Original is good enough for someone who is here to clearly identify the differences and appreciate the reasons both pros and cons about each device. Liked & Subscribed.
for the price of the MAX you can buy the normal one + an even better speaker ( the only reasons left would be size and the camera and even the camera is debatable as there's other cams compatible with Nest hardware )
We have the Max in our living room and a standard hub in our bedroom. The max also has a security camera feature when we are away from home it will tell us if there is motion in the house. Great feature. The max speakers are also good, standard hub is just ok
@@ThatPixelGuy it doesn't have night vision though so if someone breaks into your house at night you won't see shit. To get around this i installed lutron smart dimmers throughout the house I can control through an app, gets very expensive really fast though.
Great comparison, I have both. I got the first one for Christmas last year. And this one just appeared on my desk at my home one day. So some one still loves me. lol. I find that it does things better because of the camera . The security part is perfect, and video calling i like. The hand motion is my fav. new thing. turns off and on, and gives me reminders each morning of my days activities. Thanks for the review Josh.
Thanks for the review. I have a nest hub max, and it died, being only 2 years old. I might just buy 2 nest hubs for the price of 1 max. Once you get used to them, its hard not to have them :) $229.00 for 1 vs $179.00 for two.
My question is: when can we get the Max in mainland Europe? I hate them not releasing everything everywhere at the same time... (including software features)
@@rasheedbedri6411 yeah I'm talking about mainland Europe, dude. UK never really was an intergral part of EU, kept your own currency, your own plugs, your left side driving, etc. If I have to add an adapter to one of your irrationally massive UK plugs I might as well attach it to it's own power generator 😝
@@welfiblablabla LOL I love your answer so much. You must be happy that they finally release the nest max in Europe. I ordered one and got the small one (that I didn't wanted) for free with the Pixel 4XL. I would have prefered to have the price off the max one, but at least it's available now.
Would you comment on how much data usage both of these hubs require? I can only assume that the Max uses more having a camera. I also have held off buying a Nest Hello Doorbell wondering about the bandwidth used by a 24 hour camera is compared to an event capture like Ring.
I have a very specific question about the Nest Hub Max regarding watching content; If I'm watching a RU-vid video (or any other type of content) and I pause it then leave the room (or just ignore it) for a long period of time, when I come back the the Hub, can I continue where I left off? Is my content still paused and ready to play? The thing that really infuriates me about my current assistant (Amazon Echo Show 8) is that no matter what your settings are, if you pause anything for more than 10 minutes, it returns to the home screen, and you have to go searching for the content you were previously watching. INFURIATING!
I have a 2 Google nest hubs, one in chalk grey and one in charcoal, a google home, Google nest mini, Lenovo smart clock and an LG wk7 xboom, my chalk grey nest hub and my Google Home are sitting next to each other as group speakers on my bedside cabinet next to the TV, I also have a kit sound Bluetooth adapter plugged in my tv so I can have one of my google speakers for better sound from the tv, only problem is when I go to the Google Home app and tap on one of the devices the volume metre appear on the screen, I might get a nest hub Max at some point as it has great sound and google duo video calls, Just wondering how you get video calls in full screen instead of portrait mode
I just want my Google Hub to display our calendar all the time! With homeschooling now, I need this device to me our "secretary" versus my kids asking me all the time what they have and when their next class meeting is....HELP!
I have the nest hub max when I put volume on 4 bars, barely hear music but when it's on 10 bars ,sounds loud, I see bars/ lines on display comes on and off when connected to nest hello doorbell, the Google hub never had the bars
I was thinking about the sound so I'm leaning towards the max. But when i think about placing it to my bedroom's end table.. i guess the smaller one is better (i have an issue with the camera). I do have a sound bar with bass in my room, i'm thinking about connecting it to this not sure how would it work though
One thing not mentioned here is that the nest hub actually has an infrared camera that is amazing adept at tracking your sleep which is very useful since you don’t have to wear something to track sleep. The max does not have this feature
The speakers in these cannot work with your other audio equipment, unless you have a Chromecast connected, and create an audio group. These units access their content, individually, from the internet.
How can I have multiple Hubs in the same area. ike my Kitchen and Den that are open to each other.. And my phone so when I say "Hey Google" which of the 3 devices will answer??
That’s odd, the reporting on its release has stated it should have already been released in Canada, UK and other European countries: www.techadvisor.co.uk/news/digital-home/google-nest-hub-max-3696417/?amp
@@6MonthsLater It was made available in Canada around December 1st. The Max sells for $299CND and (I think because no one wants it) the smaller version is on sale this week for $99CND which is like half price.
