The wireless charger is rated at 10W, which means an iPhone will be charged at the peak rated 7.5W, which is great. The cutout and incline of the wireless charging platform are perfect and the smartphones fit snugly.
Coming to the setup of the Belkin SoundForm Elite, we have an absolutely simple setup waiting. Since it’s a smart speaker, the first thing you want to do is to download the Google Home app on your smartphone. If you are an Android user and someone who uses Google services a lot, Google Home may be there on your device already. However, if you are on the Apple side of things and don’t really depend on Google apps and services, the Google Home app is going to be one extra app which you will need just for the speakers.
Now, once you have installed the Google Home app, the process is pretty much straightforward. The speakers will be detected automatically and will ask for certain permissions. Make sure you grant them all and in a few moments you will be able to start streaming your content through the Belkin SoundForm Elite.
Currently, the Belkin SoundForm Elite can play media from the following services – YouTube Music, Google Play Music, Spotify, Pandora, and Deezer. Services like Apple Music are not supported and you will have to play content from Apple Music through your smartphone via Bluetooth.
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Audio Performance
Belkin has developed the SoundForm Elite speaker in collaboration with audio technology experts Devialet. So, while the hardware is all Belkin, the audio performance is more of a Devialet show. Belkin has announced that they have adopted most of Devialet’s signature technologies including the acoustic architecture, Speaker Active Matching technology (For high-fidelity sound in any size factor), and the ‘Push Push’ Woofer architecture for a vibration-free bass experience. The latter also ensures that your smartphone does not topple off the platform due to the vibrations. It’s a small detail but very vital, so kudos to the team for putting this in.
Coming to the audio output, the sound is very bass-rich, and we are not complaining. The vocals we heard we clear and the high notes came through perfectly. Since this is a smart speaker, the Google Home app does feature an equalizer where you can play around with the minute details which is great.
