Yes, the competition is stiff with Google rumored to be working on a Google Home Mini, the Apple
HomePod launching this fall and even the Samsung owned Harman Kardon is launching its own speaker this fall as well with Microsoft's Cortana.
Not exact matches
Amazon is planning to release the Amazon Echo 2 in the
fall, before Apple
launches the
HomePod in December.
We'll probably find out more about the
HomePod, since Apple is expected to hold one more big event — the iPhone
launch in the
fall — before the
HomePod ships.
Of course, it's hard to anticipate whether
HomePod demand will match or even exceed interest in Apple's oft - mocked but successful wireless earbuds
launched alongside the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus back in the
fall of 2016.
Last month, Apple unveiled its Siri - powered
HomePod, Google
launched its Home speaker last
fall, and Amazon is working on the Echo's sequel.
Apple recently debuted its Siri - powered
HomePod, Google
launched its Home speaker last
fall and Amazon has been producing Alexa - powered devices for years.