Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) vs Google Nest Hub Max

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) wins with its lower price, Zigbee coordination, physical camera shutter, spatial audio and newer hardware. Google Nest Hub Max counters with a bigger 10-inch screen and a wide camera inside the Google ecosystem.

Assistant and generation. The Show 8 is a current Alexa display with full hub radios and modern performance. The Max is an older Google Assistant flagship whose draw remains its screen size and 120-degree camera for group video calls.

The Google Nest Hub Max offers a wider 120-degree field of view but no physical shutter, only electronic controls. The Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) pairs a quality call camera with a physical privacy shutter.

The Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen), thanks to its Zigbee coordinator, Thread border router and Matter bridge. The Google Nest Hub Max handles Thread and Matter only, with everything else through Google Home over Wi-Fi.

Choose Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) for an Alexa home: superb sound, fast performance, shuttered camera and native Zigbee, Thread and Matter support at the lower price of the pair.

Choose Google Nest Hub Max if your household runs Google Assistant and wants the larger screen for video calls, YouTube and Google Photos, accepting older hardware and no camera shutter.