A smart display might be for you if you want the convenience of a smart assistant with the added bonus of having something to watch. When you put Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa into a smart speaker with a tablet-sized screen, you’ll get a fun way to see the weather or album art, watch TV shows, make video calls and other useful stuff ( mainly) other. We’ve tested most of the large monitors on the market and have listed our favorites below.
Most of our picks use the Google Assistant instead of Amazon’s Alexa because it’s often easier to set up devices that use Google’s services, and Google offers a simpler experience in some ways.
Be sure to check a lot Other buying guideincluding compilations of all we love smart speaker and specific instructions for Google Assistant and Alexa Speakers.
Update February 2022: We’ve added the Lenovo Gen 2 Smart Clock as our bedroom pick and the Facebook Go Portal as a mobile option.
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