Latest Google smart home reviews, previews and hands-on feature

Google Nest Mini initial review: Mini update, max impact By Chris Hall 16 October 2019

That the name has changed from Home Mini to Nest Mini is predictable, with Google realigning its smart devices with the Nest brand - but the compact Google... Read more

5.0 stars Google Nest Hub Max review: Putting the Echo Show on notice By Britta O'Boyle 9 September 2019

The Max looks like the original Nest Hub, but with larger 10-inch display, built-in Nest camera, better sound and more. Is it a smart home winner?... Read more

4.0 stars Google Home Max review: Cranking smart speaker audio to the max By Maggie Tillman 19 August 2019

The biggest Google Home speaker is the loudest of the lot, and also the priciest, at £399. Is it the best smart assistant speaker to buy?... Read more

4.0 stars Google Home review: A better voice assistant than Amazon Echo? By Maggie Tillman 13 August 2019

Google Home has and continues to mature since it first launched. If you don't mind waiting for its full potential, it's the voice-assistant speaker to get.... Read more

4.5 stars Google Nest Hub review: The new hub of your smart home? By Britta O'Boyle 29 July 2019

The Google Assistant centre for your smart home: the Nest Hub is the always connected central point to control smart devices, watch YouTube and more.... Read more

4.0 stars Google Home Mini review: Great voice-assistant, not-so-great speaker By Cam Bunton 26 July 2019

The Google Home Mini, is a smaller model of the Google Home that takes a similar design approach with all the same features. Here is our review.... Read more

4.5 stars Google Wifi review: Whole home internet coverage done right By Cam Bunton 26 April 2017

Having spent some time over the pond in the US market, Google's smart home networking system has now landed in the UK.It's not the only Wi-Fi-extending... Read more