Best Smart Speakers You Can Buy Right Now
Google Home? Apple HomePod? Amazon Echo? Which smart speakers sounds the best and which is worth your money?
The top-rated smart speakers you can buy now.
1. Google Home Mini smart speaker review
As long as you don't care about music quality, the Mini is a welcome addition to the Google Home smart speaker family.
Review Date: 30th Oct., 2017
2. Amazon Echo Dot review: A bite-sized gateway drug for smart speaker skeptics
The Echo Dot offers up a strong - and arguably stronger - alternative to the Google Home Mini.
Review Date: 14th March, 2018
3. Amazon Echo Plus review: Zigbee connectivity doesn't quite seal the deal
Despite its shortcomings, if you’re looking to buy the best of the three Amazon Echo speakers, the Echo Plus is still probably the one to get.
Review Date: 7th March, 2018
4. Amazon Echo review: The original smart speaker makes an overdue debut
If you’re more smart-home savvy, invested in Amazon’s video and music streaming ecosystem or turned-off by the look of the Google Home, this might well be the smart speaker for you.
Review Date: 2nd March, 2018
5. JBL Link 10 review: Portability is nice, the bass is better
With the Link 10 and 20 JBL leverage their strength in the portable speaker space to deliver a product that sounds great and pushes the smart speaker category forward as a whole - even if it trips up on some ...
Review Date: 22nd Jan., 2018
6. Sony LF-S50G review: Google Assistant and then some
If the built-in clock interface, the IPX3-rating and the gesture commands strike a chord, this might be a smart speaker worth a serious look. However, if you want the best possible sound for your smart speaker setup, it may well ...
Review Date: 6th Nov., 2017
7. Panasonic GA-10 review: The best (Assistant-powered) smart sound around
This might just be the best sounding Google Assistant you can buy right now.
Review Date: 27th April, 2018
8. Apple HomePod review: The iPhone of smart speakers packs a punch but shirks on the smarts
The HomePod is a phenomenal sounding speaker let down by the limitations of the Apple ecosystem.
Review Date: 5th March, 2018
9. Sonos One review: Seriously great-sound with a serious caveat
Sonos' promise to deliver the service-agnostic smart speaker hasn't quite been fulfilled here but things are off to a strong start.
Review Date: 1st Nov., 2017
10. Ultimate Ears Megablast review: Bigger. Louder. Smarter.
If you’re looking for that on-the-go Alexa speaker and like it loud, you’ll probably like the sound of this one.
Review Date: 9th May, 2018
11. Google Home Hub review: A different kind of a smart TV
The Google Home Hub is an experiment that pays off.
Review Date: 14th Nov., 2018
12. Google Home Max: Full, in-depth review
In spite of the higher price, The Google Home Max ends up being as bigger as it is better.
Review Date: 10th Sept., 2018
13. Lenovo Smart Display review: The bigger, better buy
The Lenovo Smart Display is a great option for those willing to buy into the hype around Smart Displays.
Review Date: 16th Nov., 2018
14. Amazon Echo Show (2018) review: Alexa advances and enhances the smart display experience
The Echo Show is well-worth the extra expense if you’re already committed to the ecosystem and comfortable letting another front-facing camera into your home.
Review Date: 28th Nov., 2018
15. JBL Link 300 review: A worthy alternative to the Sonos One for Google fans
The JBL 300 abandons the experimentalism found in the rest of the Link range, and delivers predictably solid results in lieu of it.
Review Date: 12th June, 2018