Didn’t like nest hub max at first but it grew on me the fact of having a camera I can check on my place or make video calls at home just sucks there no free motion detection that would be awesome other then that it’s a very clear screen good to mirror cast to but if your buying it for speaker you have to ask your self if you have a Bluetooth in the same room because you can broadcast your sound to a Bluetooth sound system so it depends on your setup I disagree that it’s to big for any table it’s the perfect size like if your going to view something your not holding you want a big screen if you don’t care about camera just buy the regular version you will save $150
Nice but it fails after a while when Goovgle sends software updates: the device remains stuck with a grey screen and a white G in the middle; there is no fix; Google knows the issue but refuses to fix it or replace the device.
Hi Josh, thanks for this video. With thé n’est hub max and nest aware you can record video... ok. But without any suscription, is it possible to have notifications and see direct vidéo of our interior? Thank you
Screen size, speaker quality, the mics will probably hear your voice better, and Google will start optimizing the Assistant on these devices to be more on device so response times should improve.
Hahahahha as soon as the hub recognizes your husbands face it will remind to take out the trash! My husband would be so happy his face is trash associated!!! LMAO!!
6 Months Later Reviews is one of the best content creators for smart home tech. I actually created my own channel Wright Near Home for more videos on smart home technology.
This Video is Very Much Appreciated Josh 👏 😊. Many Thanks ! One question : How near - or far - would be an optimal distance for using, The Max ? As far as "Facial Recognition", or the "Hand Gesture" Starting and Stopping, Per Say, goes. Thanks Again Josh, and Have a Great Saturday 🌞, JL 🕊️ 9/28/19 PS, Sorry, I may be repeating myself, but this is something that may unique to "me alone", and for that reason it IS important to me. Would I be able to View, and Hear "all my", "Non Subscription", You Tube Playlists on, Either of These Devices ? (as I do with my Google Home, and Google Mini, Via Bluetooth). Especially my Large Music Library ?! Or Would a "Subscription" be required ? (which "would" be a deal breaker for me 😕 !).
Thank you Janelee and great question. I should have put that info in the video. A few inches away up to 3 feet away from the display seems to be the optimal range for the hand gesture feature. The facial recognition however, works much farther away. The device has quite a wide field of view, so if you can see the camera, it’ll likely recognize your face. Your RU-vid playlists should also be available on here exactly as they are available on your existing Google Home speakers. As always, thanks for watching! 😁
I see that the Google nest hub is now $90 ,but the MAX is $230! I have a Google Home Hub now and paid $150 a few years back and I wanted to know if the nest hub is worth moving to!
Not worth. Bad customer service. And having issues with the in home camera. Google has loud response to lights when turning on and off and cannot be turned off......mm is not good.
His comparison was very good but he left out so many things about the nest on max for one thing we need to do a video call the picture is smaller than it is on my phone which is not that big. Another thing is it displays pictures but it doesn't tell you how it does it it does it by face recognition so I picked my girlfriend which I have a thousand pictures of her and it only played about 50 over and over and over and over with no way I found to change it there are other things about the max maybe if it cost $120 it would be worth it but I took mine back it's definitely not worth 230
You're correct on the SR-71 but the other is actually a model of the Nautilus in Disney's 20,000 leagues under the sea. SR-71 was bought at the National Air and Space museum in Washington DC. Nautilus was acquired through eBay from a Japanese seller.
"Both devices are pretty much the same...core functionalities of playing RU-vid, controlling your devices and listening to news" are things I can do on phone or tablet... So what's the point of them again?
Can you make phone calls??? If you have fi??? Do you have to have nest aware with the max??? Quite frankly I'm not interested in monthly fee, so if I don't get it what features I simply cannot use???
They don't work with FaceTime, since that'll only work with apple products, however, they will work if you use Google Duo for your video calls. On the Nest Hub Max they'll be able to see you.
I have bought both and tuke both back to the store....I bought the original home and kept it. Why? Sound quality. The original home (airfresher looking) to me is better quality sound. And the hub max was horrible sound!!!! Muddy sloppy bass. The crossover inside sounds as if it is way off!
Dave Robinson they more so shine if you have a lot of smart devices in your home. Let’s say you’re doing dishes and you have a hub in your kitchen. Someone rings your smart doorbell, and that persons face pops up on the display. You can talk to them right there. Let’s say it’s a friend or neighbor, you can then ask the hub to unlock your front door and tell them to let themselves in has you dry off your hands. It’s a convenience thing obviously. Of course you can just go to the front door like you’ve been doing, but this gives you more convenience.
The Nest Hub shown in this video is the first generation Nest Hub, the second gen with sleep tracking hadn't come out yet when we put this one together. We'll have to do an updated video!
