{"id":97516,"date":"2018-02-27T11:59:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T11:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=97516"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:38:33","slug":"5-things-google-home-does-better-than-alexa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/5-things-google-home-does-better-than-alexa\/","title":{"rendered":"5 things Google Home does better than Alexa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google has long been a significant innovator in the tech space, and while the jewel in the company crown has always been Google Search, they continually experiment with new products.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the most recent is the company\u2019s first foray into the world of smart speakers, with the release of Google Home in late 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smart speakers first hit the scene back in 2014, when Amazon unveiled Alexa. Since then, Google and Amazon have continued to trade blows to make their smart speaker the best one in the market.<\/span><\/p>\n

While features from one product eventually make it onto the other, there are still a few points that differentiate the two, and we\u2019re going to look at the unique features of Google Home.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What Google Home can do that Alexa can\u2019t<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Google Search <\/b><\/h3>\n

Google\u2019s search engine is probably the most comprehensive repository of knowledge ever. Because Google Home uses the same algorithms as Google Search, it knows what you\u2019re looking for more often than Alexa (which uses Microsoft\u2019s Bing), which could save you time repeating the same questions over and over again.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2. Contextual Awareness<\/b><\/h3>\n

Because of the power of its search engine, Google Home can follow your questions far more intuitively than Alexa. For example, if you asked \u201cWhat\u2019s Prince\u2019s real name?\u201d you can follow up with \u201cHow many platinum records does he have?\u201d and Google Home would know you\u2019re still talking about Prince \u2013 something Alexa can\u2019t do. By the way, it\u2019s 16 platinum records.<\/span><\/p>\n

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