The Apple HomePod, initially released in early 2018, is finally getting ready for sale in India. Although the price of Rs 19.000 in India for the smart speaker was revealed in January, the actual sale will only start in the next few days. It should be noted that Apple has confirmed the availability of the HomePod in the country, but it is currently not available at the moment. The Apple India site shows a "Buy" button for the speaker, but the customer only needs to find the nearest dealer. Also, online retailers like Amazon, Flipkart, and Paytm have yet to declare their sales. According to a MacRumors report, Apple has also started sending emails to Indian customers announcing availability.
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(Image credit: Future) Sales appear to start as soon as outlets are allowed to operate normally, as the foreclosure is due to kick off on May 17. The HomePod is Apple's answer to the likes of the Amazon Echo and Google's smart speakers that largely dominate the segment. The Apple product is a premium offering in the form of a 6.8-inch cylinder. The 2.5 kg speaker has a high-excursion woofer, seven horn tweeters, six microphone arrays for accurate far-field speech detection, and internal microphones for automatic bass correction. It is available in space gray and white color variants. The HomePod works in the Apple ecosystem of devices, and therefore you need at least an iPhone 6S, iPhone SE, or something newer to connect to the HomePod. All iPad Pro, iPad 5th generation, iPad Air 2 or newer, and iPad Mini 4 or newer models will also work with it. Siri is also available as a virtual assistant to answer questions, control Apple HomeKit-enabled smart devices and play music. Apple's iPhone Se (2020) will also go on sale in India as soon as Flipkart has released the product registrations.