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score 24 · Answer 1

Zeroth

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Can identify a wide variety of abstract concepts

Zeroth can identify faces, gestures, speech, animals, objects, etc. See More

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Not yet available

Zeroth will be released alongside Snapdragon 820. See More

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Works locally

Unlike most mobile virtual assistants that offload the computing to the cloud, Zeroth will work locally. See More

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score 112 · Answer 2

Google Now

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Will let you know if a shop near you carries a product you've researched before

Top Con

On-board Speech Synthesis

Sometimes, when you have a poor internet connection, or Google is being lazy, you'll get the on-board speech synthesis instead of the silky-smooth cloud-based speech synthesis. It's very good, but not nearly as good as the cloud-based voice. See More

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Cloud-based speech synthesis

Cloud-based speech synthesis is nearly indistinguishable from a real human. Also, starting from Android 7.0 Nougat, users can alter the pitch of Google Now's voice. Studies have shown that higher-pitched female voices are considered more attractive by the majority of the population. See More

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Non-relateable as it has no personality

Unlike many other virtual assistants, Google Now does not attempt to have a personality. It's very functional and to the point. See More

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Integrates with third party apps

Third party apps can use Google Now cards for notifications. See More

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Provides tracking information for packages ordered online

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Can remind you of upcoming TV show episodes

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Can look up information on the web

Google Now can answer question by looking them up on the web for you. In cases where it fails to find the answer it will direct you to search results. See More

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Automatically pulls flight information and offers relevant related information

Google Now automatically pulls information from Gmail about upcoming flights and lets you know if the flight has been delayed, how long before a flight you should leave to get to the airport on time, offers hotel options, informs of relevant currency exchange rate, as well as suggest places to visit when on location. See More

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Will remind you of upcoming events

Google Now will remind you of events that you have added to your calendar and reminders you've set using Google Now. See More

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score 35 · Answer 3

Siri

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Good at composing messages using voice

Instead of taking every word literally notes such as "comma", "question mark", etc are taken as instructions. See More

Top Con

News suggestions aren't personalized

Instead of showing news suggestions tailored specifically to you based on things like search history, Siri shows only news that are trending in your area. See More

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Identifies unknown callers from emails

If an unknown number is calling you, Siri will try to identify the caller by attempting to match the number with people you've had interactions with over the email. See More

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You can talk with Siri

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Can look up information on the web

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You can manage your tasks and calendar

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score 48 · Answer 4

Cortana

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Can recognize music

You can ask Cortana what music is playing and she will attempt to identify it. See More

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Functionality is limited on non-Windows devices

While Cortana is available on Android and iOS, certain features on those operating systems are either limited or non-existant. For example, there's no hands-free voice activation on iOS, and on Android it's only available on the homescreen and nowhere else, etc. See More

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Will let you know when artists you're interested in play in your area

Cortana monitors your Bing search history, social network actions, music played, etc to find out what are your favorite artists and will let you know if they plan to play in your area. See More

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