Apple HomeView Is Now on Sale: Price, Features and What It Can't Do

Apple's first smart display, HomeView, goes on sale today, Friday, November 13, a month after pre-orders opened. It costs ₹39,900 in India, S$399 in Singapore and R6,299 in South Africa, three of the eight countries where it is available at launch.

The device combines a 7-inch square display with a speaker base and runs Siri AI, Apple's rebuilt voice assistant. Designed for shared household use, it can recognise up to six people and display personalised calendars and messages for each person.

However, setting it up requires an iPhone or iPad, making it primarily suited to households already using Apple's devices.

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Apple HomeView price in India, Singapore and South Africa

Apple HomeView is available in eight countries: the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, and South Africa. In South Africa, it is sold through Apple Authorized Resellers rather than Apple's own store.

The two models, HomeView Tabletop and HomeView Wall-Mounted, are priced the same within each market, although prices vary by country. Here's what buyers can expect to pay for each:

• India: ₹39,900, from Apple's online store and the Apple Store app
• Singapore: S$399, from Apple's online store
• South Africa: R6,299, from iStore and other Apple Authorized Resellers
• US: $299

The wall-mounted model needs extra parts to work: a power mount from Schneider Home and, for the USB-C mount, a power adapter of at least 20W. Both are sold separately, according to Apple's India store.

In South Africa, the R6,299 price works out to about 11% more than the US price after conversion and VAT, according to TechCentral. The tabletop model comes in silver, starlight, rose pink, and space gray. The wall-mounted model comes in silver and space gray.

What Apple HomeView does

HomeView runs on Apple's A18 chip and uses Siri AI, which is in beta at launch. Siri can answer general questions and control music, and when paired with an iPhone, it can draw on a user's messages and calendar to give more personal answers.

The 7-inch display has a resolution of 1088 × 1088 and can dim to 0.3 nits, so it can sit on a bedside table without lighting up the room. A 12MP Center Stage camera handles FaceTime calls and recognizes who is standing in front of it.

It also works as a smart home hub. HomeView supports Apple Home, Matter, and Thread, so users can control compatible lights and door locks from the screen. In the kitchen, it can turn a recipe from the web into step-by-step instructions with hands-free timers.