SMART SPEAKERS UNDER 5000 IN INDIA

The Lenovo Smart Clock Essential is priced at Rs. 4,499 in India, and is a unique smart speaker that is also a bedside or table-top clock. The device has a 4-inch monochrome non-touch LED display that shows the time and weather, and also has a night light that makes it ideal as a bedside clock. With Google Assistant and 3W of output, the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential also works as a smart speaker, capable of playing music and controlling smart home devices around your home. You can also have queries answered by Google Assistant.

Although sound quality isn't very good, the Lenovo Smart Clock Essential works well as an occasional smart speaker, and very well as a bedside clock with smarts.

The Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) comes with small but meaningful improvements in the features and specifications, which will help in particular if you intend to use the smart speaker as an IoT and Smart Home controller. The new speaker has a temperature sensor, motion-detection sensor, and accelerometer for tap controls, as well as a slightly larger speaker driver.

Sound quality is decent, while connectivity is stable and reliable on the Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen). The smart speaker also delivers the familiar and reliable Alexa experience, and is best used as a desktop or bedside smart speaker.

The Google Nest Mini is the latest Google Assistant-powered speaker, priced at Rs. 4,499 in India. The device is the successor to the Google Home Mini, and offers improved specifications.