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The Google Home’s two-tone design and angled top make a statement next to the Amazon Echo’s textured cylinder. What’s more, where the Echo’s ring of LEDs is clearly visible around its top edge, the Home conceals them beneath the top panel: when it’s thinking, they shine through it, spinning in pastel colours. When it’s dormant, it looks featureless again.
Unlike the Echo, though, the Home’s light isn’t clearly visible from all angles, and the physical controls aren’t exactly tactile: to adjust the volume, you drag a finger around the unmarked upper panel, or tap to manually pause music or stop a timer. Wisely, Google has given the Home a physical mic-mute button, but it’s hidden round the back, so hitting it can take some fumbling.
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