Yandex.Station Mini may rise in price due to coronavirus – review

The retail price of the smart speaker “Yandex.Station Mini“May grow due to the downtime of plants that let in components for it. The same can expect “Capsule” Mail.ru Group. However, in the first case, a rise in price will still be. After all, the company stops subsidizing the project. And according to retailers, “Yandex”Has already increased the purchase price of the system.

At the same time, the company itself says that sellers set prices for devices themselves and bypass the theme of coronavirus. IN Mail.ru Groupon the contrary, they claim that the cost of the “Capsule” will remain at the level of 6990 rubles and will not increase.

In addition to smart speakers, a shortage of smartphones is already beginning to be fixed on the market, as manufacturers transfer device shipments to Russia. Although at the same time, experts disagree on raising prices. Some believe that shifting the price burden onto consumers is not justified.

According to the analyst Mobile Research Group Eldara Murtazina, Yandex has sufficient reserves of Mini Stations to meet high demand. And initially low prices were due to the fear that the product would not be in demand.

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