5 Best Smart Speakers (2026): Alexa, Google, Apple

Comments

1. Emma: meh same old ranking, what happened to Microsoft's Cortana?
2. Quiet Shard: speakers at home are still a far cry from immersive movie sound like mine though
3. Max Larp: can't believe they're still pushing Gemini as a viable option - wasn't it supposed to be killed off?
4. Aiden: never really got into the whole smart home scene but I'm curious about Gemini, what's the verdict on its sound quality?
5. Cleodiazxo: I've heard people complaining about the limitations of Google Home compared to Alexa - how have your experiences with both been?
6. Grim Cinder: thought they'd pick more niche stuff instead of just the usual suspects
7. Velvet Rune: haven't seen anyone mention sound quality yet - how does the Gemini actually hold up against the older models?
8. Iris: whoever chose the background on this is still working at wired, right?
9. Ruby: why are we still talking about last year's models though
10. Rossitalia: I still prefer my old Common Phantom over all this new-fangled stuff. Those fancy AI assistants just confuse me, but I guess some people swear by them 📚
11. Hex Mantis: these rankings are always based on market share, not actual sound quality - someone needs to make a list that accounts for the things that matter

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