Intended as a stereo replacement, the Galaxy Home fills a similar role to competing products, Apple HomePod, Google Home Max, and Sonos speakers.
A Smart Speaker From Samsung
The Galaxy Home was first announced at Samsung’s Unpacked event in New York City. The home speaker was displayed on stage and shown off to attendees afterwards but specific details about the speaker were not disclosed and attendees were not given hands-on time with the device. Galaxy Home has a distinct look with a black body housing omnidirectional tweeters, which is supported by three metal legs. The speaker’s look has been compared to things like a wine glass and BBQ grill. Spotify was promoted as the premiere music service, deeply integrated into the Galaxy Home. For example, in the future, users listening to music through Spotify will be able to move from a Samsung phone to a Samsung TV to the Galaxy Home. It is unclear if more music services will be natively included on the speaker beyond Spotify. Apple HomePod uses Apple Music exclusively, while Google Home Max and Sonos speakers support multiple music services directly. Galaxy Home will, however, support “casting” music to the speaker which will help open it up to other music services — similar to the way HomePod works with AirPlay.
Bixby is Galaxy Home’s Built-In Virtual Assistant
Along with music, the other featured major component of Galaxy Home is its voice-controlled virtual assistant, Bixby. The Galaxy Home incorporates eight microphones to help Bixby with advanced listening and comprehension. We know Bixby is capable of managing device settings, phone calls, texting, weather, reminders, and more of supported phones so it would make sense to see that same functionality appear on its speaker as well.
Samsung Galaxy Home Features At A Glance
Bixby virtual assistant8 microphonesAudio technology from AKG6 tweeters and 1 subwooferSmartThings smart home hub integrationDeep Spotify integrationCapacitive touch buttons
