Amazon’s Echo Input portable smart speaker launched first in India at ₹4,999

Spurred by the success of Echo smart speakers and the growing smart home market in India, Amazon has come up with a portable Echo Input speaker for Indian customers. It will be initially available only in India at an introductory price of ₹4,999 with pre-order starting on 4 December on Amazon.in and the final release is expected on 18 December. The speaker is originally priced at ₹5,999.

More Indians are taking smart speakers home. In 2018, 7.53 lakh smart speakers were shipped to India with Amazon’s Echo series accounting for 59% of the market share, according to research firm IDC (International Data Corporation).

As the name suggests, the Echo Input Portable has been designed to work wirelessly and can be easily carried around. Through customer feedback, Amazon realised there was a huge demand for a fully portable smart speaker.