Samsung Takes On Apple and Amazon with New Smart Speaker

Samsung is reportedly planning a “Bixby speaker” to compete with the likes of Apple, Google and Amazon smart home systems.  You may remember that Samsung promised to deliver a Galaxy Home Smart Speaker back in August of 2018, which potentially could have competed against Apple’s HomePod and the Amazon Echo Plus. Now, while we’re still waiting on that “yet to be released” dream, Samsung IS rumored to be ready to roll out their new SM-V310, which is a more affordable option that could compete with less expensive smart speakers out there.

There aren’t any known specs for the lower-end speaker yet, but since it’s going to be offered at a lower price point, we’re assuming it will offer fewer of the features Samsung announced for the main Galaxy Home, such as six built-in speakers, a subwoofer, and eight microphones.  Being a budget option could also help set apart a Bixby smart speaker in an already crowded market where more established companies like Google and Amazon offer devices powered by smart assistants that people already know to be reliable.

For it’s part, Samsung has said very little since August about the Galaxy Home and hasn’t confirmed its rumored counterpart, but with CES 2019 just around the corner, where Samsung is sure to have a presence, it could be possible that we’ll be getting more details very soon.  Stay tuned…

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