Details: | Google Home vs. Amazon Echo: We believe home automation devices will be big sellers this holiday season.
Here's a brief comparison between Google Home and Amazon Echo smart home speakers:
- Amazon Echo is recommended for:
- If you want home automation.
The Echo has better support for low-end home automation products like lights and switches.
- If you use Amazon Prime services like
Prime music, which is free with Amazon Prime.
The Echo can play music from your Prime library.
- Amazon Fire TV users can
speak voice commands
to play videos on the Fire TV.
- Google Home is recommended for:
- Someone who uses a Chromecast media player, and wants voice control of their TV.
- Someone who has a YouTube TV subscription ($35/mo) or
YouTube Red
subscription ($10/mo).
The Google Home can
play music and videos with your voice.
- Someone who has a Nest or similar thermostat.
Google Home has good smart thermostat support.
- Someone who uses Google services often, and wants to start their day by hearing their
Google Calendar
events, flight status, and news.
Both Echo and Google Home can set timers & alarms, tell sports scores and news, play voice games, give weather forecasts, and answer questions from the Internet.
Also, both talk to other like devices in the house.
Say you have one Amazon Echo Mini in the bedroom and an Amazon Echo in the living room, they can both play the same music.
Should you buy a "mini" or a full speaker?
- The "mini" speakers (Google Home Mini and Amazon Echo Dot) have about an 8 foot radius and are about the size of a hockey puck.
Good for a den, study, office, bedroom, bathroom, or kitchen.
- The larger speakers (the ones that look like a large candle) are designed for larger rooms.
- The super large ones are meant for giant spaces.
The deals:
- Mini (about an 8-foot speaker/microphone radius, size of a hockey puck):
- Regular models (for large rooms):
These holiday prices are expected to expire sometime around Monday or Tuesday. |