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Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen)
Fitness Trackers & Smartwatches
Budget · bottom third of fitness trackers & smartwatches
Should you buy it??
Too early to call
One source so far — no reviewer, buyer or press cross-check yet.
Quick take
In short: what each side says
Buyers — each opened up in full further down ↓
Owners love the smart features, voice control, and attractive design, but are divided on audio quality, software complexity, and long-term reliability.
Main competitors
Top rivals in Fitness Trackers & Smartwatches.
The verdict
What the panel makes of it.
Google makes the Nest Hub, a smart display. Released in 2019, designed in the United States. The seven-inch screen shows time, weather, and calendar information. People buy it for their kitchens and bedrooms. It answers questions and controls smart home devices. The device listens for "Hey Google" commands. Current AI rankings place it at number twenty-five for sleep trackers. It lacks a camera, which matters to some users. The speaker plays music and podcasts throughout your home.
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Act two · ★ new
What the people say.
The same product, judged by the owners who bought and filmed it — what they praise, what they knock, who it's for.
Feature by feature
What critics and buyers say, by feature.
“Fabric casing is made from recycled plastic bottles”— TechRadar
“Besides tapping the display, you can also control the Nest Hub using Quick Gestures, or hand gestures that you perform”— PCWorld
“It does have a camera (with a physical covering) and IPX4 ``splash proofing,'' though, so it's a much better smart display”— Ars Technica
From 10 published reviews + buyer ratings · last 18 months?
What buyers say?
What Google knows about it.
Beyond the video critics, Google pools 9,182 buyer ratings of the Google Nest Hub (2nd Gen) from across retailers — a far wider, if blunter, jury. Here’s the shape of that opinion.
9,182 ratings · 7 written
across 5 retailers
What owners single out
Buyers' weakest aspect—Software & Setup complexity—aligns with critic block 3's note that there's no camera for video chat, limiting some expected smart home features.
In their words
“Love love love it- “hey google…“ answer this, tell me that… I got one for my kitchen, and for my upstairs. I’m thinking about getting one for my bathroom and my office. It does SO much. Makes my kitchen look Techy. Plays lullabies for my dogs, tells me about calories, foods, translates, plays games like “name that song”. The weather, sports scores, movies, and even connect to YouTube… I mean it re”
SMH · verified purchase · Target
“I bought the Google Nest Hub 2 some time ago, and now the seller, who is really good, has asked if I would share my opinion on this product. My opinion is divided, because technically: sound, picture, connection, appearance etc. are good, which I cannot say about the software. The set-up is not as simple and logical as I expected it to be, to be able to use some things, there are requirements for ”
verified purchase · spelbutiken.se/
as of July 15 · 9182 buyer ratings?
The recap
Where it stands today.
- MakerBy Google — see how it ranks across other intents on its brand profile.