Google Home is among the most interesting of the search king’s current hardware offerings, not least because it sets the stage for an epic showdown between two tech giants.

What is Google Home? Put simply it’s a smart speaker, but one that’s aimed at pulling together the big G’s smart home and audio visual offerings, both past and present. Not only that, it also draws from Google’s formidable experience in search to offer information when you want it, where you want it.

Google, however, isn’t alone in offering a smart speaker: the Amazon Echo has taken off as a way to interact with the smart home and beyond. Echo has sold surprisingly well, and even spurred a whole line of Echo-compatible products.

As good as Echo is, we think the new kid on the block stands a good chance of silencing its reign. Here are five reasons we think Google Home is the product to dethrone the mighty Echo.
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