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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

Google Home Max vs Amazon Echo Studio

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Google Home Max
Amazon Echo Studio

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Google Home Max Picture
Amazon Echo Studio Picture
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Variants

  • Home Max (Chalk)
  • Home Max (Charcoal)
  • Echo Studio (Charcoal)

Our Verdict

Google Home Max

Amazon Echo Studio

The Google Home Max is a slightly better speaker than the Amazon Echo Studio. The Google has a better-balanced sound profile and can reproduce a bit more low bass. It has Google Assistant built-in, and it does a better job of understanding your voice in noisy environments. It can also be paired with up to two devices at the same time, and it supports Google Chromecast. However, the Amazon has fewer compression artifacts at max volume.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.9
7.1

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.2
6.8

Soundstage 
 

6.3
7.4

Dynamics 
 

6.9
8.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Google Home Max Style Photo
Amazon Echo Studio Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No

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Portability 
 

3.7
4.1

Dimensions Photo  

Google Home Max Dimensions Photo
Amazon Echo Studio Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

606 in³ (9,924 cm³)
369 in³ (6,045 cm³)

Weight 
 

11.7 lbs (5.3 kg)
7.7 lbs (3.5 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC Only
AC Only

One-Hand Carry 
 

No
No

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Build Quality 
 

6.0
6.4

Build Quality Photo  

Google Home Max Build Quality Photo
Amazon Echo Studio Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Decent
Good

Water Resistance 
 

No
Unspecified

Dust Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Impact Resistance 
 

No
Unspecified

Floats In Water 
 

No
Unspecified

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Controls 
 

8.0
6.0

Controls Photo  

Google Home Max Controls Photo
Amazon Echo Studio Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Google Home Max Controls Photo 2
Amazon Echo Studio Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Great
Great

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Tactile)
No

Call Answer/End 
 

Yes (Tactile)
No

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

No
No

Microphone On/Off 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Additional Controls 
 

No
Yes

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Google Home Max In The Box Photo
Amazon Echo Studio In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.2
6.8

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-0.28
0.03

Std. Err. 
 

3.00 dB
3.32 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

50.4 Hz
55.8 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

17.2 kHz
13.7 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

6.3
7.4

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

6.44 dB
4.91 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes (when horizontal)
Yes

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Dynamics 
 

6.9
8.0

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

95.6 dB SPL
91.1 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

3.88 dB
0.75 dB

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power Saving 
 

No
No

Charging Port 
 

No Battery
No Battery

Battery Powered 
 

No
No

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Voice Assistant 
 

8.9
8.6

Alexa 
 

No
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)

Google Assistant 
 

Built-in
No

Speakerphone 
 

Yes
Yes

Siri 
 

No
No

Voice Assistant 
 

Yes
Yes

Voice Activation 
 

Yes
Yes

Microphone Mute 
 

Yes
Yes

Far-Field Performance 
 

Excellent
Excellent

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

Mediocre
Poor

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App 
 

9.3
9.3

App Picture  

Google Home Max App Picture
Amazon Echo Studio App Picture

App Name 
 

Google Home
Amazon Alexa

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Bass/Treble
Bass/Treble

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

Yes
Yes

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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

Yes
Yes

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Bluetooth 
 

7.2
6.8

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.2
Unspecified

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

246 ms
261 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

197 ms
214 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

170.6 ft (52.0 m)
331.4 ft (101.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
No

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Wi-Fi 
 

8.1
6.5

Wi-Fi Version 
 

Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi 5

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

2.4GHz & 5GHz
2.4GHz & 5GHz

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Apple AirPlay 
 

No
No

AirPlay Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Google Chromecast 
 

Yes
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

46 ms
N/A

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Google Home Max

Amazon Echo Studio

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