Similarly, when I asked when the last race of 2013 would be, Siri said it could not get information about Formula One and offered to search the internet instead. However, at points the information is very superficial, for example, asking when the next Formula One race would take place returned the correct answer immediately but when I asked where it was, Siri just repeated the date. It's tied into most of the core apps in iOS so making or changing a calendar entry, sending a text, or getting information about a particular event is a breeze.
The range of functionality with Siri is quite broad but dependent upon the key partnerships Apple has put in place, so can vary depending on what you are trying to do. For example, you can send email using Siri but if you haven't set up your account first it will tell you to do that, rather than just return an error. It's also really good at recognising what you're saying and giving you pointers along the way if you're new to the phone. What Siri excels at, particularly in comparison to some of the other systems in this test, is understanding natural language.įor example, Say "I want to take a picture" and Siri will open the camera app or you can just say "open camera". Siri, like it or not, popularised voice control and is seen by many as the leading system on smartphones today. You might also look a bit strange walking down the street shouting at your phone telling it to take you to the nearest Nandos. Try replicating these on the streets and you'll likely get a worse word recognition rate, and more erroneous actions performed on your behalf.
#GOOGLE VOICE ACTIONS VS SIRI ANDROID#
In order to put each system through its basic paces, I tested out an iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy Note II, Nokia Lumia 920 and a Sony Xperia T running Android Jelly Bean.Īll voice recognition tests were done indoors in a mostly quiet environment, which makes a difference. However, voice control is no mean feat, so how does the competition measure up to Siri, the current queen of the crop? While third-party developers were already working on voice control apps for handsets it was only since the introduction of Siri (itself a third-party app available on the App Store until Apple bought the company in 2010) that rivals really started to put more emphasis on their own equivalents. With hardware features of smartphones matching each other step-for-step, manufacturers are increasingly looking towards bespoke services and features, such as voice control, as key differentiators. Everyone has heard of Siri, the personal digital assistant hidden away inside your iPhone but there's more than just Siri on the market.
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