Smart Displays
Smart displays compared spec-for-spec — which assistant you are locked into, camera shutters, Zigbee/Thread/Matter hub radios, home-screen ads and the subscriptions the marketing hides.
We compare 11 smart Displays from 2 brands — Amazon, Google — priced from $79.99 to $399.99. Each one is scored across 8 categories (Display Quality, Sound, Assistant and others), calculated from published specifications rather than opinion, which is what makes the 27 head-to-head comparisons below directly comparable.
9 of 11 have a verified retail listing. Data last verified . How we score
Amazon Amazon Echo Spot (2024 release)
$79.99
Amazon Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023)
$89.99
Amazon Amazon Echo Show 5 Kids (3rd Gen, 2023)
$99.99
Google Google Nest Hub (2nd gen)
$99.99
Amazon Amazon Echo Hub (8-inch wall panel)
$179.99
Amazon Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025)
$179.99
Amazon Amazon Echo Show 11 (2025)
$219.99
Google Google Nest Hub Max
$229.00
Amazon Amazon Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen, 2024)
$299.99
Amazon Amazon Echo Show 21 (2024)
$399.99
Google Google Pixel Tablet (128 GB, dock sold separately)
$399.00
Smart Displays comparisons
27 head-to-head comparisons in this category.
Amazon Echo Spot (2024 release)
$79.99
Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023)
$89.99
Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023) wins on display quality → Read why
Amazon Echo Spot (2024 release)
$79.99
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen)
$99.99
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) wins on ad freedom → Read why
Amazon Echo Spot (2024 release)
$79.99
Amazon Echo Show 5 Kids (3rd Gen, 2023)
$99.99
Amazon Echo Show 5 Kids (3rd Gen, 2023) wins on ad freedom → Read why
Amazon Echo Spot (2024 release)
$79.99
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025)
$179.99
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025) wins on smart home hub → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023)
$89.99
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen)
$99.99
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) wins on ad freedom → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023)
$89.99
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025)
$179.99
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025) wins on smart home hub → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023)
$89.99
Amazon Echo Show 5 Kids (3rd Gen, 2023)
$99.99
Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023) wins on value → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 5 Kids (3rd Gen, 2023)
$99.99
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen)
$99.99
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) wins on smart home hub → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 5 Kids (3rd Gen, 2023)
$99.99
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025)
$179.99
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025) wins on smart home hub → Read why
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen)
$99.99
Google Nest Hub Max
$229.00
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) wins on privacy hardware → Read why
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen)
$99.99
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025)
$179.99
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) wins on ad freedom → Read why
Amazon Echo Hub (8-inch wall panel)
$179.99
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025)
$179.99
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025) wins on sound → Read why
Amazon Echo Hub (8-inch wall panel)
$179.99
Amazon Echo Show 11 (2025)
$219.99
Amazon Echo Hub (8-inch wall panel) wins on privacy hardware → Read why
Amazon Echo Hub (8-inch wall panel)
$179.99
Amazon Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen, 2024)
$299.99
Amazon Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen, 2024) wins on sound → Read why
Amazon Echo Hub (8-inch wall panel)
$179.99
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen)
$99.99
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) wins on ad freedom → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025)
$179.99
Amazon Echo Show 11 (2025)
$219.99
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025) wins on value → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 11 (2025)
$219.99
Google Nest Hub Max
$229.00
Google Nest Hub Max wins on ad freedom → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 11 (2025)
$219.99
Amazon Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen, 2024)
$299.99
Amazon Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen, 2024) wins on privacy hardware → Read why
Google Nest Hub Max
$229.00
Google Pixel Tablet (128 GB, dock sold separately)
$399.00
Google Pixel Tablet (128 GB, dock sold separately) wins on display quality → Read why
Google Nest Hub Max
$229.00
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025)
$179.99
Google Nest Hub Max wins on ad freedom → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen, 2024)
$299.99
Amazon Echo Show 21 (2024)
$399.99
Amazon Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen, 2024) wins on value → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen, 2024)
$299.99
Google Pixel Tablet (128 GB, dock sold separately)
$399.00
Google Pixel Tablet (128 GB, dock sold separately) wins on ad freedom → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 21 (2024)
$399.99
Amazon Echo Show 11 (2025)
$219.99
Amazon Echo Show 21 (2024) wins on privacy hardware → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 21 (2024)
$399.99
Amazon Echo Hub (8-inch wall panel)
$179.99
Amazon Echo Show 21 (2024) wins on sound → Read why
Amazon Echo Show 21 (2024)
$399.99
Google Nest Hub Max
$229.00
Google Nest Hub Max wins on ad freedom → Read why
Google Pixel Tablet (128 GB, dock sold separately)
$399.00
Amazon Echo Show 11 (2025)
$219.99
Google Pixel Tablet (128 GB, dock sold separately) wins on ad freedom → Read why
Google Pixel Tablet (128 GB, dock sold separately)
$399.00
Google Nest Hub (2nd gen)
$99.99
Google Pixel Tablet (128 GB, dock sold separately) wins on display quality → Read why