Homepod Mini launched at Rs 9,900

 

Apple Event:Homepod Mini launched at Rs 9,900, so intelligent that it will recognize the voices of all members of the household and act accordingly

• It costs less than half the price of the original HomePod, but almost doubles the Google Nest Mini and Echo Dot.
• Pre-booking in many other countries including India, USA, Canada and Germany is scheduled to start from November 6 and sales from November 16

Homepod Mini: Price in India

• The Homepod Mini is priced at Rs 9,900 in India, while in the US it is priced at $ 99 (approximately Rs 7,300). That means it will cost Rs 2,600 more for Indians. This is less than half the price of the original homepod. But Google Nest is twice as much as Mini and almost twice as much as Echo Dot.
• According to the information provided on Apple India's site, it is available at an EMI of Rs 1165 and a cashback of up to 6% is also being offered on purchases made with an HDFC card.
• The company has launched it in two color options White and Space Gray. Pre-booking will start from November 6 in many other countries, including India, USA, Canada, France and Germany. It is scheduled to go on sale from November 16.

HomePad Mini: Specifications and Features

• The HomePod Mini runs on an Apple S5 processor, which is also available in the Apple Watch Series 5. It also includes a U1 chip to enable ultra wideband support. Because of this it not only works quickly and consciously but also thanks to the U1 chip it will properly track the gap between other iPhone devices, including the iPhone and Apple Watch. The special thing is that he is able to recognize the voices of every member of the household.
• HomePod Mini uses this location information to take care of brightness, media control, volume controls, door locks and more. It also alerts you when a device moves out of your home. With ultra wideband technology and the U1 chip, Apple seeks to provide comprehensive homekit support and better functionality.
• A new feature called intercom allows homepod users to send messages from one unit (homepod) to another within a home. It can also work with iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch and Car-Play. A message can be sent to all the speakers in the house and even to the family members through the airpods. You can also reply by listening to a message with a simple voice command.
• Being a smart speaker this comes with Siri and you can ask the voice assistant to play music through several music streaming apps. The speaker has two twitters, much smaller than the 7 speakers in the larger homepod. There is also a touch-sensetin surface on the top, which allows the user to control the volume. It is quite different from the original homepod in terms of design as it had a plastic top with a display.