Apple on Sunday announced that its HomePod smart speaker will launch in Hong Kong and China of Friday, January 18th. The unit will retail for 2,799 yuan in China and HK$2,799 in Hong Kong from Apple.com, Apple Stores, and authorized resellers.
Apple had previously announced that the HomePod would launch in China and Hong Kong in early 2019 and now we know it will be later this week. Siri on the HomePod gained support for Cantonese and Mandarin in China and a Cantonese dialect in Hong Kong in a software update last month.
The company’s press release centered around the unit’s functionality and how it can stream Apple Music genres such as Mandopop and Cantopop and other audio content from any AirPlay-supported apps, including QQ Music, DeDao, iHuman Story, Dragonfly FM, and Penguin FM in China, and Spotify, KKBOX, JOOX, and Podcast in Hong Kong.
Marketing guru Phil Schiller offered the following comments:
“We’re excited to bring HomePod to our customers in mainland China and Hong Kong markets. We can’t wait for them to experience how great it sounds in their home, we think they are going to love it.”
The HomePod first launched in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia in February 2018. This was quickly followed via introductions in Canada, France, and Germany in June 2018, the device arriving in Spain and Mexico in October 2018.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors