India still falls behind other countries when it comes to smart speakers. There are some smart speakers available in India, but the options are very limited. Some of the very popular smart speakers in the country right now would be the ones designed by Amazon together with its voice assistant technologies and Google Home series. This market is growing and some companies are bringing smart speakers to India and the newest addition to the list is Boat which has launched Boat Stone 700A with an inbuilt Amazon Alexa support.
The Boat Stone 700A has been launched for a price of Rs 3,199 in India. The key highlights of the speaker are its compact design and built-in Alexa connectivity, it is a voice assistant technology that’s developed by Amazon. The Boat speaker comes integrated with a dedicated button to activate and use Alexa. The smart speaker also lets users use Alexa via the Boat Nirvana app. The newly launched Boat Stone 700A smart speaker already retails in India and can be bought from Amazon India store.
Boat Stone 700A: Specifications and Features
The Boat Stone 700A smart speaker comes packed with two 5W full range drivers and the company claims to offer a frequency response range of 95-18,000Hz. As also noted earlier the Boat Stone 700A comes with built-in Amazon Alexa support and also includes a dedicated button on the speaker it to get it operated. Boat further elucidates that the users will be able to register with Amazon Alexa to use the service with full functionality.
The Boat Stone 700A comes packed with a 2000mAh battery which the company says can last for hours. Another good bit about the Boat Stone 700A smart speaker is its connectivity options. As far as the connectivity options are concerned the Boat Stone 700A comes with Bluetooth support and also comes packed with auxiliary 3.5mm cables.
Besides the Alexa built-in, another key highlight of the Boat Stone 700A smart speaker is that it comes with IPX6 rated for water and dust resistance. This means that the Boat Stone 700A will able to sustain rain but might not able to resist immersion. The Boat Stone 700A smart speaker comes with a rugged design and it is assumed that it can take a beating or two. Another good bit about the smart speaker is that it comes with Micro USB port.
The Boat Stone 700A is already available for purchase on Amazon India store and can be grabbed for Rs 3,199. Boat previously launched Stone SpinX wireless speaker in India for a price tag of Rs 2,699.