Smart Displays

A smart display is a voice speaker with a screen attached, and that screen changes what the speaker is for. Without it, a smart speaker answers and then goes quiet. With it, the same device shows the recipe while you cook, the calendar while the family argues about the weekend, the camera feed when the doorbell rings, and the lyrics while the song plays. The twelve displays below are not twelve versions of the same idea. A 21 inch wall screen is a family noticeboard that happens to stream television. A round bedside clock is an alarm that happens to answer questions. Buying the wrong size for the room is the mistake this guide exists to prevent.

The honest split in this category is the assistant first and the screen second. Alexa displays from Amazon run Fire TV, show Ring and Blink cameras natively, and treat the smart home dashboard as a first-class screen. Google displays run YouTube and Google Photos beautifully, make the best video calls to other Google users, and turn a tablet into a display when docked. The third split is the camera: some households want a camera in the kitchen and not in the bedroom, and the camera-free options here exist for exactly that line. Every pick is sold on Amazon, and every screen size, camera resolution and hub feature below is the maker specification, not a guess.