The Soundcore Wakey is available in two colors: white or black. And it comes with an antenna in case you want to listen to AM/FM radio. It has a built-in Qi-wireless charging pad, so you can charge your smartphone at night.

It does have a built-in digital clock and a built-in speaker, the latter of which you can stream music from your smartphone via Bluetooth or use a hardwire connection (thanks to its AUX and USB-A ports).Īdditionally, the Wakey has two special features. And that can be frustrating.īut the lack of connectivity also means you have fewer privacy concerns with the Wakey. The main drawback is that your smartphone needs to be nearby and connected to the Wakey for it to do most things, including setting alarms. The Wakey is a little bit of an outlier on this list because 1) it doesn't have a display and 2) it doesn't have any Wi-Fi connectivity - and, therefore, doesn't have a built-in voice assistant. Smartphone needs to be nearby to do most things.No built-in voice assistant or smart display.But it's a solid, capable and affordable smart alarm clock for anybody with an Amazon smart home. The Echo Show 5 (3rd-Gen) isn't the best speaker, nor is its display as intuitive or responsive as the Nest Hub, for example. It works with a large variety of Amazon's speakers and smart home devices, so you can group it in a multi-room system with other Echo devices or summon a live feed from a compatible security camera (there are a lot that support Alexa). It packs Alexa, and you can even use voice commands to delete recordings instead of having to use the Alexa app you can say “Alexa, delete everything I said today,” or “Alexa, delete what I just said” to swiftly delete voice data. It has a camera for things like video calls, but there’s a built-in cover so you can manually block it whenever you like. Released in 2023, the Echo Show 5 (3rd-Gen) is a smaller and more privacy-focused version of Amazon’s Echo Show (2nd Gen). The Nest Hub (Gen 2) is available in four different colors: chalk, charcoal, mist (blue) and sand (light pink). Basically, it monitors how you sleep without requiring you to wear a wearable. But maybe the coolest thing is that it has a radar sensor that (working in tandem with the other sensors) can measure your breathing and movement while you sleep. You can use your voice to summon videos from YouTube or a live feed from a smart home camera (it's compatible with a lot of them, made by Nest or a third party). You can use it as a digital photo frame and display your albums from Google Photos. It’s really smart, thanks to a tight integration with Google Assistant. Google's second-generation Nest Hub is probably the best smart alarm clock you can buy. No extra ports or integrated wireless charger.Some have integrated ports (or a wireless charger) so you can charge other devices, while others have special sleep monitoring features so you can get a better idea of your sleep health without having to wear a smartwatch. Some smart alarm clocks are more capable and feature-packed than others. Of course, the larger the smart alarm clock the more likely the larger its display will be and that's going to make it easier to view and read content (like the time, weather or news). Space is limited on your nightstand and depending on the size of the smart alarm clock, it might not fit (or fit well).

Since many of these smart alarm clocks are tiny, they generally don't sound all that great.

Sound qualityĪ smart alarm clock can also function as a speaker - and sound quality is definitely important. That said, the camera does afford some special features like video calls. So even though every smart alarm clock that does have a built-in camera allows you to manually turn it off, its mere presence might be a deal breaker. Most people don't want a device with a camera in their bedroom. It'll make your life and controlling all your devices a lot easier. If your smart home is built around Alexa, Google Assistant or Siri (HomeKit), you want a smart alarm clock that also fits in that ecosystem. You want to buy a smart alarm clock that's consistent with the other smart devices in your home.

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