If you have ever used a smart speaker, you know that it’s hard to get back to your normal not-so-smart speakers. Smart speakers can not only let you listen to your favorite music, podcasts, and audiobooks, but they can also act as a hub for your smart home devices. From giving us our daily briefings to reminding us of our appointments to controlling our smart home devices, smart speakers make our lives so much easier. I mean, the ability to control your TV, your lights, and more, just with your voice is such a surreal experience that it can only be understood when you personally experience it. Needless to say, if you still don’t own a smart speaker, you are missing out on a lot. Well, to help you with the buying process, we are bringing a list of the 8 best smart speakers that you can buy right now:

  • Best Budget Smart Speakers
  • Best Mid-range Smart Speakers
  • Best Premium Smart Speakers

Best Budget Smart Speakers Under 5000 INR

1. Google Home Mini

When Google launched its Google Home Mini in India, I was probably one of the first ones to buy it for my home. If you are just thinking of dipping your toe in the whole smart speaker trend, this is one of the two best smart speakers to get. To date, I am constantly surprised by the audio quality this speaker brings despite its small size. Starting with the design of the Google Home Mini, it’s a very well built speaker which also looks really nice. I especially love it in the charcoal color as it gives it a little stealthy look. The speaker is also pretty small and weighs only 173 grams which allows you to put it almost anywhere in your house.

1. Google Home

Since we have already talked about the power of Google Assistant in the Google Home Mini section, here, the only thing that we will talk about is the speaker itself. The Google Home speaker measures 5.6 inches in height and 3.79 inches in diameter which gives it a fairly manageable size. The speaker is built like a tank and feels really solid. It feels like a speaker which can stand a few minor drops without any problem. The Google Home packs a pair of woofers with 51 mm drivers which deliver incredible sound quality. Listening to music on this thing is a joy. I mean, you won’t be jamming a house party on this thing but for everyday listening, it is great.

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1. Sonos One

Sonos One is a speaker for audiophiles. This is probably the best sounding speaker available in the market right now barring a whole surround sound theatre system. The speaker packs two Class-D digital amplifiers, a tweeter and a mid-woofer along with adjustable bass and treble controls. The amplifiers are perfectly tuned to match the speaker drivers and acoustic architecture while the tweeter creates a crisp and clear high-frequency response. Finally, the mid-woofer ensures that you’ll hear the faithful playback of mid-range vocal frequencies plus deep and rich bass. There’s also six far-field microphone array system used for smart voice capture and noise cancellation. Together they ensure that you are getting an exceptional audio quality.