INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Is there a smart device for every room of your home? Amazon and Lenovo sure hope so
Despite the worries about having always-listening devices sat in your bedroom, both companies have built gadgets for that specific location
you could just as easily place these gadgets in other rooms around the home
The Google Home Hub, likewise, is a similar proposition
products, two similar designs and purposes, but two distinct voice-activated smart assistants built in
release a beefed-up, better-sounding Amazon Echo speaker, with built-in woofers and higher-quality speakers
the same product family, if not the same device
Both the Lenovo Smart Clock and Echo Show 5 have a very similar approach to industrial design.Each is broadly wedge shaped, and each has a
screen roughly the size of a smartphone
The Echo Show 5 is the slightly larger of the two, with a 5.5-inch screen, while the Lenovo Smart Clock has a smaller 4-inch display
The Echo Show 5 is of a slightly higher resolution, too, coming in at 960 x 480, while the Smart Clock is a lowly 800 x 480
As mentioned, the Echo Show 5 appears slightly bigger, measuring 148mm x 86mm x 73 mm, with the Lenovo Smart Clock measuring 113.88mm x
smart display to a larger speaker system as well as, curiously, a microUSB port
matter) cable with which to charge an external device
Image Credit TheIndianSubcontinent(Image credit: Future)The thing to note here is that Lenovo has intentionally stripped back the Smart
Clock compared to its competition
Show to be suitable in every room, and thus has more features, such as that camera
screenSo, with roughly similar designs, the core choices you make here really come down to just two features: your preferred smart assistant
preferred music service to ask them to play songs, have them set timers, alarms and calendar reminders, place calls, ask for the news,
control other compatible smart home gadgetry and more, all without lifting a finger.For more on what each can do, check out the guides
below:What may skew your decision is if you already have another Amazon Echo or Google Assistant speaker, as that makes use of features such
as multi-room audio playback much simpler across each individual brand.The core difference with the Echo Show 5 and the Lenovo Smart Clock
then is in how they use their displays
The Lenovo Smart Clock is purposefully minimalist in what it displays on screen, often limiting itself to just the time or the Google
Future)The Echo Show 5 on the other hand is much more visually arresting, playing back videos, offering video call services, and other
be a matter of taste then: some will find the Echo Show 5 intrusive while the Smart Clock slips more effortlessly into its surroundings,
set.Check the best current prices for your region in the chart below:12Load more dealsVerdictThis is a toughie
Though very closely related in their aims, the Amazon Echo Show 5 and Lenovo Smart Clock will prove noticeably different devices to live
subtly, and will appeal more profoundly to those that desire privacy above all else
In the confines of a bedroom, that may prove to be the ultimate differentiator.PYrw8oK33Kvu5uzR3mQ3qE.jpg?#
