Google Assistant vs. Siri

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Google Assistant vs. Siri
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The Age of Voice Assistants

• Beginning with Siri in 2011, the recent eight
  years have seen the rise of other highly
  sophisticated voice assistants such as Google
  Assistant, Amazon Alexa and also Microsoft
  Cortana.
• All of them have their own specialty and
  limitations.
• In this PowerPoint slide, we will take a look at
  the difference between what Apples Siri and
  Googles Google Assistant can offer.

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Supported Devices

• Can work only on iOS.

• Can work on both Android and iOS.

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Basic Tasks

• Sending Messages
• Placing Calls
• Accessing Android apps
• Alarm
• Calender
• Mobile Data
• Music

• Sending Messages
• Placing Calls
• Accessing Android apps
• Alarm
• Calender
• Mobile Data
• Music

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Search Result

• Focuses on finding the best sources.
• Can only say Heres what I found and display
  the webpage.

• Focuses on Bringing the best information.
• Can speak the information in full detail.
• It has the advantage of owned by largest search
  engine in the world.

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Finding Places Nearby Restaurants for example.

• Can only look at a search result and bring a list
  of restaurants.

• List All the restaurants nearby based on region
  and specialty.
• Book Tables.
• List the menu.
• Give directions via map.
• Order online via home delivery apps.

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Maps and Directions

• Can provide detailed route and estimated time
  only in certain countires.
• In India, Siri cant do what Google Assistant can
  do.

• Can provide detailed route.
• Traffic status
• Estimated time
• Alternative route

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How To Guides Recipes for example

• Can find the best search result for the dish you
  want.

• Can bring video tutorials from YouTube.

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Asking questions in sequence

• Gets confused when asked questions on the same
  topic.
• You have to mention what youre asking about
  every time.

• If you ask a series of questions about a
  particular person or place or thing, GA knows
  youre asking about the same topic.
• It will keep speaking the answers it can find.

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Conclusion

• Both Siri and Google Assistant have made our
  lives extremely easier by taking commands with
  only our voice.
• As we saw in the previous slides, Google
  Assistant is more capable than Siri.
• Google Assistant focuses on speaking out loud the
  best information, while Siri can only find the
  best sources.
• However, Siri is also becoming more powerful with
  every update and will continue to be a prominent
  figure in the world of Voice Assistants.