It is likely to be arduous to consider, however the HomePod mini launched alongside the iPhone 12 collection all the way in which again in November 2020. Thankfully, after greater than a four-year wait, a brand new mannequin is lastly anticipated to launch later this yr.
Earlier this month, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman mentioned Apple is aiming to launch the brand new HomePod mini “towards the tip of the yr.” In line with his reporting, the speaker might be outfitted with Apple’s personal mixed Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip, with Wi-Fi 6E assist. The present HomePod mini helps Wi-Fi 4, so Wi-Fi 6E can be an improve, enabling quicker and extra dependable Wi-Fi connectivity for Siri, music playback, and extra.
Whereas there aren’t any different agency rumors but, seemingly upgrades for the following HomePod mini embrace a more moderen “S” chip, improved sound high quality, new colour choices, and a more moderen Extremely Wideband chip for a lower-latency Handoff expertise. The present HomePod mini is supplied with the S5 chip, which debuted in 2019’s Apple Watch Collection 5.
Along with a brand new HomePod mini, Apple reportedly plans to launch an all-new good residence hub in some unspecified time in the future this yr. The hub is anticipated to characteristic round a 6-inch to 7-inch show that may be mounted on a wall, or hooked up to a tabletop base with a speaker, so the gadget could possibly be much like the HomePod mini in some methods.
The house hub is anticipated to assist Apple Intelligence, however the subsequent HomePod mini is just not. Learn our HomePod mini roundup for extra particulars.
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