Apple HomePod available for sale in India: Price, review, and specs

Apple has anunced that HomePod smart speaker is finally available for purchase in Indian market. Siri-powered smart speaker was introduced almost three years ago to take on likes of Google Home and Amazon Echo.

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Apple HomePod price in India

‌Apple HomePod‌ is available at ₹19,900 in India, which comes at approximately $263 in United States. In its home country, product has been priced at $299 which makes it roughly 10 per cent higher than in India. However, a number of dealers in US are selling product for as low as $199 on special deals and offers.

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Apple HomePod specs

Apple HomePod comes in Grey and White colour variants. It has been designed to work only within Apple ecosystem and supports services like iTunes, and Apple Music. HomePod also supports Siri for voice interaction and features a 272x340 display with touch-sensitive controls for volume, Siri activation and track control.

It weighs 2.5 kg and has been powered by a 1.4 GHz Apple A8 processor, has 16 GB of stor and 1 GB RAM.  speaker supports Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11ac (MIMO).

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Apple HomePod review

Build

Apple HomePod has a decent build quality and looks classy. It is covered entirely in plush fabric that effortlessly mans to hide most of plastic that has been used to make device. 

Instant setup

Setting up Apple HomePod is quite effortless and can be done in an instant. Users can plug device in any of iOS or iPadOS device and it quickly detects it.

Sound quality

audio quality of Apple HomePod speakers is one of its most vaunted features. To make things more exciting, company has also added a range of sophisticated audio components such as a high-excursion subwoofer, seven tweeters, and six microphones.

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