Amazon Echo vs Google home smart speakers: The coolest gadget to have in 2018; check features and price
This is a hands-free smart speaker controlled by voice command, a smart gadget is something which doesn’t need to be manually operated. It can play music for you, make calls, check weather and news, set alarms and many other things just on your voice command.
If we talk about the hardware it has powerful speakers that can fill any surrounding with immersive 360-degree omnidirectional audio and deliver crisp vocals. It can play a song of your choice at your command just you have to call Alexa and it will respond and then just ask for a song, it will search and play the song itself from music service platforms like Amazon Prime music, Saavn, and TuneIn. You can also play the same song on multiple echo devices at the same time.
Other activities like making the call you just have to ask “Alexa how do I set up calling?”. It can hear from any direction even in the environment filled with noise.
Google Home assistant is also a smart speaker controlled by your voice command. If you have to play music, view your calendar, to know about any recipe or any other information you just have to say “Ok Google”. It comes with pre-installed Free Gaana & Saavn subscription until 31st October 2018. It supports hands-free use through Far-field recognition. It runs on Android 4.4 or higher and iOS 9.1 or higher. This device is also compatible with smart TVs with built-in chrome cast.
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First published: 1 May 2018, 9:10 IST