In this video I’m going to do a side by side comparison of the
Google Home and the Amazon Echo, to see which one works better.
As you can see here, I have the Amazon Echo and the Amazon Dot and Google Home
With the dot looking like a hockey puck, and the Echo much larger.
They both come in either black or white.
The Google Home looks like an air freshener and you can swap out the fabric to 7 different
colours
Setting both of them up is fairly easy.
You download the Apps then follow the instructions on your phone or tablet to set them up.
To activate the Echo, you can say either Echo, Amazon or Alexa.
You can see I’ve chosen Alexa as the lights turn blue.
On Google Home you can say “Ok Google” or “Hey Google” As you can see
the lights respond when I say its name.
Let’s start with some basic questions:
“Alexa what’s the temperature” Because the Echo isn’t supported in Canada, I have
to give it a U.S. postal code.
Putting that aside, she rambles on when I only asked the temperature.
Now let’s try Google Home: “Hey Google, what’s the temperature”
You can see it works in Canada, and she doesn’t ramble on.
However she can ramble on too.
“Hey google, what’s the forecast” “Hey Google Stop”
Google Home can remember the content of your conversation.
So you can ask it follow up questions.
The Amazon Eco can’t do this.
For instance “Hey Google who is the next president of
the united states” “Hey Google How old is he”, “Hey Google
and who is his running mate?”
Let’s try the Amazon Eco “Alexa who is the next president of the
united states” “Alexa How old is he”, “Alexa and who
is his running mate?”
The conversation with the Google Home is much better
Who needs to go out in the world or have friends, you can stay home and talk to Google home
all day
They both can control your home.
Like your lights, TV, thermostat, etc.
“Alexa turn on the chandelier” “Hey Google turn off
the chandelier” You can
see Google Home has more of a conversation
“Alexa turn on kitchen light” “Hey Google turn off kitchen light”
“Hey Google turn on cabinet light”
“Alexa set thermostat to 71 degrees” “Hey Google set thermostat to 70 degrees”
They both do the job equally when controlling our devices
When it comes to reminders, Alexa wins this one.
“Alexa set a reminder to have lunch with Sara tomorrow”
“Hey Google, set a reminder to have lunch with Sara tomorrow”
I’m sure that will come soon, but it should be available at launch”
Google Home can’t connect to blue tooth or an auxiliary jack, but either can the Echo.
However the Amazon Dot can connect to a speaker with a cable or by using blue tooth.
You can change the volume on Alexa by turning the dial with your hand, and on
Google home with your finger.
You can also use your voice “Alexa level 7” “Hey Google level 7”
They both have a mute button, it’s on the top for Alexa
and
on the back for the Google Home
Here’s one thing that Google Home can do, but Alexa can’t.
It has the ability to queue YouTube videos onto your TV using Chromecast
“Hey Google play pop musi on my TV“ You
can do things like play youtube videos, and stream Netflix.
You can adjust the volume.
“Hey Google level 8” “Hey Google stop”
“Hey Google play the weekend on my TV” “Hey Google level 1”
I like both Alexa and Google Home.
The main thing I like about Google Home is the follow up questions you can ask it.
Other than that, it’s a toss up.
But if I have to pick one, at this point I’m leaning towards the Google Home.
Let me know below which one you like in the comments section of Google Home
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