Xiaomi Mi AI Speaker Mini might be unveiled with Mi Mix 2S

Xiaomi is highly anticipated to unveil the Mi Mix 2S smartphone on March 27. While this has been confirmed by a teaser shared by the company a few weeks back, the fresh information is that a new variant of Mi AI Speaker could be unveiled alongside the Mi Mix 2S. The new version of the speaker is said to be dubbed Little Love Student MINI Edition. In addition to its name, even a few images of the speaker have leaked online.

Going by the leaked images revealed on Weibo via GizmoChina, the speaker appears to be a miniature of the Smart Rice Cooker from Xiaomi. At its top, there appears to be an interaction pad with four buttons positioned along a circle. Two of these buttons are meant for volume controls and two others are meant for changing the track and play/pause.

Besides music playback, the alleged Xiaomi Mi AI Speaker Mini Edition is believed to offer radio-on-demand, audiobooks, talk shows, a voice assistant and educational materials. As of now, there are no further details about this speaker.

Notably, this will be the second smart speaker coming from Xiaomi's stable. The first one is the Mi AI Speaker launched in July 2016 with a six-microphone array. Though nothing is confirmed as yet, we can expect the upcoming smart speaker to be a hub for all the smart home products introduced by the company just like its predecessor.

Though Xiaomi has a smart speaker in its portfolio for almost two years, the upcoming mini version is speculated to be aimed at the budget market segment. Amazon did the same with the Echo lineup of smart speakers available in three variants spanning across different price points.

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Given that the smart speaker market is being explored by several companies such as Google, Apple and Amazon, several others are trying to make their presence felt in this category. Eventually, there will be a fierce competition for the smart speaker from Xiaomi when it hits the market.