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sticking with Alexa, given her near-ubiquitous smart
device support – not to mention the thousands of
skills at her beck and call.
As for the Nest Hub Max and 10in Echo Show
devices themselves, there’s no clear winner. Both
have relatively compact designs, both have stereo
speakers with woofers, neither has a 3.5mm audio
jack (although the Echo Show does have a Micro-USB
port that allows for wired ethernet connections via an
adaptor), and both have cameras for video chat. Yes,
the Nest Hub Max’s camera doubles as a Nest camera;
then again, the Echo Show doubles as a Zigbee hub.
In short, this is a tough call, and as we often
say when it comes to choosing between a Google
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