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Google Nest Hub Max review

 Last year, Google took on Amazon's Echo Show with a whole line of third-party Google Smart Displays. Then it revealed a rival of its very own, the Google Home Hub (since been renamed to "Nest Hub"). Its 7-inch screen and adorable form factor, plus its lack of camera, added up to a more personal take on the smart display, ideal for private spaces like the bedroom.

Now, Google is ready to go big. At the I/O developer conference this year, the company unveiled the Nest Hub Max ($229), which has a larger 10-inch display and a camera, which works much better in communal spaces. There are similar smart displays, of course, but Google has wisely snuck a few AI tricks in the Hub Max that sets it apart from the competition. Whether these tricks are necessary, however, is another question.

Pros
  • Great display
  • Face Match facial recognition feature is pretty accurate
  • Ability to play and pause media with gestures
  • Can double as a Nest Cam
  • Very good sound quality
  • Fairly priced

 

Cons
  • Video calling only works with Google Duo
  • Gestures can be a little finicky

Summary

The Google Nest Hub Max is a greater, better Nest Hub implied more shared and common spaces. The bigger screen makes seeing photographs and recordings a treat, and the sound quality is improved too. The 6.5-megapixel camera is utilized for video calls, yet additionally Face Match facial acknowledgment, motion controls, and that's only the tip of the iceberg. It can even serve as a Nest Cam. At a value that is on par or lower than other comparatively estimated savvy shows available, the Hub Max offers an incentive for the cash. 


As its name proposes, the Nest Hub Max is a bigger rendition of the Nest Hub. The two are practically indistinguishable, aside from, obviously, for the Hub Max's greater screen and that previously mentioned camera. Subsequently, the Hub Max's size is more in accordance with most other brilliant showcases available, similar to the 10-inch Lenovo Smart Display, the new Echo Show and the JBL LinkView. Furthermore, much the same as them, the Hub Max is intended to be utilized in shared regions in your home, similar to the family room or kitchen, where a bigger screen bodes well. 


Obviously, one evident advantage of the greater presentation is that it essentially improves the photograph and video-seeing experience. Pictures look fresh and brilliant, and I especially appreciated viewing YouTube and YouTube TV as I puttered around the kitchen. While I wouldn't have any desire to watch an entire TV show on the more modest Nest Hub, I wouldn't see any problems at all on the 10-inch Hub Max, particularly on the grounds that I can do as such from farther away. 


Sitting close to the camera is an encompassing light sensor that changes the screen's brilliance and warmth as per its environmental factors. The stand is clad in a delicate texture (chalk/light dim or charcoal/dull dark) and on the back is a volume rocker in addition to an amplifier quiet switch. With the Hub Max, incapacitating the receiver likewise stop the camera electronically. In the event that I choose I need the mouthpiece on yet the camera off, I can swipe up on the screen and tap the camera symbol there. There's no actual camera cover, be that as it may, which may be a bit of disrupting in case you're suspicious. All things considered, the screen has a steady warning sign at whatever point the amplifier or camera is off, which may mollify a few feelings of dread. 


In the event that you do kill the camera, realize that you'll be passing up the greater part of the Hub Max's highlights. For a certain something, the camera empowers Face Match, which remembers you when you're in its view. Similarly likewise with Voice Match (Google's voice-acknowledgment tech), this empowers the Hub Max to show you messages and updates that are pertinent just to you, and not your housemate. I would say, I discovered Face Match to be more solid than Voice Match. Voice Match has been somewhat all in or all out for me with other Google items, yet Face Match on the Hub Max worked pretty much without fail, in any event, when I wasn't wearing glasses. 


Maybe the coolest element that the camera empowers is Quick Gestures. So at whatever point I'm viewing a video or tuning in to a melody, I can delay anything that's playing by taking a gander at the screen and lifting my hand. To continue playback, I essentially rehash a similar motion. The thought behind this is that you can handle the media in any event, when the climate is excessively boisterous for the Assistant to hear you. I need to concede that I expected to rehearse the motion a couple of times before I figured out how to get the Hub Max to remember it routinely. Also, I saw that occasionally I would lift my hand yet not gander at it, and it would at present trigger. It likewise doesn't work reliably in the event that I play out the motion a few feet from the camera. 


I like having these signals as a possibility for controlling media playback, yet truly, I ended up utilizing my voice more often than not. Seeing as you must be very near the screen for the motion to work, it very well may be simpler to simply, you know, tap the presentation all things considered. Google said it's chipping away at adding all the more Quick Gesture capacities, so perhaps future updates will be more helpful. 


Another advantage of that 6.5-megapixel camera is video calling, which is accessible just through Google's Duo administration. This isn't one of a kind - other Google shows like the Lenovo Smart Display and the JBL LinkView have Duo video calling as well - however the Hub Max offers an extra element: Auto Framing. When empowered, you will consistently be the focal point of the casing, regardless of where you are in the room. It's as though the camera is panning and focusing in all over as I stroll around (it's in reality totally done carefully through PC vision and AI). It looks and feels precisely like the face-following tech in Facebook's Portal line of presentations. The "camera" panning and zooming as it chases after me is so practical and precise that it can feel somewhat dreadful. 


