Lenovo Smart Assistant Vs Amazon Echo Quick Comparison

Design and Size

Other major difference when it comes to the design is the fact that Lenovo Smart Assistant ditches the mute button, that you find in Echo on the top. The mute button is handy, when you don’t want Alexa to listen to you and its removal in Lenovo’s speaker is a big deal, at least for me. Lenovo’s speaker does feature the activate button, which is used to set up Alexa.

Other than that, it features the volume ring on top along with the cool LED light ring, we’ve come to love in the Echo.

Microphones and Speakers

Connectivity

Also, the Lenovo speaker, like Echo, is not a portable device and you will have to keep it connected to a power outlet all the time for it to work.

Hardware

Alexa Features

The fact that even the Lenovo Smart Assistant is powered by Alexa, makes sure that the voice capabilities on both speakers will be pretty much identical. Basically, you get the same Alexa commands for both the devices, plus you can customize your experience with Alexa skills. However, there’s a bit of confusion on the fact that Lenovo is said to be releasing its own app to pair the Smart Assistant with your Android or iOS device, while Lenovo’s website states that you will be able to use the Alexa app. Well, we should know more about it when the Lenovo Smart Assistant is released.

Price and Availability

Specs Comparison