Swiping up from the bottom lets you change the device’s settings, while swiping toward the middle of the screen from the right edge has a built-in nap alarm. Swiping down from the top will show settings shortcuts. For example, long press on the Smart Clock 2 changes different clock designs you will also get the option to customise them further. Of course, you can dig deeper into the settings and customize the Clock.
Based on my testing, I found that the Smart Clock 2 is designed to be used with your voice command. You can ask for the latest news, know the weather, play music via Spotify or any other music streaming platform, and control any smart home devices in your home, like a smart plug, or security camera. Just say “Hey, Google” before any command and the Assistant responds by showing the query you asked for. The Smart Clock 2 works like any other Google Assistant speaker, except this one has a display. Regardless of how you categorise the Smart Clock 2, it’s essentially a Google Assistant-powered smart display that also doubles as a smart speaker (more on that later). (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia/ Indian Express) Just in case you are interested, the Smart Clock 2 can also be used as a digital photo frame by pulling out a single photo or an entire album of photos from your Google Photos library. All I want is a display that can tell me the time, weather, and let me know what music is playing. Because the screen on those devices is a little bigger, it’s a lot easier to navigate the interface.īut do you really want to watch YouTube videos on a 4-inch screen? Probably not. But beyond that, the display is limited in capabilities and in no way matches the Google Next or Amazon Echo Show. That said, the display is still readable from a distance. Speaking of the display, it automatically adjusts the brightness based on the lighting in the room, thanks to the built-in ambient light sensor. A display larger than 4-inch makes a digital alarm clock pointless in my opinion. I wish there was a physical button to activate the night light.Īlso read | Explained: Why Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard is not all good news for the gaming industry Lenovo Smart Clock 2 review: Display and smart featuresĬompared to the Google Nest and Amazon Echo Show, the Smart Clock feels small and I get why it looks the way it does. You can tweak the brightness as well as the exact time you require the Night Light to be in an active mode. Don’t worry, the wireless charging dock also has a USB-A port for charging peripherals.Īdditionally, the Night Light feature can be manually turned on from the display. So when you keep your phone for charging on the dock, the “Night Light” briefly lits up, signalling the charging has started. A nice touch is the presence of an LED light ring that goes around the bottom of the display. The wireless charger works perfectly fine with my iPhone 13 mini and Galaxy Buds 2. I found this feature particularly useful, because there have been times when I realised my phone was running on low battery just before stepping out for a morning walk. The idea is to keep the phone or earbuds on the Qi wireless charging station (supports up to 10W) before going to bed and sleep peacefully without having to worry about the status of the battery on your smartphone/or wireless earbuds when you wake up in the morning. (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express) The proposition of a wireless charging dock to the Smart Clock 2 provides a lot of usefulness to users, and I experienced that first hand.
The dock connects magnetically and uses pogo pins to power the display. The whole package comes in two separate pieces of hardware, the alarm clock itself and the wireless charging station. Meanwhile, on the back of the Smart Clock 2 is the power switch and a mute button that turns off the always-listening microphone. On the top of the clock are two buttons for volume control. The exterior of the device has a fabric cover, which adds a fair amount of premiumness to the alarm clock. It comes in three different colour options and my unit has this Heather Gray finish. The Smart Clock measures 4.46 x 2.80 x 3.67 inches, so it doesn’t take much space on your bedside table.
The physical design hasn’t changed much but the new model has several cosmetic changes here and there. When I first saw the Smart Clock 2, my instant reaction was “thank god, it has a smaller footprint.” In a sea of smart displays that are powered by either Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, the Smart Clock 2 sticks to the formula that made the original version a popular choice among consumers. Lenovo Smart Clock 2 price in India: Rs 6,999 Lenovo Smart Clock 2 review: Design and aesthetics
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