Google Nest Hub Max vs Shelly Wall Display

Google Nest Hub Max wins with its 10-inch screen, Google Assistant voice control, video-call camera and Thread plus Matter support. Shelly Wall Display counters with a lower price, higher owner rating, 3-year warranty, climate sensors, a built-in relay and native Home Assistant dashboards.

Role. The Max is a Google family display for calls, YouTube, photos and voice control, living in Google's cloud. The Shelly is a voice-less, camera-free in-wall panel that renders Home Assistant dashboards locally and can switch heating through its 5A relay.

The Shelly Wall Display: no camera, no microphone-based assistant and fully local operation with Home Assistant. The Google Nest Hub Max has a wide camera without a physical shutter and depends on Google's cloud services.

The Shelly Wall Display acts as a real thermostat: temperature and humidity sensors plus a relay that switches heating directly, best with an external Shelly BLU H&T sensor. The Google Nest Hub Max controls Nest and other thermostats by voice and app only.

Choose Google Nest Hub Max for a Google Assistant household wanting a big kitchen or living room display with video calling, media and broad device control through Google Home.

Choose Shelly Wall Display if Home Assistant is your platform and you want a premium, locally controlled wall panel with climate sensing and relay-based thermostat capability, backed by a 3-year warranty.