
Huawei to launch Sound X smart speaker globally, but you can’t talk to it
Without access to Google’s AI voice assistant, Huawei’s new smart speaker is the latest victim of Trump’s Huawei ban following the P40 smartphone series
Some four months after it debuted in China, Huawei’s latest smart speaker is slated to roll out globally in the coming months. It’s packed with most of the same goodies except for one key feature you’d expect from a smart speaker: A voice assistant.
Huawei’s Share function lets you use the Sound X as a 360° speaker for music or video played on a Huawei handset. All you have to do is tap the phone to the speaker. And when someone calls you, the speaker pauses automatically.

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Richard Yu, Huawei’s head of consumer business, said Celia will launch in more countries eventually, but “in the beginning, you can use [Sound X as a] Wi-Fi, Bluetooth speaker.” He added that “in future, with our new software upgrade, you can make it an AI speaker.”
Huawei hasn’t yet announced a launch date or price for the international model. The speaker currently sells for 1,999 yuan (US$280) in China -- much cheaper than a Devialet speaker but pricer than an Amazon Echo or Google Home.
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