2igi2a%e Seen On | (@)wirecutter id. ‘Onit MARS AND AUTOMATION HomanlamReport» Smart Homes » Voice Assistant» 100+ Point Conparizon of Amazon Echo ta Googe 100+ POINT COMPARISON OF AMAZON ECHO TO GOOGLE HOME 2 Rose Thibodeaux 1008/2018 Google Home Review and Comparison to Amazon Echo Unless you've been living under a rock, you'e probably aware ofthe fact that smart speakers can talk, and Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa-enabled devices are leading the way. After spending two years with Echo, | started to lose my patience because [A She often failed to understand me. B, She simply didn't hear me, CC. She failed to do what I wanted her to do. ‘Soin moment of desperation, and perhaps spite, purchased Google Home, which Ive now been using for over a year, and as | mentioned inthe video above, swapping to Google Home came with bath pros and cons. The Basics: Google Home vs. Amazon Echo ‘Starting withthe basics, Amazon Echo is a smart speaker powered by Aloxa. It features ‘a mute button and volume controls on the top. However, there's more than one way to access Alexa. There are multiple Alexa-enabled devices including the Amazon Echo (2nd generation), Echo Dot (smaller, cheaper, weaker speaker), Echo Dot Kids Editon (Echo Dot with content fering and kid-Fiendly features), Echo Show (video screen), Echo Spot (smaller, cheaper version of Echo Show), and Amazon Echo Plus (netter ‘speaker, smart home hub). You can also access Alexa using the Alexa app, Fire TV, Fire TV Stick (using the remote), and Fire TV Cube (hands-free). There are also third- party devices, ike ecobeed, that include the power of Alexa Google Home is @ smart speaker powered by Google Assistant, The speaker has & ‘mute button on the back, a touch interface, and a swappable base, Like Echo, there are ‘multiple versions including Google Home, Google Home Hub (video screen), Google Home Mini (smaller, cheaper, weaker speaker) and Google Home Max (expensive, botter speaker). 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