The release of iPhone 4s has been accepted greatly worldwide as it bring the innovative and impressive features including FaceTime, better operating system and the voice-activated personal assistant named Siri. This is basically one of the notable features contained in the device and it became the favorite feature anywhere. The Android comes with the Iris which has the similar functionality with the Apple voice command feature. This is actually the application that you can download freely from Google Play. So now, let conduct a comparison between Siri VS Iris to find out which personal assistant is better for your own preference.
Before we begin with the Siri VS Iris comparison, it is rather useful to know the brief story about these two personal assistants. Siri is the AI (artificial intelligence) software which originally can be obtained through the App Store. But then Apple Inc. acquired this app in 2010. Moreover, Siri will previously be available for Android and BlackBerry smartphones, but it had been canceled as the Apple took over the ownership and the development of this software.
Now, Siri is the built-in part of the iOS 5. Consequently, it will only available in iPhone 4s and the company stated that the previous iPhone model won be supported with this feature. On the other hand, there are several hackers which have been adapted this app in the older iPhone model successfully.
The Iris, which stands for Intelligent Rival Imitator of Siri (spelled backwards), is the personal assistant app for Android-powered smartphones. The capability of this software is quite similar with the Siri as it utilizes the processing of natural language in order to answer or respond the user query. By working with this voice command feature, users can ask for calling and texting someone, searching something (on the web), finding any places, looking for movies, lyrics, news update and many others. In order to use the Iris application, the Android phone users will be required to have œTTS library and œVoice Search installed in the device. User can download the two required applications from the Android online store.
Based on the several users review, the Siri is definitely come with the more sensible and accurate respond as compared to the Android Iris. The Apple voice command can directly recognize your saying or words accurately while the Iris may take some misheard command or saying from the users. Moreover, the Iris will repeat your saying whenever you say or ask for something. It is rather unnecessary or even annoying thing for some users. Another sad thing of Iris will be the longer period of loading the answers or information right after you say or ask for anything. In contrary, Siri will react accurately and there will be no misheard saying or command. It will take a shorter loading period just after you ask or say something.
Taken as whole, this showdown between Siri VS Iris is not a very well-matched competition. As a matter of fact, Iris needs more improvements so that it can match up with the Siri. [IS]
