New Delhi: The smart speaker shipments saw a healthy 87 percent growth in Q3 compared to the previous quarter in India. The primary reason was the COVID-19 pandemic as people stayed indoors looking for new options to entertain themselves.
Led by Amazon Echo devices, the shipments of smart home speakers are expected to cross 7.5 lakh units in India by the end of the year, which is an all-time high, according to techARC.
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#SmartSpeakers is a category catching up fast among users in #India finds our new research. @amazonIN #Echo leads, @XiaomiIndia #MiSmartSpeaker makes an impressive debut. @madebygoogle #Home needs to catch up fast.https://t.co/6QTWwlYAiu pic.twitter.com/JROIbXMUpT
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">#SmartSpeakers is a category catching up fast among users in #India finds our new research. @amazonIN #Echo leads, @XiaomiIndia #MiSmartSpeaker makes an impressive debut. @madebygoogle #Home needs to catch up fast.https://t.co/6QTWwlYAiu pic.twitter.com/JROIbXMUpT
— techARC (@techARCtweet) November 16, 2020#SmartSpeakers is a category catching up fast among users in #India finds our new research. @amazonIN #Echo leads, @XiaomiIndia #MiSmartSpeaker makes an impressive debut. @madebygoogle #Home needs to catch up fast.https://t.co/6QTWwlYAiu pic.twitter.com/JROIbXMUpT
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The market is primarily led by Amazon Echo Smart Speakers which had a massive 95.9 percent cumulative market share for the January-September period.
Xiaomi made an impressive debut in the September quarter, with a 7.1 percent market share by unit shipments. Google has a cumulative Indian market share of 1.2 percent for the year (till September).
If you are looking for the best smart speakers, here are the 5 best ones for you to try for.
Amazon Echo Show 5:
- The Amazon Echo Show 5 is the trickled down version of the Amazon Echo Show that we reviewed earlier this year and it is available at a price of Rs 8,999 in the country.
- It comes with a 5.5-inch HD display with a 1MP camera that manages 720p HD video recording and measures 5.8x3.4x2.9-inches in dimensions and weighs 410 grams.
- On the top, it has a set of controls - two for controlling volume, one for turning the mics and camera on or off, and one to place a shutter on the camera.
- In terms of the audio capabilities, the Echo Show 5 features a full range 1.65-inch built-in speaker and a 3.5mm stereo audio output which can be connected with external speakers using an audio cable.
- It comes with built-in Alexa, wherein users can watch shows from Amazon Prime Videos and listen to their favourite songs.