Google’s Nest Hub is the best bedside smart display—and sleep tracking helps

Enlarge / Google's second-generation Nest Hub in its ideal environment, bedside. (credit: Corey Gaskin)

Google’s second-generation Nest Hub, like much of the company’s hardware these days, looks a lot like the previous version. But in this case, I don’t mind so much.

This is a purpose-built smart display with a camera-less design aimed at maintaining privacy and bedside utility. That second use case gets one of the biggest additions on the second-gen model: a new sleep tracking function. As for privacy, the Nest Hub doesn't add much new, though the sleep tracking feature introduces some new precautions. The most notable change, however, is a lower price—down from $130 to $99.99 (and sometimes on sale for less). Combined with this unique (for a smart display) ability to track sleep accurately, the value here easily makes the new Nest Hub a top pick for smart displays.

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  The speakers have 50% more bass, which is noticeable and appreciated, though it can still does well with hotword detection. [credit: Corey Gaskin ]

Sleep, soundly

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