Google Nest Home Hub (2018)

102 reviews

Jun, 2025

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price (22)
usability (19)
design (12)
size (5)

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sound (9)
bass quality (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 102 reviews of Google Nest Home Hub (2018). The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Opinions about the size and design are overall positive. The usability and price also get good feedback. There are some negative views about the bass quality and sound.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Google Nest Home Hub (2018) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 92/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by : David Ludlow (trustedreviews.com)

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Google Home Hub review: Powerful integration with Google's services, refined smart home controls combine and a low price make this the smart speaker to beat

Easy to converse with ; Touchscreen displays extra information ; Dedicated smart home controls ; Integrated YouTube

Doesn't like G Suite accounts ; Can't play Netflix ; No webcam

Powerful, flexible and brilliantly using the screen to deliver more results, the Google Home Hub pulls in the full power of Google's services, but this isn't the best display for video and music.

Feb, 2019

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Expert review by : David Nield (t3.com)

Google Home Hub review: the next step in Google's evolving smart home

The Home Hub – now the Nest Hub – adds a screen to the standard smart speaker formula

Nov, 2020

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Expert review by : Nick Pino (techradar.com)

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Google's smart home offering, called Google Home, arrived later than the popular Amazon Echo range of connected home products. But, in our opinion, they're just as good.

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

Smaller screen Limited video calling Weak audio

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.

May, 2020

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Expert review by : Britta O'Boyle (pocket-lint.com)

Google Nest Hub review: The new hub of your smart home?

The Google Assistant centre for your smart home: the Nest Hub is the always connected central point to control smart devices, watch YouTube and more.

Great design and display ; Fantastic smart home control ; Adequate sound quality ; Excellent as a digital photo display ; YouTube integration ; Excellent price

No Zigbee support built-in ; Google Home app could be a little more intuitive

If you've got compatible smart home products installed, the Google Nest Hub is totally worth its cover price – and absent of any unwanted video calls/privacy issues. But if you're already invested in Amazon then it might not make sense for you....

Jul, 2020

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Expert review by : Chris Martin (techadvisor.co.uk)

Google Home Hub

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.

May, 2020

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Expert review by : Andrew Gebhart (cnet.co.uk)

Google Home Hub review: Google Assistant helps this tiny screen feel powerful

Google's smart display is dwarfed by the Amazon Echo Show in size, but not in features.

The Google Home Hub's touchscreen is responsive and works well in combination with Google Assistant, whether you ask for help on a recipe or to check what's on your calendar. Pictures and videos look particularly crisp thanks to an ambient light sensor...

The sound quality is fine for background music, but nowhere near the level of other smart displays like the Amazon Echo Show or the JBL Link View. It's more on par with the diminutive Google Home Mini. The integration with the Nest Hello Video Doorbell...

The cameraless, petite Google Home Hub will blend into any room in your home. It's affordable, and quite useful as a digital assistant (especially in the kitchen), a photo frame and a smart home control panel.

Oct, 2018

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Expert review by : StuffTV (stuff.tv)