[UPDATE: Up for Sale] Apple HomePod Launched in India at ₹19,900
May. 11, 2020The Apple-branded smart speaker will be available in the country for ₹19,900 — which is expensive, but still a lower price than the HomePod’s US price of $299 (~₹21,000).
The speaker comes with Apple’s HomeKit for smart home control, and usesSirito enable voice control of your smart home and for other related functions. The speaker focuses more on the sound quality, however, and the Cupertino giant has always marketed the speaker as one of the best sounding smart speakers out there — a claim that I’d like to test out for myself.
The HomePod is relatively small for the kind of sound it promises, standing at just about 6.8-inches in height, and comes packed with 7 tweeters each with its own customised amplifier, a six-mic array for far-field voice recognition with Siri, and a high-excursion woofer with a custom amplifier. Plus, there’s an Apple-designed A8 chip inside it to enable all its smarts, including that cool feature which allows users totransfer music from iPhone to HomePodeasily.
Apple hasn’t said anything about when consumers will be able to buy the HomePod in India with thewebsitesimply asking visitors to check back later for availability. However, we will be keeping an eye out for more details around the HomePod in India, so check back often for more updates.
Some eagle-eyed Apple fans (via MacRumors) have spotted that the Siri-powered smart speaker, HomePod, is now finally up for sale in India. You willnow see a ‘Buy’ buttonat the top right on theHomePod listing pageon Apple’s official website.
Apple does not have an online storefront in India, so clicking the ‘Buy’ button takes you to an offline store locator. We did not find any Amazon or Flipkart listing for the smart speaker just yet.
