Google Nest Hub 2nd Gen Charcoal
Score: 71/100
Google Nest Hub 2nd Gen
Score: 72/100Rankings
The 2nd-gen Nest Hub offers a 7-inch display, enhanced audio, and unique Soli radar sleep tracking, making it a solid privacy-focused hub, though it lacks a camera and a larger screen for media consumption.
The 2nd-gen Nest Hub (Charcoal) delivers solid smart-home hub features, sleep tracking, and eco-friendly design in a compact 7-inch form factor, though its audio and lack of a camera keep it from being a top media display.
| Attribute | Google Nest Hub 2nd Gen Charcoal | |
|---|---|---|
7 inchesbest | 7 inchesbest | |
— | 4 GBbest | |
0.25 yearsbest | 0.25 yearsbest |
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| Attribute | Google Nest Hub 2nd Gen Charcoal | |
|---|---|---|
Display(1) | ||
Panel Type | LCD touchscreen | Touchscreen LCD |
Performance(1) | ||
Processor | Quad‑core 64‑bit 1.9 GHz ARM processor | Quad-core 64-bit 1.9 GHz ARM CPU |
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Reviewers highlight the innovative Soli-based sleep tracking, fast Assistant responses, and smart-home hub capabilities, while noting audio quality and lack of camera as drawbacks.
Users love bedside convenience, gesture controls, and photo-frame mode, but complain about weak audio, missing camera, and occasional sleep-tracking errors.
Reviewers commend the precise radar-based sleep tracking, clean ad-free UI, and robust Google integration, while noting the absence of a camera and limited app ecosystem.
Users rate it around 4.7/5, praising ease of setup, sound quality, and sleep data, but express frustration with YouTube UI, occasional voice hiccups, and lack of third-party apps.
“Perfect for the nightstand”
“Love the gesture control”
“Wish it had a camera”
