It may not have generated much sales, or they just need to turn the spotlight elsewhere after the fateful cancellation of AirPower, but whatever, the apple smart speaker has officially lowered its price.
New price for HomePod
The new label that will accompany the small speaker will be $329, a price that reduces the original price of the product by 20 euros, which until now was located at 349 euros. It is not a very significant discount, but at least now it will place it closer to 300 euros than to XNUMX euros, which could help with a possible purchase by more than one user.
If we remember, the HomePod It is characterized by offering a design lined by a textile mesh and a fairly compact size that deceives in official photos. It measures 17,2 centimeters high and 14,2 centimeters wide, and weighing 2,5 kilos, it hides a complex system of seven speakers and a subwoofer capable of self-calibrating depending on the room and location in which it is located. we have it installed at home. Thanks to its 6 microphones we can also call Crab, since the assistant is integrated to offer us your attention at any time.
Apple cuts price of HomePod worldwide, now $299 at the US Apple Store https://t.co/ddDOafVgIK by @bzamayo pic.twitter.com/f8I6QCoWu9
- 9to5Mac.com (@ 9to5mac) April 4, 2019
Does Apple need to sell HomePods?
This new price has been applied worldwide, so it is not a temporary reduction in selected markets or anything similar. In fact, the price change in the United States has helped to achieve the figure of 299 dollars, an amount that manages to lower the price from the 300 dollars that we mentioned previously. Thanks to this new price, some offers from other distributors have managed to place the Apple speaker at $250, a price that already seems quite difficult to beat for another option on the market. Even so, the company will release a HomePod mini to be more competitive in price.
We will have to see how these changes affect Apple's quarterly count, since with the cancellation of a product like air power, the brand will have to evaluate which products will be able to reverse the economic problems that the cancellation of the wireless base will cause, not only for not going on sale, but for all the investment in research that has been consumed in all this time.
Alternatives to Apple's HomePod
Apple's speaker boasts excellent audio quality and the ability to pair with another unit to enjoy a stereo set, a feature that is also available on the Sonos One, a speaker also of excellent construction and quality that is currently below 200 euros, being an option to take into account.
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