Maybe you've already made your decision and bought one of Google's smart speakers or smart displays and now you want to know what you should do with it.

Keep in mind that these best practices apply to the diminutive Google Home Mini and Nest Mini all the way to the new Nest Hub Max, with its 10-inch touchscreen.

I tried to use the Google Pixel Tablet to replace my Nest Hub. As it turns out, these are very different products despite a similar look.

The Nest Hub Max is the larger version of the second-generation Nest Hub, but it's not necessarily the better smart display.