Amazon Echo Studio (2019) vs Google Nest Mini 2

We couldn't find enough data on either product to be able to come to any reliable conclusions. We highly recommend that you take a look at some other options in the $200 and $40 budget ranges instead.

The Amazon Echo Studio (2019) has done great in a couple of roundups conducted by highly trusted sources that perform objective in-depth testing, like Tom's Guide, CNET, Rtings, and PCmag - it earned the "The best sounding smart speaker made by Amazon" title from Tom's Guide, "The best sounding Amazon Echo" from CNET, and "Best Lower Mid-Range Home Speaker" from Rtings. Any product that's held in high regard by such reliable sources should be considered by anyone that's looking for a Chromecast Speaker at this price point.

Taking a look at the Google Nest Mini 2, we found that it was liked by some of the most highly trusted sources, such as Wirecutter, Rtings, and PCmag - it was named "Ranked 1 out of 4" by Wirecutter, "Ranked 2 out of 2" by Rtings, and "Ranked 2 out of 17" by PCmag.

Out of the sources that tested and rated both of these Chromecast Speakers, PCmag preferred the Amazon Echo Studio (2019), whereas reviewers at CNET and Rtings liked the Google Nest Mini 2 better. techadvisor.com and Digitaltrends gave them identical review scores.

We also took a look at which sources liked these products best - the highest Amazon Echo Studio (2019) rating came from techadvisor.com, whereas the Google Nest Mini 2 most impressed reviewers at techadvisor.com; they earned scores of 10 and 10, respectively.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Chromecast Speakers on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Chromecast Speakers being 7.4 out of 10, whereas the Amazon Echo Studio (2019) and Google Nest Mini 2 managed averages of 8.4 and 8.5 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Amazon Echo Studio (2019) vs. Google Nest Mini 2 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.