Smart Displays

Latest Smart Displays

• The Best Smart Displays for 2026

  The top smart displays we've tested can serve as an advanced alarm clock, a helpful kitchen companion, or a convenient desk-side dashboard.

  1 month, 3 weeks By Will Greenwald

  
• How We Test Smart Displays

  Do-it-all countertop screens are deceptively simple, but highly convenient. Here's how our reviews help you determine the best smart display for your money.

  8 months, 1 week By Will Greenwald

  
• 20 Handy Amazon Echo Show Features You Won't Find in the Instruction Manual

  Amazon's screen-equipped Echo Show devices have a whole range of functions that their audio-only counterparts don't, and there's a good chance you're not using all of them.

  1 year, 9 months By Eric Griffith

  
• Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen, 2023)

  4.5 Outstanding Editors' Choice

  Amazon's most versatile smart display

  2 years, 6 months By Will Greenwald

  
• Amazon Uses AI to Generate Animated Children's Stories

  'Create with Alexa' tells short tales based on your kids' input.

  3 years, 5 months By Stephanie Mlot

  
• Meta Reportedly Shelves Portal Smart Displays, New Smartwatches

  Meta execs spelled out plans to kill off Portal smart displays and smartwatch projects on Friday.

  3 years, 5 months By Marco Marcelline

  
• Meta's Portal Smart Displays Can Now Serve as Second Screens for PCs

  Meta adds support for the Duet Display and Companion apps to its Portal devices.

  3 years, 8 months By Stephanie Mlot

  
• Amazon Echo Show vs. Google Nest Hub: Which Smart Display Should Be in Your Home?

  We compare the various Amazon Echo Shows and Google Nest Hubs to help you figure out which smart display is right for you.

  3 years, 10 months By Will Greenwald

  
• Amazon Echo Show 5 (2nd Gen, 2021 Release)

  4.0 Excellent

  Amazon's smallest, nightstand-friendly smart display

  3 years, 10 months By Will Greenwald

  
• Meta to Stop Selling Consumer Versions of Its Portal Smart Displays

  The smart display previously known as Facebook Portal will now be marketed to enterprise customers with a hybrid workforce, according to reports.

  3 years, 10 months By Stephanie Mlot

  
• Google's New Nest Hub Reportedly Has a Detachable Display

  The next Nest smart display looks likely to double as a tablet.

  4 years, 1 month By Matthew Humphries

  
• Amazon Echo Show 15 (2021)

  3.5 Good

  A smart display for your wall

  4 years, 4 months By Will Greenwald

  
• Facebook Portal+ (2021)

  3.0 Average

  A smart display with a big screen and price

  4 years, 4 months By Will Greenwald

  
• Facebook Portal Go

  3.5 Good

  A smart display you can carry around the house

  4 years, 5 months By Will Greenwald

  
• Lenovo Smart Clock 2

  2.5 Fair

  Time hasn't changed much

  4 years, 6 months By Will Greenwald