

    • Meharaj M

      March 14, 2021 at 5:13 am

      I think the labeling on video when sound was shown are interchanged in editing

    • nico tv

      March 14, 2021 at 1:01 pm

      @Meharaj M yeah that might be

  13. Daniel Duedu

    March 11, 2021 at 7:39 pm

    Sound quality test A1👍🏾.

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    March 11, 2021 at 7:57 pm

    Awesome

  15. Naiyah Patel

    March 11, 2021 at 8:11 pm

    I’m getting the show 10 in the glacia white on April 22nd

    • RazorBacksFan1980

      March 15, 2021 at 4:38 am

      Im getting one later this week when that Stimmy money comes in 🙂

    • Naiyah Patel

      March 15, 2021 at 8:10 am

      @RazorBacksFan1980 wow I hope you enjoy it surprisingly I live in the uk so it’s in stock April 22nd

  16. Naiyah Patel

    March 11, 2021 at 8:12 pm

    It’s cool not creepy

  17. Nelson R

    March 11, 2021 at 8:57 pm

    Boomers will say creepy/ Millennials will say cool

    • RiGo

      March 11, 2021 at 9:22 pm

      If its the Facebook Portal everyone will say creepy.

    • Aditya Rathod

      March 15, 2021 at 1:55 pm

      I am 15y/o and i think that its creepy

  18. Matthew O'Brien

    March 11, 2021 at 10:03 pm

    I don’t know about in person but in the video the Google Nest sounded terrible, very tinny and underperforming bass. In the video the Echo Show sounded balanced and clear with good bass response. When the reviewer stated his preference for the Google Nest I thought I had missed something. Maybe judging sound quality through a YouTube video is not the best way to make a judgment.

    • Not Andrew

      March 12, 2021 at 12:47 am

      I can say the Echo Show 10 sound is incredible. We have Sonos and Bose speakers throughout the house and this is easily on par with those.

    • basdfgwe

      March 12, 2021 at 5:45 am

      I’ve got a nest hub max the sound is fantastic.

    • Skullcrusher_1

      March 12, 2021 at 1:02 pm

      @basdfgwe I’ve got the nest hub max as well and yes the bass is definitely there and not as tinny sounding as the video. I can’t speak about the 10 as I don’t own one….still rocking the original echo show 😂

  19. Sibusiso Mngomezulu

    March 11, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    What is he talking about? The Show sounded MUCH better!

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    March 11, 2021 at 10:46 pm

    The quality of CNET videos have gone down drastically. So disappointed in their selection of not so smart and “knowledgeable” reviewers.

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  22. Not Andrew

    March 12, 2021 at 12:34 am

    We have the Echo Show 10 and it sucks. The speakers is amazing, but the software is terrible.

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    March 12, 2021 at 3:39 am

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  24. Cornbreadfed kirkpatrick

    March 12, 2021 at 6:13 am

    I would lie Gen 10

  25. Douglas Blakeley

    March 12, 2021 at 6:26 am

    I increased the base to max on my Echo 10 and that for me was an improvement . I find that if I activate the Echo and the TV is on, it gets confused as to where to face. Or, it prefers to watch TV?

  26. noomy 663

    March 12, 2021 at 7:54 am

    It reminded me of a first 10-12 inch OLED TV. This comes with too many features as an alarm clock. It may also display forecasts for its epilogue.

  27. SuzanoSho

    March 13, 2021 at 4:36 am

    I have a hub Max. The bass is absolutely amazing, especially for such a small speaker. This video does not do it justice at all, which should be obvious considering his verdict in regards to sound quality. And yes, the built in Nest cam is a godsend for security if you want to save a good bit of money…

  28. Mike Coshan

    March 13, 2021 at 9:34 am

    The nest hub sounded slightly tinny on full volume whereas the echo show didn’t

  29. Jim Webb

    March 13, 2021 at 4:02 pm

    One other thing for perhaps some of those on the fence. I realize this is only a small portion of people, but if you use Apple Music as your service of choice and live in Canada, Apple Music is still not available as a default music service on Nest Hubs here in Canada, but is on Amazon devices. I know it is available in the US, but Google would not say when or if it will be available in Canada. That is a deal breaker for me.

  30. Denese Dugay

    March 13, 2021 at 7:06 pm

    To me, the Show was far superior in sound.

  31. Akhil Vaswani

    March 13, 2021 at 7:33 pm

    Echo Show 10 sounded way better

  32. Kyle Whitford

    March 13, 2021 at 11:14 pm

    The echo show sounded 10x better than the max.

  33. T Turner

    March 14, 2021 at 4:48 am

    Chooses smart SPEAKER which sounds and looks worse…. this must be CNET

  34. noomy 663

    March 15, 2021 at 12:49 am

    I wonder if this monitors the growth of the plants I fix behind its screen.

  35. Edwin Hernandez

    March 15, 2021 at 7:27 pm

    You guys who think the echo show sounds better don’t know good sound. The Echo is a muddy mess. The highs are dead and over done mid range bass.

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    March 15, 2021 at 7:39 pm

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    March 15, 2021 at 8:36 pm

    I’d put mine under a rock.

  38. Srikanth

    March 16, 2021 at 3:33 am

    Big brother Jeff is watching you.

  39. Jordan

    March 16, 2021 at 5:18 am

    The sound sounded way better on the Echo. Did they screw up the editing on the mute/unmute buttons in the vid?

  40. Caden Churchill

    March 17, 2021 at 12:56 am

    It would be really cool if Apple were to release a HomePod with a proper display! Would love to see what they could do with a smart display.

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