Google has another card to play, which you can read below. Most of the time you'll ask a smart speaker for the weather, to set a timer and maybe have it play a song or two. Google Assistant does a better job at mimicking natural conversation flow, but the difference isn't really that noticeable in your day-to-day interaction with each speaker. While Amazon boasts about more skills and support for more third-party devices for its voice assistant, the numbers for Google Assistant also land in the tens of thousands, meaning you really don't miss out on anything significant either way.
Meanwhile, Alexa and Google Assistant are pretty much at parity right now. Google's Nest Audio speaker, which also launched in 2020, is a solid competitor with the Echo, and Apple's recent HomePod Mini plays well in the Apple sandbox, but Amazon wins out in two key categories: Its speaker is far more powerful - the bass is particularly impressive - and it features a built-in Zigbee receiver and Amazon Sidewalk Hub that make connecting devices like lightbulbs and locks much more seamless and reliable. Between its new sphere-like profile, powerful sound output and a few forward-looking features, the Echo is still king of the countertop.
Amazon's fourth-gen Echo is still impressive well over a year after its initial launch - and even if you pay its full $100 price (you can often find it on sale if you keep an eye out).
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