Portal vs. Nest Hub Max and Echo Show 8: The video display competition is set to heat up at the holidays

They might be competing AI's from giant companies, but Alexa and Google still play nice together. On Tuesday, Facebook will release its second generation Portal, one of three new entrants into the "Video Display" wars to compete for your shopping dollar during the holidays. Facebook is trying again to take on Google and Amazon, striving to convince consumers they want a home unit for making video calls, looking at their photos on a digital photo frame, listening to music and watching video clips. Plus, Facebook is going further by bringing the concept to TVs, but not until November. Here's how the three compare: The original edition launched in fall 2018, to surprisingly strong reviews: Critics were surprised they liked it, considering Facebook's poor history with privacy.