Amazon Echo Spot vs Google Nest Audio

The Amazon Echo Spot wins overall for versatility, with a higher owner rating, a lower price, a touchscreen and a motion sensor. The Google Nest Audio is the better choice if you want a fuller-sounding Google Home speaker with no screen.

Screen and ecosystem. The Echo Spot is a small Alexa display with a round touchscreen and motion sensing, while the Google Nest Audio is a screen-free Google Assistant speaker built for fuller music playback.

The Google Nest Audio is the stronger music speaker, being larger with room-filling sound and support for stereo pairing, while the Echo Spot is a compact bedside device where the display, not audio, is the main draw.

The Google Nest Audio has a one-year warranty, while the Amazon Echo Spot has a shorter 90-day warranty. The Nest Audio also runs a local conversation agent, whereas the Echo Spot processes speech in the cloud.

Buy the Echo Spot if you are in the Alexa ecosystem and want an affordable, well-rated bedside clock-display with a screen and hands-free voice control.

Buy the Nest Audio if your home runs on Google Home, you want fuller sound with stereo pairing, and a screen is not important to you.