Nexgrill Neevo 720 Plus Smart Grill with Air Fryer vs Char-Griller FlexFuel Plus Grill, Griddle and Smoker
vs
Quick take: The Nexgrill Neevo 720 Plus Smart Grill with Air Fryer costs $1 less; the Char-Griller FlexFuel Plus Grill, Griddle and Smoker offers more cooking space (875 vs 455.8 sq in).
| Spec | Nexgrill Neevo 720 Plus Smart Grill with Air Fryer | Char-Griller FlexFuel Plus Grill, Griddle and Smoker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ~$549 | ~$550 |
| Rating | — | — |
| Type | Gas Grill | Gas Grill |
| Cooking Area | 455.8 sq in | 875 sq in |
| Max Temp | — | — |
| Fuel Type | Propane/Natural Gas | Propane/Natural Gas |
| Build Material | Stainless Steel Burners / Stainless Steel Control Panel | Cast Iron Grates / Steel Firebox |
| Hopper Capacity | — | — |
| Burners | 2 | 2 |
| WiFi / App | Yes | No |
| App control | Yes | No |
| Meat probe | Yes | No |
| PID controller | No | No |
| Side burner | No | No |
| Rotisserie | No | No |
| Searing | No | Yes |
| Dimensions | 69.3 x 23 x 48.8 in | 66.3 x 27.8 x 45.3 in |
| Weight | — | — |
| Warranty | 5 years on burners | — |
Pros & cons
Nexgrill Neevo 720 Plus Smart Grill with Air Fryer
- ✓Automatic temperature holding on a gas grill is rare — almost every connected gas grill only reports temperature, it does not control it
- ✓Built-in 13.8 qt air-fryer oven replaces a separate appliance for wings and sides
- ✓Food probes and app monitoring included rather than sold as accessories
- ✓Works fully manually if the app or WiFi is unavailable, which not all smart grills do
- ✓5-year burner warranty, well above Nexgrill's usual 1 year
- ✗Liquid propane only — no natural gas conversion exists for this model
- ✗Two burners across 455.8 sq in means wide temperature variation end to end
- ✗44,000 BTU with no dedicated sear burner; it is not a steak grill
- ✗Nexgrill calls it SureTemp rather than PID and publishes no control-loop detail, so hold accuracy is unverified
- ✗Smart-grill electronics are the part most likely to strand the grill when they fail, and the air fryer drawer is one more powered component to lose
Char-Griller FlexFuel Plus Grill, Griddle and Smoker
- ✓Three cooking modes — gas, charcoal and griddle — in one appliance for $550
- ✓1,260 sq in total cooking area is more than any grill in this batch under $1,000
- ✓Side damper smoke control on the charcoal chamber makes low-and-slow genuinely workable
- ✓EasyDump ash pan avoids the usual mess of a combo unit's charcoal side
- ✓Heavy cast iron sear grates on both halves
- ✗66.3 in wide — this is two grills' worth of patio footprint
- ✗Only 30,000 BTU on the gas side spread across a large grate, so it is slow to preheat
- ✗Char-Griller publishes no assembled weight or warranty term for this model
- ✗Char-Griller's gas/charcoal combos go out of stock on their own store for long stretches; the plain FlexFuel and Dual-Fuel Pro were both unavailable when checked
- ✗Combo units compromise both halves — neither side matches a dedicated grill at the same total price