- I have an unboxing and demo of the new
Google Home Mini versus the Amazon Echo Dot.
Can Alexa really compete?
Plus, a big giveaway coming right up.
Hi, I'm the Youtube Deal Guy Matt Granite.
I usually flag massive deals for you right here
but I'm obsessed with tech.
And in all of my unboxings and all of my comparisons
and one of my prior videos where I showed you
how I made my whole home smart,
a lot of you have been asking to see
the Google Home Mini up close
and more importantly, how does this compare to Alexa?
I'm saying that quietly because I wanna warn you right now.
You might wanna mute your Alexa if it's in the room
because I don't wanna trigger it
but either way maybe it will be fun,
we can see how our devices are programmed together
which really does help me coz I'm lonely.
Okay, let's start immediately by unboxing
the Google Home Mini before I give something big away.
So as I unbox this, let's discuss the Google Home Mini
obviously, Google Home is to compete
with the larger Amazon Echo.
The Dot is the smaller or the smallest
of the Amazon products.
The Google Home Mini is also, oh, it comes right out,
your key to home automation.
I think this is how they want you to open it.
But anyhow, that's all good
so this is the speaker itself and in here,
now the packaging may be even a little bit
better than the Amazon Echo Dot.
Really nice rounded plug with the Google branding on it
and of course you have the micro USB
so the power supply to both the Echo Dot
and the Google Home Mini are identical.
This does not have the auxiliary out.
What does that mean?
The headphone-like jack output on the Echo Dot
allows you to expand the speaker to a larger stereo system.
This is a weak speaker.
This is a weak speaker too.
They're both great for home automation
but not amazing for blasting your tunes.
This does not give you that ability to hardwire.
You have some touch control functionality.
Let's plug this in.
Both the Amazon Echo Dot and the Google Home Mini
have processors inside.
So, let's see which one is faster.
I'm gonna raise both of these for the set-up.
The power is not activated yet,
I'm gonna do that from a power strip.
I am plugging both in and now I'm gonna turn the power on.
Alright, we've got the Amazon Echo Dot turning on
and you can see the Google Home Mini
is just starting to do it's thing.
Google Home Mini so far.
- [Google] Welcome to Google Home.
- One,
- To get started, download the Google Home App
on a phone or tablet.
- [Alexa] Hello.
- Hello.
So the Amazon Echo Dot about eight seconds slower
in terms of start up but who really cares,
it's the performance of the units that matter.
Let's now put this through the ringer.
Okay, Google.
Hey, Google.
Okay, Google.
Hey, Google.
That was a lot of fun.
Easy to set up, I'd say that both the Alexa app
and the Okay Google app are very similar.
Alexa I love you.
- [Alexa] That's really sweet.
- I'm still waiting for the Google Home Mini to set up.
It is, at this point actually, a slower process
than the Echo Dot, but again,
it's the performance of the item in terms of automating
your home that makes a world of difference.
There are privacy concerns associated with both devices.
It's a little bit easier to mute the Amazon Echo
in the event you're worried that's listening
or there's some type of conversation being exchanged.
This mutes it, but for the Google Home Mini,
you actually need to pick it up
and then you need to hit this.
- [Google] The mic's off.
- Both clearly let let you know that they are in off mode
and of course, you could always unplug them.
Alexa, who is Matt Granite?
- Matthew Granite is a TV show producer, show host,
Youtube personality, and Emmy Award Winner.
- Okay, Google, who is Matt Granite?
- [Google] Sorry, I'm not sure
how to help with that yet, but I'm still learning.
- Which is interesting because the Amazon Echo clearly
used Google to get that information.
If you actually time them both,
the response time is quite equal.
Let's try something a little bit more complex.
Alexa, what's the square root of 4,290?
- [Alexa] The square root of 4,290
is 65.4980915753.
- Okay, Google, what's the square root of 4,290?
- [Google] Square root 4,290
is approximately 65.498.
- Very interesting to see that Google rounded
and Alexa was a little bit more precise
and again you could take your pick over
what you would rather hear.
Okay, Google tell me a joke.
- [Google] Sorry, I don't understand.
- Alexa, tell me a joke.
- [Alexa] Why do meteors prefer cold showers
when they get home?
They're always burning up on entry.
- So obviously, that's a terrible joke.
So not only is Alexa's so much more intelligent and diverse
but you can be much more specific
with your questions than you can with Google Home.
There is an advantage though
when it comes to Google Home playing music.
Alexa, play music by Madilyn Bailey.
(guitar music)
So the audio's good, you don't get much bass.
It's decent, it's a little bit tinny.
Keep in mind that you can plug this
into a larger stereo system or just buy a larger Echo.
Okay, Google, play music by Madilyn Bailey.
- [Google] ♫ Didn't know I was lost,
♫ so wake me up when it's all over.
- Okay, Google stop.
The audio, is about ten times better
coming out of the Google Home.
Now, keep in mind the Google Home is not as intelligent.
It's not as fluid.
It's still learning.
Amazon has a huge advantage in terms of
what it's accumulated in its ever growing cloud
but clearly as a wireless speaker,
the Google Home Mini has a huge advantage
just in terms of audio quality.
In terms of home automation, both devices work identically
and they're equally responsive.
I use this to control the TV studio that I'm in.
I use it to control lights around the house.
This works the exact same way.
Alexa, turn the studio off.
- [Alexa] Okay.
- Alexa, turn the studio on.
- [Alexa] Okay.
- You can do that with both devices
and I actually have a video showing you
how I control my thermostats.
Alexa, lower the heat on my Eco B
- [Alexa] The heat is set to 18.
- It's in Celsius coz I'm Canadian.
Actually, that's one advantage to the Google Home Mini,
the Google Home Mini is available
in both Canada and in the US.
She is not yet.
Only available in the US, the UK, and other areas
but that is also a disadvantage to the Echo Dot.
I will see the touch controls, very complicated
on these i have no idea whats going on right now
I keep hitting it and triggering it
and I'm used to unboxing lot of tech.
Honestly, I don't know what's going on right now.
I'm gonna put it down but I will tell you
once you get more comfortable with the system, it will work.
Both have apps that work with both Apple and Android devices
and the apps actually equally fluid on both
in terms of programming your home and smart outlets
and with both devices, you're gonna find
a wide range of products
that are equally compatible with both.
If you do wanna learn more about home automation
obviously, I've got a full video explaining how to do that.
This syncs with Chromecast which means you can control
the TV or if you hook another Chromecast
into a speaker system.
You could technically expand your audio, that way.
This works with the Fire TV stick
and is absolutely incredible in controlling
and searching for your favorite TV Shows.
The price is the same on both
at the time I'm recording this.
You're looking at $49.
Amazon does run many more deals on their Echo products.
We will see some reductions on Google Home
and Google Home Mini products during the Holiday season.
For everyone watching right now,
leave me a comment, I wanna know your answer.
Do you want the item that has the better audio
by a long shot?
Or do you want the unit that is more responsive,
smarter, and clearly a little bit more ahead
of its game in terms of how specific you can be
with your questions?
And obviously, Google Home Mini will improve
but although this product is new,
the cloud from which it's driving its data
has been around awhile.
Google Home is not a brand new product.
So it should be a lot better just at least
in the test that I showed you.
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