$35 vs. $120 Smart Cube - Worth the Upgrade?

I compare the two newest Bluetooth-connected "Smart" Rubik's Cubes from Gan, on complete opposite sides of the price spectrum!
Buy new the GAN 12 ui Free Play ($120): www.thecubicle.com/products/g...
Buy new the GAN i Carry S ($35): www.thecubicle.com/products/g...
...or the old GAN i Carry ($30): www.thecubicle.com/products/g...
Use discount code "z3cubing" for 5% off everything at TheCubicle.com! www.thecubicle.com/?p=HJMGVPebP (Affiliate Link/Code)
Intro Music: "Forces" by Jim Yosef [NCS Release]
• Jim Yosef - Forces (fe...
Outro Music: "Ruby" by Jim Yosef and Alex Skrindo [NCS Release]
• Jim Yosef & Alex Skrin...
Merch: teespring.com/stores/Z3Cubing
0:00 - Intro
0:43 - Unboxing
1:43 - Charging
2:38 - Turning
4:04 - CubeStation App
4:42 - Academy
5:59 - Algorithms
6:42 - Timer
8:38 - Gyroscope
9:41 - Time Trials & more!
10:54 - Long-Term Support
11:21 - Which should you buy?
12:20 - Conclusion
#RubiksCube #cubing #Z3Cubing

[@Z3Cubing]

In case you're curious (or confused), here's a brief chronology of (most of) Gan's Smart Cube releases:
2019: GAN 356 i (first smart "speed" cube)
2020: GAN 356 i Play (cheaper version, no gyroscope)
2020: GAN 356 i2 (improved version of original)
2021: GAN i Carry (budget version, no gyroscope, no rechargeable battery)
2021: MonsterGo AI (cheaper budget version, no gyroscope, no rechargeable battery)
2021: GAN 356 i3 (improved version of original, adjustable magnets)
2023: GAN i Carry S (improved budget version, no gyroscope, no rechargeable battery)
2023: GAN 12 ui Free Play (flagship options/turning)
2023: GAN Mini ui Free Play (flagship options/turning, smaller size)

[@TheIrfanKamal]

interesting :o

[@thehudsonchannel5849]

Second reply

[@clammyK]

i will try to buy one of these

[@MoreThanJustGabe]

Hi

[@thetrinities369]

Hi Alex, I’d like to send you an email. I’m 6 yrs old a big fan.

[@Peppermations]

At this point, these cubes be smarter than me

[@Mcfigure2000]

Nice

[@MicahTheisPyraminx]

Please keep making weekly videos we all like it more than the shorts, so this is a step in the right direction.
Your videos are great

[@Z3Cubing]

Noted! A lot of the shorts I've made have performed extremely well for the channel though, so I'm trying to keep a good balance. I'm doing my best to keep the shorts as entertaining and new as possible, just like a mini normal video!

[@crazycuber-e]

it almost seems like you could manage to do a short sometimes while still doing a video in the same week but I don't know your schedule

[@LOL-hk5d7896]

​@@Z3Cubing Bruh

[@aryasaktiflister_aw]

The smart cubes are probably the best part of GAN aside from flagshipping like everyone else. That app looks super fun and has so much data and statistics to see

[@CertifiedWeirdoLol]

These videos make me smile every time you post keep it up!

[@BIG_NIC_CUBER]

hi alex! these were some great smartcubes, they sound so awesome!
ooh, i hear you've got a competition coming up, and i hear you're gonna try out 5bld! so good luck!

[@cubedcommunities_mn3242]

Huge differences between the two. They’re both good and so much fun!!

[@TheIrfanKamal]

what about the MonsterGo 3AI cube?

[@cubedcommunities_mn3242]

It’s nice that they’re providing options so more people can be on the app and we can compete with less bots.

[@AshBingo]

Love the videos!

[@crownedcorn]

Good job Z3Cubing!

[@RubiksBlockOfficial]

Get this guy to 1M, he deserves it

[@popiejoepie]

z3cubing make a video where you dye the (primary) internals and try to dye the colored pieces aswell

[@SebastianObjects]

Please do a 5x5 that looks like a scrambled 4x4!
Ive been waiting

[@magnificentthe1st192]

Almost 1000 videos, let’s go!!!!

[@bavankarthik7634]

Gan is really just the apple of cubing
(Gan 13=iphone 14, Gan 14=iphone 15, Gan 12= iphone 13, Gan 12 ui= 13 pro max)

[@Whatdoyouthink276]

GAN 11 m pro = iPhone 12 Pro

[@CuberFan4]

I love the gan smart cube

[@pengusplayz5756]

9:54 I dont know HOW MUCH money I would give you for you to smile at the camera for 5 seconds straight without moving after saying that you don’t have any friends, and then screaming at the top of your lungs

[@MCMXI1]

Super good vid as always. But wait...time to climb another 14er. The watch tan line is fading.

[@kostis_pro]

Do a video compering the gan 356 i3 vs the gan 12 ui Free Play. Because I have the i3 and I don't know if I should upgrade.

[@Z3Cubing]

The turning of the i3 is much more similar to the i carry than the 12 ui Free Play. So it's definitely a big step up in performance, but pretty similar in every other aspect!

[@elijahj.w]

Can you make a Maglev 4x4?

[@DoofyCuber]

Cmon this is your 999th video just need one more 🎉

[@joelyjowell3]

What about the 356 i3 ? Compared to the Ui .

