Android Authority - Friday, May 10, 2019 at 11:55 AM
Samsung Galaxy Home confirmed to launch by the end of June 2019
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The long-gestating Samsung Galaxy
Home<https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-home-shipping-april-956794/>
smart speaker might finally land in stores at some point soon. According to a
Samsung spokesperson speaking with Android Authority, the company is planning
on launching the Galaxy Home in the first half of 2019.
That means we should see the Samsung Galaxy Home by the end of June. This
contradicts earlier rumors which alleged the device would launch in
April<https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-home-shipping-april-956794/>,
which obviously never happened.
Samsung revealed the Bixby-powered smart speaker during its launch event for
the Samsung Galaxy Note
9<http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8746582/type/dlg/sid/csbrown/https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/galaxy-note9/buy/>,
which was over nine months ago. Since then, the company has been notably quiet
about the piece of hardware, only showing it off in
November<https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-home-review-923297/>
at the Samsung Developers Conference.
There, we got some hands-on time with the Galaxy Home, but since then we
haven’t heard much at all about it.
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Samsung Galaxy Home hands-on: Do you want Bixby in your home?
Back in August, Samsung surprised us with the Samsung Galaxy Home. No one was
really expecting this smart speaker, because we'd all gone to New York to see
the Samsung Galaxy Note 9. Still, it …
When the smart speaker does arrive, it will be landing in an already-crowded
market dominated by Google and Amazon. It’s unclear how well a smart speaker
not powered by Google
Assistant<https://www.androidauthority.com/google-assistant-not-working-978861/>
or Amazon
Alexa<https://www.androidauthority.com/amazon-echo-problems-alexa-954580/> will
do considering the vice-like grip those two companies have over the smart
speaker industry at this point.
However, Samsung pushed the high-end audio capabilities of the Galaxy Home
during the Galaxy Note 9 launch, so it could be that the company is going after
the high-end speaker market rather than the general consumer market. If so, it
would be competing more with high-end brands like Sonos than with something
like an Amazon Echo or Google Home.
As of now, pricing, an exact release date, and release markets are unknown.
Stay tuned for more details.
NEXT: Galaxy S10 series turning the tide for Samsung, but overall industry
struggles<https://www.androidauthority.com/smartphone-shipments-q1-2019-985002/>
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