Mi Smart Speaker with Google Assistant Finally Launched for Rs. 3,999 in India

Sep. 29, 2020

Finally, the day we have all been waiting for years is here. Xiaomi has nowlaunchedits first-ever smart speaker in India today. The company took the wraps off theMi Smart Speakerat its ‘Smarter Living’ IoT event. It is a rebranded version of the Mi Art Smart Speaker in China, backed by Google Assistant instead ofXiao AIfor global markets.

Mi Smart Speaker: Specs & Features

Starting off, the Mi Smart Speaker has been launched to fill the void between Google Home Mini/Echo Dotand Google Home/ Echo in India. It weighs 850-grams and is bigger than the Google Home, with an immense focus on sound quality. The speaker includes a metallic casing that’s just 0.7mm thin and features 10,531 holes to let 100% of the sound out. It will, however, prevent a lot of dust from getting into the speaker, which may affect sound quality down the road.

Mi Smart Speaker includes a huge2.5-inch speakerwith a 63.5mm driver and 12W output. Xiaomi believes you will get a louder and fuller experience, with accentuated vocals with its smart speaker. Since sound quality is the prime focus, the company has integrated a Hi-Fi audio processor aboard this speaker. It also supports the DTS audio codec, which is great.

Talking about the smarts, Mi Smart Speaker is backed byGoogle Assistantand comes with Chromecast built-in. This means you can not only query the assistant about news and weather updates but also cast your favorite songs viaSpotifyor Apple Music. Mi Smart Speaker sportstwo far-field recognition micsup-top, along with capacitive touch keys for volume control, play/ pause, and muting the microphone.

A key highlight of this smart speaker has to be thevoice recognition light ringat the top. It runs around the top and can display 16 million colors. Also, the Mi Smart Speaker supports dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 for connectivity. Xiaomi even boasts that you can pair two of these speakers for a stereo sound experience.

The Mi Smart Speaker has been priced at Rs. 3,999 in India and will go on sale starting from October 1, exclusively on Mi.com and Amazon India. It will, however, be available at anintroductory price of Rs. 3,499in India. While the Chinese variant comes in a white variant, the company is launching only a black variant in India.