Apple Releasing HomePod Mini 2 Tomorrow With These New Features
Following more than two weeks of pre-orders , the HomePod mini 2 will begin arriving to customers and launch in stores this Friday, October 30. Siri AI will be one of the HomePod mini 2's key upgrades, but the feature will not be available at launch. Apple said Siri AI support on the speaker will arrive in a future software update , but it did not say when the update will be released. Siri AI is…
Apple is set to release the HomePod mini 2 tomorrow, October 30, 2023, with several new features and upgrades. The speaker will be powered by the Apple Watch Series 10's S10 chip, an improvement from the S5 chip in the original HomePod mini. Siri AI, a more intelligent version of Siri, will also be part of the HomePod mini 2, available as a future software update.
The speaker supports advanced computational audio but the improvement in sound quality over the original model is not confirmed by Apple. HomePod mini 2 now supports faster Wi-Fi 6E, a step up from Wi-Fi 4 in the original model. Additionally, the speaker can connect to four HomePod mini 2 or full-sized HomePod 2 speakers for a surround sound setup.
The front two HomePods virtualize the center channel, providing a basic 5.1 surround sound system. A new feature, Sound Glow, allows the top of the HomePod mini 2 to glow and pulse in sync with music. The speaker also supports Whole Room Audio, making it compatible with Macs with Wi-Fi 6E and later. Besides these features, the HomePod mini 2 is available in green, pink, blue, midnight, and white colors. It is priced at $149 in the U.S., slightly higher than the previous model's $129 price tag.
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