For instance, when others come into the camera's liberal 127-degree field of view, the Auto Framing tech positions the shot to catch everybody. I gave this a shot with me and my significant other, and it did this strikingly well, even as we moved and moved around the room. At the point when we were both remaining close to one another, the product focused in on our faces/chest areas. Yet, when we were at the furthest edges of the room, it zoomed out to endeavor to catch the two of us in the shot. All things considered, I saw that when there were various individuals, I couldn't zero in on only one individual by tapping on the screen, which is something you can do on the Portal. 


Despite the fact that this issue isn't remarkable to the Hub Max, I am baffled that the solitary video-calling administration accessible on this gadget is Duo. Adding contacts is somewhat of an agony - the two sides need to set up a Duo account - and the contacts list on the Duo application on your telephone isn't really equivalent to the Duo contacts in the Hub Max. That is on the grounds that the application depends on your telephone's location book, while the Hub Max pulls its contacts from the Google Contacts list on the web. Indeed, you can synchronize them, however I discovered this to be dreary. 


Beside video calling, the camera on the Hub Max can serve as a Nest Cam, which is an element that no other Google Smart Display has. This is one reason Google needed to incorporate the Nest brand into the Google family. The Nest Cam on the Hub Max works similar route as other Nest Cams; when empowered, you can look at what it's pointing at from the Nest application on your telephone, just as other Google Smart Displays. At the point when the Nest Cam work is on, the LED close to the camera sparkles strong green, telling you the camera is running. 


At the point when somebody pulls up the Nest Cam application to see the feed, the LED will beat, cautioning you that somebody is viewing. Much the same as other Nest Cams, you can flip the Home/Away setting, which close the Nest Cam feed off when you're home, and turns it on when you're away. 


Concerning sound quality, the Nest Hub Max is obviously superior to the Nest Hub. Because of two forward looking tweeters and one back confronting woofer, high notes sounded spotless and clear, while bass was satisfyingly profound and rich. No, it's not exactly in the same class as a multiroom Sonos arrangement, obviously, yet as an independent speaker for playing party sticks, the Hub Max should more than do the trick. 


Beside all that, the Nest Hub Max has huge numbers of the highlights as other Google Smart Displays. As I referenced, it plays YouTube and YouTube TV (in the event that you buy in to it), and you can utilize it to see your schedule, set updates, cautions and clocks, check the climate, play tunes, and control your keen lights. It has the entirety of the customary elements of the Google Assistant. 


With its enormous 10-inch size and implicit camera, the Google Nest Hub Max has the entirety of the highlights of other 10-inch Google Smart Displays, to say the very least. On account of AI and PC vision smarts, the Hub Max utilizes the camera in new, shrewd ways, for example, Face Matching, signals, and Auto-Framing in video calls. As a little something extra, it likewise has Nest Cam combination, which works on the off chance that you need an extra webcam in the home to watch out for what's happening when you're away. 


Seeing as other Google Smart Displays cost around a similar cost or more, the Nest Hub Max offers much more highlights. Truly, a portion of those camera highlights are on the gimmicky side - those signals, for instance - however on the off chance that you truly need a Google Smart Display with video calling that likewise functions as a Nest Cam, the Hub Max possesses all the necessary qualities.

Though this issue is not unique to the Hub Max, I am disappointed that the only video-calling service available on this device is Duo. Adding contacts is kind of a pain -- both sides need to set up a Duo account -- and the contacts list on the Duo app on your phone is not necessarily the same as the Duo contacts in the Hub Max. That's because the app relies on your phone's address book, while the Hub Max pulls its contacts from the Google Contacts list on the web. Yes, you can sync them, but I found this to be tedious.

Aside from video calling, the camera on the Hub Max can double as a Nest Cam, which is a feature that no other Google Smart Display has. This is one of the reasons Google wanted to integrate the Nest brand into the Google family. The Nest Cam on the Hub Max works the same way as other Nest Cams; when enabled, you can check out what it's pointing at from the Nest app on your phone, as well as other Google Smart Displays. When the Nest Cam function is on, the LED next to the camera glows solid green, letting you know the camera is running.

When someone pulls up the Nest Cam app to view the feed, the LED will pulse, alerting you that someone is watching. Just like other Nest Cams, you can toggle the Home/Away setting, which shuts the Nest Cam feed off when you're home, and turns it on when you're away.

As for sound quality, the Nest Hub Max is much better than the Nest Hub. Thanks to two front-facing tweeters and one rear-facing woofer, high notes sounded clean and clear, while bass was satisfyingly deep and rich. No, it's not quite as good as a multiroom Sonos setup, of course, but as a standalone speaker for playing party jams, the Hub Max should more than suffice.

Aside from all that, the Nest Hub Max has many of the features as other Google Smart Displays. As I mentioned, it plays YouTube and YouTube TV (if you subscribe to it), and you can use it to view your calendar, set reminders, alarms and timers, check the weather, play songs, and control your smart lights. It has all of the regular functions of the Google Assistant.

With its large 10-inch size and built-in camera, the Google Nest Hub Max has all of the features of other 10-inch Google Smart Displays, and then some. Thanks to AI and computer-vision smarts, the Hub Max uses the camera in new, clever ways, such as Face Matching, gestures, and Auto-Framing in video calls. As a bonus, it also has Nest Cam integration, which works if you want an additional webcam in the home to keep an eye on what's going on when you're away.

Seeing as other Google Smart Displays cost around the same price or more, the Nest Hub Max offers a lot more features. Yes, some of those camera features are on the gimmicky side -- those gestures, for example -- but if you really want a Google Smart Display with video calling that also works as a Nest Cam, the Hub Max fits the bill.

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