Testseek.co.uk have collected 135 expert reviews of the Google Nest Audio smart speaker and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Google Nest Audio smart speaker.
October 2020
(81%)
135 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(92%)
256 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
810100135
The editors liked
Google Assistant works impeccably
Easy set-up
Improved build and finish
Subtle and unassuming design
Picks up voice commands very well
Better sound than its predecessor
Improved audio quality
Small
Good-looking fabric design
Google Assistant is great for answers
Improved sound
Discrete design
Easy setup
Improved sound on Google Home
Voice commands are picked up well
Neat
Unassuming design
Good value
Design
Decent sound quality
Google Assistant integration
Effective touch controls
Good value for money
Impressive bass and mid-tones
Affordable
Compact
High-quality build
Sounds great
Reasonable price
Effective voice recognition
Great
Roomfilling sound for the money
Can be paired
Made of recycled plastic
Google Assistant
Bluetooth 5.0
Wifi
Native BBC radio playback
The editors didn't like
Sound lacks weight and punch
Harsh through the treble
Not as room filling as expected
Missing detail in the mids and trebles
Can sound harsh at higher volumes
Audio is thin and flat in the mid-range
Totally hidden control buttons
Only two colours in the UK
Buggy
Sound lacks some detail and dynamism
Can distort at loud volumes
Some hiss around Google Assistant audio
No Zigbee controller to directly setup smart products
A quality speaker with clean sound and an intelligent assistant.The Nest Audio is a worthwhile addition to any smart home that uses Google Assistant. It's improvements to music represents a big jump over the Google Home and its machine learning capabiliti...
Abstract: The original OG Google Home smart speaker that started Google's smart speaker lineup launched 4 years ago. And since then, Google has been innovating & improving within every design/product drop. Since then, we got the Home Mini, Home Hub, Home Hub Max an...
Published: 2020-11-01, Author: Taylor , review by: androidpolice.com
A vast improvement over Google Home. Really good, I didn't have to shout to be heard, even with music cranked, Launching at $99, $30 cheaper than the first-generation Home did, Google Home's "air freshener" look was interesting, but Nest Audio blends in b
You can't wire the Nest Audio to an audio source the way you can the Google Home Max, Significant A/V lag over Bluetooth
Nest Audio9.5/10Hard yes. At $99, the Nest Audio is a bargain, especially when you remember that the Google Home launched at $129 back in 2016. It does everything you've come to expect of the Google Assistant just as well as Google Home — better, even, th...
The Nest Audio is a comprehensive audio and visual upgrade over the OG Google Home. It offers a louder, fuller sound experience with a design that should work for most people. It has faster processing and listens quite well, although the automatic equaliz...
Good audio quality, Sounds great when two speakers are paired in stereo, Attractive minimalist design, Comes in five colors, Google Assistant remains a solid option for smart home control, Reasonable price,
Some music fans will want larger speakers with better audio quality, Music service support is somewhat limited, Summary, For $100, the Nest Audio offers dramatically better music quality than what you get from small speakers like the Nest Mini. It's not t
While the Nest Audio didn't immediately impress me, I think Google's execution is smart. It's not trying to replace larger, high-quality speakers like the Sonos One or its own Home Max. Instead, it provides a huge audio quality upgrade over small, cheap s...
Price, Compact design, WiFi and Bluetooth, Integrated Chromecast
Highly sensitive touch controls
The Google Nest Audio is a great smart speaker with plenty of tricks up its sleeve. Google dropped the old air freshener aesthetic for a cleaner, softer design that houses impressive hardware and is powered by even more impressive software. If you're cons...
Published: 2020-10-05, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Noticeable audio upgrade over Google Home, Sleek design is sustainable, too, Google Assistant is fast and attentive, Aggressive pricing makes multi-room music affordable
Bass still falls short, especially at higher volumes, No provision for wall/stand mounting, Have to be okay with Google's microphones in your house
