The Lenovo Smart Display 10 is priced at Rs 13,999 and that means it costs a lot lesser than the Amazon Echo Show (around Rs 22,999). That is a good start.

New Delhi: Smart speakers and displays don’t make for a booming market yet, but that might change as more brands come into the space. If Sony and Bose are examples of that for Amazon’s Alexa, Lenovo is an example for the Google Assistant.

If you need a smart display, the Lenovo Smart Display is one of the best in the business – but you might be able to get by with just a smart speaker.

Large; vibrant screen; Google Assistant is excellent; Decent audio quality; Doubles up as a Chromecast

Chunky in appearance

Lenovo’s Smart Display delivers all the smarts of the Google Home Hub, but it’s too pricey to recommend over its rival

Supports video calling; Large; sharp display; Neat; attractive design

Bulky; Disappointing sound quality

When it comes to Google’s Smart Display initiative, I love the idea; I’ve been using Google Home Hub for a while and it’s been fantastic, it’s minimalist and takes Google Assistant to a whole new level of functionality. What sets Lenovo’s Smart Display apart from the rest is its design.

Deciding on whether or not to buy the Lenovo Smart Display essentially comes down to two questions. The first thing you need to ask yourself is: do you need a display for your digital smart home assistant? My answer to this is yes, absolutely.

If you'd like visual recipe help in the kitchen, the Lenovo Smart Display performs that task exceedingly well and everything else well enough that it deserves your consideration.

The Lenovo Smart Display is a great kitchen assistant with an elegant design and a high-resolution touchscreen; It multitasks well, responds quickly to both touch and voice commands and offers a rich, personalized home screen and a customizable ambient mode.

I'd like the screen to do more when you play games or listen to music; You're limited to Google Duo for making voice calls; Scrolling through content with your voice can be tedious.

Smart Displays are an entirely new product category for Google. Companies like JBL and LG have shown off upcoming devices, but Lenovo is first to actually release one. As such, we don’t really have much to compare this to.

Great display Decent-sounding speaker Google Assistant with visual responses Chromecast compatible

Design might be too "modern" for some Not all Google Home/Google Assistant speaker features are available Lack of Netflix support Responses can be delayed

Smart speakers are starting to gain traction, with Apple , Amazon and Google all vying for our attention. Adding a screen is the next logical step, and as well as producing its own Home Hub , Google has announced partnerships with several third parties to make Google Smart Displays -- LG, Lenovo,...

The Lenovo Smart Display makes a strong case for smart displays, but it's still an area to watch. If music is important or you want something more compact, you might be better off looking elsewhere.

Great display; Google Assistant getting smarter all the time

Sound quality not great; Design is a little whacky