Lenovo Smart Clock Essential Reviews & Tests

Expert review by : John Velasco (digitaltrends.com)

Lenovo Smart Clock Essential Review: Tech meets nostalgia

Alarm clocks may have faded due to the smartphone, but the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is bringing back the nostalgia with the help of Google Assistant.

Compact design ; Clearly displays the time ; Affordable price ; USB port for charging gadgets

No way to set alarm through Google Home app ; Requires a firm tap to snooze ; Not great for music playback

Oct, 2020

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Expert review by : Will Greenwald (pcmag.com)

Lenovo Smart Clock Essential Review

Big, easy-to-read time display ; Works with Google Assistant voice commands ; Night-light functionality

Weak audio quality ; Display doesn't show timers

The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is a bedside-friendly Google Assistant smart speaker that offers plenty of useful features, but quality audio isn't one of them.

Oct, 2020

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Expert review by : Michael Brown (techhive.com)

Lenovo Smart Clock Essential review: A great budget smart speaker

Music is not its forte, but this inexpensive gadget packs plenty of value into its small footprint.

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Expert review by : Ali Pardiwala (gadgets.ndtv.com)

Lenovo Smart Clock Essential Review

You get 3W of sound output and Google Assistant on the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential.

Looks good, functional and efficient clock display ; Full-fledged Google Assistant functionality ; USB port to charge other devices ; Useful night light built-in

Poor sound quality ; Microphones work well only from up close

The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is very similar to the

Aug, 2021

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Expert review by : Anuj Bhatia (indianexpress.com)

Lenovo Smart Clock Essential review: The old school alarm clock gets a makeover

Lenovo is trying to make a traditional alarm clock “smart” by integrating Google Assistant with a smart speaker and a nice LED screen.

May, 2021

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Expert review by : Jonathan Lamont (mobilesyrup.com)

Lenovo Smart Clock Essential Review: Mediocre smart speaker, superb alarm clock

Lenovo's Smart Clock Essential is a Google Assistant-powered alarm clock. It's not the best smart speaker around, but it makes a great alarm clock.

LED display is informative ; Nightlight is a helpful addition ; Excellent alarm clock

Speaker is subpar ; LED can be too bright a night ; Some issues in a wider smart home setup

For someone looking to get a basic alarm clock that happens to work with Google Assistant, it's hard to go wrong with the Smart Clock Essential.

Nov, 2020

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Expert review by : Michael Crider (reviewgeek.com)

Lenovo Smart Clock Essential Review: Wait for a Sale on the Original

I was extremely excited when Lenovo first showed off the Smart Clock Essential. As a simpler, cheaper version of the Smart Clock, one of our favorite smart home gadgets, it seemed like an easy winner. Alas, that's not the case: a combination of poor...

Easy-to-read display ; Built-in USB charging port

Auto-brightness is unreliable ; Inconsistent voice commands ; Manual alarms are awful ; Poor value

Oct, 2020

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Expert review by : Kate Kozuch (tomsguide.com)

Lenovo Smart Clock Essential review

The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is an affordable Google Assistant speaker and useful bedside timepiece.

That said, the fact that the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential lets you see more than just one item of information at once arguably makes it more useful than the Dot with Clock. The perks of an easy-access USB port shouldn’t be slept on, either.

Oct, 2020