Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) vs Google Nest Audio

The Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) wins overall on value, with a lower price, a higher owner rating, and added motion and temperature sensors. The Google Nest Audio is the better choice if your smart home already runs on Google Home.

Ecosystem and audio. The Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) uses Alexa and adds sensors, while the Google Nest Audio uses Google Assistant, is a larger speaker tuned for fuller sound, and supports stereo pairing. Both bridge Matter only.

No. Both the Echo Dot (5th Gen) and the Nest Audio work only as a Matter bridge, so neither is a Zigbee coordinator or Thread border router, and each needs a separate hub for those protocols.

The Google Nest Audio has a one-year warranty versus the Echo Dot (5th Gen)'s 90 days, but the Echo Dot adds motion and temperature sensors that the Nest Audio lacks, plus a local versus cloud assistant difference in Google's favor.

Buy the Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) if you use Alexa and want an affordable, highly rated compact speaker with motion and temperature sensing.

Buy the Google Nest Audio if your home runs on Google Home and you want a larger speaker with fuller sound, stereo pairing, and a one-year warranty.