Siri Makes Voice Control Feature on Android Look Dumb

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Matt Warman and Shane Richmond from British broadsheet The Telegraph have put Apple’s new Siri assistant up against Google’s voice control featured in its Android rivals. As you can see from the video above, Siri seems to be significantly more intelligent than its Android rival when it comes to answering questions, sourcing information, and completing tasks. Here’s the video.

When asked, “Will it rain tomorrow?”, Siri was able to provide a five-day weather forecast based on the location of the iPhone 4S. The Android device, on the other hand, could only do a Google search for “Will it rain tomorrow?” and couldn’t actually provide the user with a simple answer.

Siri also outshone its Android rival when sending text messages and setting alarms.

What do you think? Can Android’s voice control feature become as intelligent as Siri?

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