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Xiaomi Mi AI Speaker Launched With Voice Control, Rivalling Amazon Echo and Google Home

Xiaomi Mi AI Speaker Launched With Voice Control, Rivalling Amazon Echo and Google Home 5c4y2t

By Sanket Vijayasarathy | Updated: 26 July 2017 14:48 IST

Highlights

Xiaomi’s Mi AI Speaker is priced at CNY 299 (roughly Rs. 2,800)
The voice-controlled speaker features a 6-microphone array
It s music streaming, audio books, live radio and more

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Apart from announcing the new Apple HomePod in this category. Notably, the speaker is priced at just CNY 299 (roughly Rs. 2,800), and there's no word yet on whether it will be available for international markets. 4la3z

Apple. The Mi AI Speaker is vertical, rectangular shaped speaker that features a six-microphone array for 360-degree audio sensing. The voice-controlled speaker also comes with advanced echo cancellation. On the top you get controls for music playback and a blue LED notification band around the edge.

The Mi AI Speaker is probably not as advanced in its smart functionality right now as say Amazon Echo, but it does a vast online content that includes music streaming, audio books, children's stories and live radio, among other things. Additional add-ons and plugins for the Mi AI Speaker can be ed via a companion app.

The Chinese manufacturer also announced the Mi 5X smartphone. The MIUI 9 boasts of new features and improvements including faster app load times, new design elements, shortcuts on lock screen, split screen feature, and smart functionality such as Smart Image, Smart Assistant and more. The Mi 5X is priced at CNY 1,499 (roughly Rs. 14,200) and highlights a dual rear camera setup, metal unibody design and will run on the latest MIUI 9 based on Android Nougat.

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