Samsung announces Bixby-powered Galaxy Home smart speaker

Samsung's Galaxy Home is a high-end Bixby-powered smart speaker for your home. It also has onboard subwoofers, "sound steering" and audio tuning by AKG.

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Samsung Galaxy Home will be competing against Amazon’s Echo, Apple’s HomePod, and Google Home.

Samsung has launched its first ever smart speaker with Bixby, dubbed the Galaxy Home. The announcement was made at Samsung’s Unpacked event in New York, where the company also announced the Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Watch.

The Galaxy Home appears to be a high-end one, featuring a built-in subwoofer and eight-microphones designed for a similar far-field communication as other smart speakers. It also has onboard subwoofers, “sound steering” and audio tuning by AKG. More information about the Galaxy Home is not available, including its launch date, or pricing. Samsung says the device is “coming soon”.

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The Galaxy Home will be similar to any smart speaker available on the market. The smart speaker will be competing against Amazon’s Echo, Apple’s HomePod, and Google Home.

The South Korean major has been rumoured to launch a Bixby-based smart speaker for a while. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this year, Samsung mobile CEO DJ Koh said it would launch its much-hyped smart speaker in the second-half of 2018.

Also read: Samsung Galaxy Note 9 launch LIVE UPDATES: Note 9, Galaxy Watch, Galaxy Home speaker unveiled

At the same event, Samsung has announced a partnership with Spotify to help users seamlessly switch from one device to another.

Anuj Bhatia

Anuj Bhatia is a personal technology writer at indianexpress.com who has been covering smartphones, personal computers, gaming, apps, and lifestyle tech actively since 2011. He specialises in writing longer-form feature articles and explainers on trending tech topics. His unique interests encompass delving into vintage tech, retro gaming and composing in-depth narratives on the intersection of history, technology, and popular culture. He covers major international tech conferences and product launches from the world's biggest and most valuable tech brands including Apple, Google and others. At the same time, he also extensively covers indie, home-grown tech startups. Prior to joining The Indian Express in late 2016, he served as a senior tech writer at My Mobile magazine and previously held roles as a reviewer and tech writer at Gizbot. Anuj holds a postgraduate degree from Banaras Hindu University. You can find Anuj on Linkedin. Email: anuj.bhatia@indianexpress.com ... Read More

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