[@theflashcubing1566]

You should get the gan robot v2

[@kavinesh_the_legend]

It would be cool if we solve the entire cube sub 10 in the beginner mode

[@Fankid264]

You are about to have a thousand videos😃

[@Zyro_On_YT]

This was a good video

[@Redx9879]

I had to do my Duolingo before he came for me, he notified at the middle of the video and I am typing this with the Italian keyboard

[@StardustCubing]

Gan 12 smart cube = 120$
Would that make the Gan 14 smart cube = 140$

[@TheIrfanKamal]

ya :3

[@cube-d]

We need a budget smartcube with gyroscope

[@thatonedynamitecuber]

Cool video! This really is a nice vid.

[@thatonedynamitecuber]

@@T.-._. put it on 10x

[@thatonedynamitecuber]

@@T.-._. i put it in an editing software

[@thatonedynamitecuber]

@@T.-._. well who cares

[@inseminggd9435]

​@@thatonedynamitecuber you should honestly

[@thatonedynamitecuber]

@@inseminggd9435 great ive sparked controversy

[@red_benny123]

When will you do 2x2 lego rubiks cube made out of lego that i made?

[@GurreHM-uw2go]

It is looking good with subscribers

[@samstanke1699]

When you said “That is literally just a Gan 12” did you mean a Gan 12 maglev or a Gan 12 leap?

[@shioteahea8303]

What About Shiny 4x4 Force Cubes, And A Teraminx By Yuxin

[@ramonconloscubosderubik.7601]

Your next video is the number 1000. You have to make something special!🎉🎉🎉

[@Mom2Aiden08]

I have the MG AI and I just recently bought the Rubik’s Connected and the Gan I carry S. My only issue is the the Gan Icarry S can’t be used with cubeast. It tells me to enter the cubes MAC address. It says it can be found in the CubeStation app under devices in the address window which their isn’t one. It’s collecting dust at the moment. If anyone can help me figure out this man address so I can connect it to cubeast, please reply to this comment, I would greatly appreciate it.

[@An6reas_rl]

2x2 shiny force cubes?

[@PhoenixGaming1234]

you should try beating minecraft but your smart cube is a controller

[@Yvelluap]

video #10 of asking for the worlds best force speedcubes
every time i do this i feel more and more annoying. also, the craziest thing about this is the gan card being square instead of rectangular

[@Thisisadam48]

I hope his next video will be called my 1000th video

[@JJRajathi]

Why do you not buy a 6/6 pyramix which is called a royal pyramix

[@Geniuscuber397]

Does this cube also have maglev?

[@inseminggd9435]

i guess so the base model is the gan 12 so probably

[@mewtu5817]

​@@inseminggd9435yeah but there is a 12 leap

[@inseminggd9435]

@@mewtu5817 ik but the maglev is more popular so its most likely that they used that as the base cube

[@ATimerAndTenCubes]

DO SQUARE-1 FORCE CUBES!!!!

[@TurtleSTUFF13.]

Gg vid

[@Dominic7449]

His face looks funny 😆

[@malachiomggames4706]

120!!!! For a cube

[@vixl4r828]

Who else has the GAN I Carry?

[@rjs899]

why doe you not blink

[@niels160]

Dis day i gat me gan 12🎉

[@cuberboi]

Gan UI is so interesting and imagine they made the Gan 14 into a smart cube

[@popiejoepie]

gan 12 is better then 14

[@cuberboi]

I agree but imagine if the gan 14 was a smart cube that would be like 150 dollors
@@popiejoepie

[@borys142]

Pls give me the 21 x21 Rubik cube

[@PhoenixGaming1234]

couldnt people just hack for the leaderboard

[@clammyK]

hi

[@DGTL_gaming]

Hi

[@Specter05624]

Gan I3 looks more worth

[@Michy_ChoZy-xt2ie]

I wuv twis vwidewo wits swo gwooooood

[@JamesonJamestackSwick]

!!!

[@imthiyajsha30]

Please give me a barrel rubix cube please😢

[@IamNOBODY026]

Imagine being first definitely couldn’t be me

[@neonic6041]

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[@matthewbunny7]

Couldn’t be me either

[@Loafoftime]

Or me

[@Garibaldoo]

actually, no one cares

[@matthewbunny7]

@@Garibaldoo 🤓🗿💀

[@OnlyOriginals_]

Brain is not braining

[@thebroboards]

E

[@4591Mint]

You only have 1 more video to get 1000 videos!

[@djarpen4987]

Your next video is gonna be your 1000th🦾

[@clammyK]

im early!

[@pugarooo]

I would fart in a bottle to get my hands on a valk 2 m

[@Jyothsnacooking]

Early
👇

[@ryanwang6296]

I have $35😅

[@leochambers4128]

First

[@nuggets142]

my brain can't comprehend this comment

[@user-vp7qg4yz4t]

Can you give me one tornado cube please 🙏🙏😢😢
I have no money 😢
Iam 11 years old and my mom and dad don't get me one cube so can you give me one cube for free please 😢😢😢😢

[@crownedcorn]

2nd comment.

[@collinonlyone]

nah

[@CubeCubing-jn1jd]

You’re wrong

[@snowboiltoast]

I would never like my own comment 👎

[@ryanthomas1858]

Now try talking to women