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

The Lenovo Smart Display is a strong start for Google’s smart display ecosystem, and probably a better option than the Google Home Hub for most users - if only for the integration of a camera for video calling.

With its strong integration with Google Assistant, the Lenovo Smart Display is a better realization than the Amazon Echo Show of what a smart display should be.

Bright; colorful display; Good audio quality; Excellent touch-screen interface; Strong integration with Google Assistant; Plays YouTube videos

Large; Can't control Ring smart home products; Need to download Google Duo app to receive video calls on phone

The Echo Show still seems like a bit of a sideshow for Amazon next to its more popular display-less smart speakers, but that’s mainly down to the Show’s ridiculous £220 price tag.

Large screen; Powerful sound; Offers video chat

Divisive design; Portrait mode only supported in one app; Poor display brightness

Lenovo’s Smart Display brings show & tell to the Google Assistant, adding a touchscreen to the smart speaker and taking on Amazon’s Echo Show in the process. First of a series of display-enabled Assistant devices to make it to shelves, Lenovo’s gadget aims to win a spot on your kitchen counter or...

Lenovo's design is sleeker than Echo Show; 10-inch touchscreen is bright and colorful; Google Assistant is increasingly full-functioned; Privacy shutter for camera is welcome

Third-party integrations vary in how good they are; Touchscreen can feel underutilized at times; No support for G Suite accounts; Duo video calls can be temperamental

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

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.

Smart speakers have come a long way over the past few years as Amazon, Google and Apple have delivered pretty noteworthy strides in the IQs of their assistants. Where speakers haven’t advanced as much is in how they offer users choices; Google Assistant can only list out so many options before you...

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.

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.