Huawei partners with Leica for the cameras on its premium smartphones. Similarly, the company has partnered with French audiophiles Devialet for its speakers, resulting in last year’s Huawei Sound X. Now, the China-based company has launched Huawei Sound, which is smaller than the Sound X in size but packs a four-speaker acoustic design and also offers a 360-degree ‘surround’ sound experience.
The speaker packs three full-range 5W
drivers and a 4-inch 40W woofer. With Devialet’s Push-Push configuration, two
passive radiators reinforce each other to counteract back wave vibrations and
reduce distortion.
As per Huawei’s claims, the high-volume
sessions at up to 90dB should offer distortion-less sound. It also supports
several different sound settings which can be accessed through the Huawei AI
Life app, including spatial sound.
It comes with Bluetooth LDAC for hi-res
audio and auxiliary connections are included. It also supports a
tap-to-transfer feature for sending from phone to speaker in an instant.
However, the company has removed the voice assistant, so this is not a smart
speaker in a traditional sense. This means that users can’t control playback
with voice commands and the device can’t be used to control smart home devices.
The Huawei Sound is now available for
purchase in the UK for a price of £ 199. Those who buy the device by 13th April
will get £50 off as an early bird offer. With this launch in the UK, the Huawei
Sound is now available in over 15 countries across the globe including China,
Australia, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Italy, Ireland, Mexico,
The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Spain, and Turkey.