Cut by 500yuan, Apple's second-generation HomePod is "nothing new".

CTOnews.com January 20 news, Apple recently launched the second generation of HomePod, the country's retail price of 2299 yuan. Compared with the original HomePod's 2799 yuan, Apple has reduced the new model by 500 yuan and is equipped with a more powerful S7 chip. However, foreign technology media 9to5Mac believes that Apple's second-generation HomePod is "nothing new" and that it is basically the same as the original generation.

In the article, foreign science and technology media 9to5Mac first introduces the improvements of the second generation HomePod from positive aspects, including larger screen, more powerful S7 chip replacing A8 chip, improved audio output ability and so on.

The second generation HomePod also has temperature sensors, humidity sensors, voice recognition, U1 chips and support for Matter smart home standards and so on.

For cost reasons, the second-generation HomePod reduced the number of tweeter speakers from seven to five and six microphones to four. Apple officially said it was compensated by algorithms and other means, and more complete information can be found in CTOnews.com 's previously released "Apple official interpretation of HomePod II: bringing Breakthrough Sound quality and Intelligent experience."

The media summarized the release of Apple's original HomePod:

Launch the product at a price of $349

Found that it didn't sell very well.

Discount to $299

Found that it is still not easy to sell.

Stop selling

Waited for nearly two years.

Launch essentially the same product at the same price

In the meantime, there is one thing worth noting: many consumers have bought HomePod mini. Foreign science and technology media 9to5Mac believes that there are three experiences:

1. Apple's HomePod's "limited intelligence" is not the point.

HomePod is more important than speakers, and smart devices are just the icing on the cake.

two。 Multi-room audio (multi-room audio) is excellent.

Multi-room audio is usually very expensive, but HomePod mini reduces the cost of implementing multi-room audio. I believe that many netizens buy HomePod mini is fancy multi-room audio function.

3. The sound quality of HomePod mini

Basically meets your expectations of a $100 loudspeaker.