After nearly two years of discontinuation of the original HomePod, Apple officially released the new HomePod on January 18, priced at 2,299 RMB.
Because of the time difference, customers in New Zealand and Australia are always the first to get new devices, and New Zealand doesn’t have an official Apple retail store, so customers in Australia will be the first to buy the new HomePod at the Apple Store.
The second-generation HomePod is similar in size, features, and sound quality to the original model, but has a larger touch display on top. Apple describes the new HomePod like this, “It brings a breakthrough sound quality and smart experience, showing best-in-class sound quality, enhanced Siri functions, and a safe and secure smart home experience.” In terms of hardware, the new HomePod is equipped with a high-amplitude long-stroke woofer, a powerful motor-driven diaphragm with an amazing amplitude of 20 mm, a built-in bass equalizer microphone that supports real-time dynamic adjustment, and the bottom is surrounded by 5 beam-forming horns The array composed of tweeters also has computing audio supported by the high computing power S7 chip.
In addition, the new HomePod has also been greatly upgraded in terms of intelligence. It has built-in temperature and humidity sensors, which can detect and report indoor temperature and humidity. With HomeKit accessories, it can be automatically turned on under certain temperature/humidity conditions. / Turn off smart home devices.
However, compared to the original HomePod, the new HomePod has shrunk in some hardware. Compared with the original HomePod, the tweeter of the new HomePod has been reduced from 7 to 5, the size of the woofer has been reduced from 4.5 inches to 4 inches, the number of circular array microphones has also changed from 6 to 5, and the wireless module is even more From the original 802.11ac Wi-Fi 5, it has become the same 802.11n Wi-Fi 4 as the HomePod mini, and no longer supports MIMO.
