If you're hoping to get some great Amazon Prime Day deals, we always have a hot wish list of items that we're wondering if they'll get some big discounts and we bet you do too. And if you've been waiting to get involved with the world of smart speakers, we imagine the Google Home Mini has caught your eye.
Of course, Amazon will be hoping hope to sell huge numbers of Amazon Echo and Amazon Echo Dot speakers on Prime Day - and they probably will. We're well used to seeing Amazon discount multiple Echo smart devices on days like Prime Day, Black Friday and just for the hell of it at multiple times during the year.
The Echo Dot is by far and away the best selling smart-speaker in the world - it was first to market and has been aggressively advertised ever since. The Google Home Mini was late to the party, but arguably has the better product thanks to the smarter Google Assistant (sorry, Alexa), better compatibility with your Google accounts and android mobiles and the ability to use the free version of Spotify on it (paid version only on the Echo speakers). What's more, Google has really stepped up its advertising campaigns recently. And we've generally found there's no room for two different brands of smart speaker in a home, so it's certainly time to pick a side.
With both Amazon and Google potentially hacking into their profit margins with such big discounts though, it opens the way for some bonus add-ons to tempt a purchase over the rival smart speaker. We've seen the Google Chromecast occasionally come bundled with some credit for the Play Store, so keep an eye out for something similar with the Home speakers.
This is all fantastic news for buyers as no company wants to lose ground to the other on key discount periods so they'll be keen to offer the better deals. Amazon Prime Day may be all about Amazon's deals overall, but the giant retailer is all set to potentially provide an ample opportunity for Google's Home speakers to catch up via price matching at other retailers. Whatever happens though you'll be able to get a fantastic price on either smart speaker and we'll be bringing you all of the best deals from any retailer in our Amazon Prime Day coverage hub.
