Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen) vs Amazon Echo Dot with Clock (4th Gen)

Two highly trusted sources that perform well-thought-out in-depth testing consider the Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen) to be a great product - it earned the "Best for bedside tables" title from Wirecutter and "Ranked 1 out of 4" from PCmag in their respective Smart Display roundups, which is a good indication of it being a notable product.

Moving on to the Amazon Echo Dot with Clock (4th Gen): it has done really well in a number of roundups done by sources that perform objective and reliable testing, including Techradar, The Spruce, MakeUseOf, and Gear Patrol - it won the "The best Alexa speaker for the bedroom" title from Techradar, "Best Compact" from The Spruce, and "Ranked 2 out of 12" from MakeUseOf. That points towards it being a cut above most of its competitors.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like PCmag, and found that they haven't shown a preference for either product.

Then we checked which sources liked these two Smart Displays best and found that the Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen) got its highest, 8, review score from reviewers at Android Authority, whereas the Amazon Echo Dot with Clock (4th Gen) earned its best score of 9 from Tom's Guide.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Smart Displays on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Smart Displays being 7.3 out of 10, whereas the Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen) and Amazon Echo Dot with Clock (4th Gen) managed averages of 8.0 and 8.6 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen) vs. Amazon Echo Dot with Clock (4th Gen) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.