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The table they can't print

What leaves your house.

PHNTM ONE vs CLOUD SPEAKERS vs CHATBOT APPS · OUR ROWS, NOT THEIRS

Every comparison table is written by whoever wins it. So is this one — the difference is that our rows are the ones the other side's marketing can't mention. Judge accordingly, then read the part where we lose.

WORKS WITH THE INTERNET UNPLUGGED
phntm one
yes — chat, memory, voice, documents, reminders
cloud speaker
no — it's a microphone connected to a data center
chatbot app
no
WHAT LEAVES YOUR HOUSE
phntm one
nothing, by default — and the SYS screen counts the connections live, on the box, where you can watch it
cloud speaker
everything it hears after the wake word — processed and retained under a policy you've never read
chatbot app
every message, by definition
THE DAY THE COMPANY SHUTS DOWN
phntm one
nothing changes — there are no servers (the continuity page)
cloud speaker
brick. Ask a Revolv owner
chatbot app
gone
CAN YOU READ THE CODE IT RUNS?
phntm one
yes — readable Python, on hardware you own, SSH documented
cloud speaker
no
chatbot app
no
DELETE A MEMORY — AND VERIFY IT'S GONE
phntm one
yes — the MEM screen deletes the record AND the searchable copy, on your device
cloud speaker
you click a dashboard button and trust them
chatbot app
same
THE MICROPHONE, WHEN YOU'RE NOT TALKING
phntm one
off — push-to-talk only. It listens while you hold the button, then stops existing
cloud speaker
always listening for the wake word — that's the product
chatbot app
n/a
FEES, FOREVER
phntm one
$549 once. No subscription, ever.
cloud speaker
cheap hardware, paid for with your data — plus the services it upsells
chatbot app
$20+/month, forever, and rising

Where they win — honestly

THE ROWS WE LOSE
raw intelligence
a frontier cloud model is far smarter than our on-device 4B — that's physics, and we label which brain answered every question
speed
cloud answers stream instantly; ours take 15–20 seconds. The Pi is allowed to be a Pi
integrations
they control your lights and order your groceries; we deliberately don't call out
sticker price
a cloud speaker costs a tenth as much — because you are the rest of the price

If the second table matters more to you than the first, buy their products — genuinely. This device is for people who read both tables and know which one they can't buy anywhere else.