Japan website iPhone Mania, CoRRiENTE.top 9 reported on 9to5Mac report pointed out that GBH Insights analyst provided to investors in the report pointed out that Apple HomePod is estimated to be on sale in the next 4-6 weeks, that is, HomePod Estimated to open in February.
Although the HomePod is expected to start selling in February, the HomePod is expected to face a hard-fought battle after HomePod has missed the huge business opportunities at the end of 2017 and its competitors such as Amazon are too strong. For $ 349, much higher than Amazon Echo and Google Home.
GBH pointed out that Amazon Echo predicted a market share of 75% during the peak season in late 2017, and its leadership in the smart speakerphone market has been solidified.
In addition, Google recently announced that Google could sell more than one 'Google Home' line of smart speakers per second on average since Google Home Mini launched on October 19, 2017. That is, since Google Home After the Mini went on sale, sales of the Google Home line have topped 6.7 million units.
Canalys, a technology market regulator, said smart speaker products such as Google Home, Amazon Echo and HomePod (which are expected to be on sale in early 2018) will be the fastest-growing consumer technology products this year (2018) and are expected to grow faster than virtual VR / AR machines and wearable devices.
Canalys estimates that worldwide smart speakerphone sales will reach 56.3 million units by 2018, representing a significant increase from less than 35 million units in 2017.