Apple to Start China HomePod Sales This Week
Liao Shumin
DATE:  Jan 14 2019
/ SOURCE:  yicai

(Yicai Global) Jan. 14 -- HomePods will become available in the mainland China and Hong Kong markets for the first time on Jan. 18, Apple announced today.


"Can't wait for our customers in China to experience their favorite music on HomePod!" Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said on his account on China's Twitter-like Weibo platform.


The Cupertino, California-based company, which has priced this wireless speaker at CNY2,799 (USD415), apparently harbors high hopes for China's smart speaker market. HomePods typically retail for about USD399 abroad.


Global deliveries of smart speakers grew almost threefold in last year's second quarter, with 16.8 million units sold. China gobbled up 52 percent of the growth in these global shipments.


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