Huawei released the first smart speaker: similar to Apple Homepod, supporting voice call function
After the first release in London, UK, Huawei's domestic press conference "2018 Huawei Annual Flagship New Product Launch Ceremony" opened on time at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center at 14:30 this afternoon!
The theme of this conference is "New Heights of Wisdom". In addition to the four flagship phones that have been discussed for a long time, Mate 20, Mate 20 Pro, Mate 20 X, and Mate 20 RS Porsche Design, Huawei also released a series of new smart home products. , Including watches, AI speakers, and a variety of Huawei self-selected products. Among them, the editor is most concerned about the "sound" and different Huawei smart speakers.
Since Amazon launched Echo smart speakers in 2014, the popularity of smart speakers has spread rapidly to China, whether it is foreign Apple, Google, Amazon, or domestic Xiaomi, Ali, Tencent, Baidu, etc., major domestic and foreign Internet giants have successively Released its own smart speaker, which can be described as a hot product of the popular fried chicken.
However, Huawei has not seen any action for a long time. Today, Huawei finally couldn't help it. It also released a new smart speaker at a price of 399 yuan.
From the perspective of price, it seems that its main targets are Ali's Tmall Elf and Xiaomi AI speakers. So, what is the performance of this smart speaker from Huawei, and can it become a breakthrough for smart speakers?
AI sees that it is fortunate to get the new Huawei smart speakers for the first time. Next, let's not talk nonsense, and quickly come and watch.
Appearance: similar to Apple Homepod
AI Ruijian got the white version. The shape is still relatively low-key and gentle, but it looks simple and stylish. The body is cylindrical, short and chubby, and very cute. It is slightly similar to the Apple smart speaker HomePod.
Surrounded by gray mesh cloth, there is a circle of light on the top of the fuselage wrapped with four buttons, namely 4 function buttons, which are respectively answering calls, volume up and down and mute buttons.
Surrounding the top of the fuselage is a circle of LED lights, which can display different colors according to the status of the speakers. There is only a power port and a restart button at the bottom.
Summary: Unlike some smart speakers, the appearance of Huawei smart speakers looks tough. The whole device gives people a round and gentle feeling.
Hardware parameters: mainstream, focus on sound quality
Huawei AI speaker is equipped with MediaTek MT8516 processor; RAM size is 256MB; ROM is 128MB, and it is designed with 6 microphones. From the configuration point of view, Huawei AI speaker belongs to the mainstream configuration of smart speakers.
At the press conference, Huawei also emphasized that Huawei's AI speakers have strong sound quality. The editor experienced the Dynaudio sound quality, which is indeed better than the smart speakers in the market at the same price.
Summary: Huawei's smart speaker hardware is mainstream, focusing on sound quality.
Experience: The wake-up experience is super smooth and supports voice calls.
After watching the appearance and hardware configuration of the smart speaker, let's quickly experience the effect?
The first step to get the speaker is naturally to configure the network. The network configuration process of Huawei smart speakers is fairly simple. Press and hold the mute button to enter the network configuration mode (the light is orange), then enter the wifi password, and the pairing will be successful. There is a welcome prompt, it took 1 minute to configure the network, and the experience is fairly smooth.
Entering the main interface of the APP, we can clearly see what skills Huawei smart speakers have, which are: tools, life, entertainment, knowledge, and children.
The functions of smart speakers on the market are basically covered by this speaker, such as music, inquiring about the weather, encyclopedias, stocks, and alarms, etc. Huawei smart speakers are still very smart in terms of functional experience, and the voice wake-up experience It's very smooth and has a better wake-up experience than smart speakers at the same price on the market.
In 1 minute and 20 seconds, we asked 5 questions: the weather conditions today, call me in 1 minute, when is the Spring Festival, tell a joke, and play a song. The answer from Huawei's smart speakers is as smooth and flowing without any lag.
Sound source localization, voiceprint recognition function demonstration
In the APP page, in addition to these skills, there is a "voiceprint". It turns out that Huawei speakers also have the function of voiceprint recognition.
First, you need to turn on the voiceprint recognition and input your own voice. The entire weighing only needs to say "Xiaoyi Xiaoyi" three times in different positions.
In order to experience the accuracy of this function, AI Ruijian recorded the voices of two classmates (a male and a female). Huawei smart speakers can correctly identify the voices of different users, and successfully said different names in the dialogue. .
Another feature of Huawei's smart speakers that distinguishes them from other smart speakers on the market is that they support the speakers to make calls.
In the skill menu, there is a prominent "family call", and when you open it, a page called "family call" appears. There are two parts: family and friends address book and call history.
This... is exactly the same as the call interface in our mobile phone! AI Ruijian quickly added contacts, and then found that this speaker also has the function of making calls. In other words, no matter where the person is, and the speaker is lying at home, the user can call the speaker through the APP, and the same speaker can also call the mobile phone.
More importantly, when the speaker prompts that there is a call, you can directly wake up the speaker and say "answer the call", and the call is connected. The call function is similar to WeChat call. If the Huawei smart speaker APP is not opened in the background of the mobile phone, the call cannot be received.
The call function really makes Huawei smart speakers stand out from other smart speaker products.
This function should be aimed at the elders and children at home, because using a speaker to make a call is much simpler than a mobile phone. You can directly talk to the speaker and make a call, and it is completely controlled by voice, eliminating the need to learn how to operate a mobile phone.
During the call, the indicator light of the speaker is familiar green, and there is no unclear or noisy situation during the whole call, which is basically the same as the experience of making a phone call, and the experience is good.
Demonstration of the function of making and receiving calls
Another important menu in the Huawei smart speaker APP is the smart home page, which means that Xiaoyi can control different smart homes. At present, smart homes have become a big hit, and smart speakers are the entrance to a full set of smart homes. Huawei naturally does not Will miss this good opportunity.
Summarize
It is not difficult to see from the press conference that Huawei hopes that this product can really be integrated into every family. Perhaps Xiaoyi can really become a part of the family.
From the above experience, we can feel that the Huawei smart speaker experience is very smooth, and the functions are quite powerful. In addition to the basic functions of the smart speaker, it also has a call function. The official price of this speaker is 399 yuan. Will such a smart speaker with a simple appearance and a powerful heart buy it?
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