Simple but not simple DingDong smart speaker review

DingDong smart speaker is the first smart product jointly launched by JD.com and iFlytek, and is one of the smart hardware products of JD.com's JD+ program. DingDong smart speaker has been publicly tested in JD.com's JD+ smart milk tea shop. After this JD smart product leaves the JD.com smart milk tea shop, its mystery will be unveiled.

Simple body design

Simple packaging with the DingDong smart speaker logo printed on the front.

The cylindrical body design, matched with a metal mesh surface, is simple yet stylish.

The top of the device has control buttons, including volume adjustment, play/stop, up/down switch touch buttons, and a JD button.

It is surrounded by colorful lights, which will emit a faint light when powered on, blending into the environment and adding a bit of elegance.

There is a power plug at the bottom, and the groove design on the edge allows the power cord to be perfectly embedded in the frame after being connected.

Simple and smart operation

DingDong speakers can play music in two ways. One way is to use the mobile phone APP to control the speaker to play music, and the other way is for the speaker to independently control the music in the playlist.

It has a dedicated mobile phone APP for convenient operation. Connect the phone to the speaker under the same WiFi environment, and then you can use the phone to operate it. The mobile phone APP has its own music library, which is convenient for users to find the music they want to listen to more quickly. Not only does it have a rich music library, but it also provides radio services for users. The radio part mainly uses Himalaya to expand the content of the music library.

DingDong's APP function is not limited to finding music, but also can view and set the speaker information, users can customize their own speakers. The speaker has 2G of memory space, which is convenient for storing music and customizing your own playlists.

The touch control key on the top of the speaker is the main control method when the APP is not used. In particular, the JD+ key on the speaker supports voice recognition, which makes it easier and more convenient to search for the songs you want, and this is also its biggest feature. Voice recognition can not only be applied to the control of speakers, but also to other JD smart devices. As long as the smart products are associated with the same JD account, this function can be used to control their switches.

Summarize:

As an entry-level speaker, the sound quality of DingDong speakers is still very good compared to other products of the same level. Whether it is various songs or various language programs, they can be presented very well.

However, it should be noted that the music library of DingDong smart speakers is not very complete. Although it is supplemented by Himalaya Radio, some music is not included in its music library due to copyright issues. Moreover, the search function can only be applied to the music library. If users use Himalaya to find songs that are not in the music library, they can only use the most stupid method to find them one by one.

But overall, DingDong smart speaker is still a very good product. As an e-commerce company, JD.com has started to promote smart home since the implementation of the JD+ plan. What is smart home? Smart home is to make people's lives more convenient and improve the quality of life. This is also the standard for future homes.

And as a part of its intelligence, DingDong smart speaker does this very well. It brings music to users in a simple, fast and user-friendly way. At the same time, it can also be linked with other smart devices of JD.com to make the overall home life more convenient.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.