While regular customers will have theancand the second generation HomeI won't be able to touch it until Friday, influencers and selected media are already showing their first reviews. Apple has traditionally sent out its news to selected media outlets, with the information embargo lifted today, giving us the opportunity to take a look at the first impressions. New HomeThe Pod comes to market at a price of $299 and offers virtually the same design as the initial HomeA pod that stopped selling in March 2021. However, unlike the original generation, it offers two fewer speakers and two fewer microphones. HomeThe Pod is now equipped with the S7 chip as well as the U1 and does not lack support HomeKit and standard Matter or for example support Dolby Atmos. New HomeThe pod can do the same as HomeUnder mini measure temperature and humidity. But now let's take a look at what the first reviewers say about the new product.
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Billy Steele from Engadget said that so far what Siri had at the original HomeIt had some flaws and sometimes didn't respond properly, now everything is fine and Siri responds immediately and accurately. The fact that it has HomeHaving two fewer microphones did not affect the quality of your voice detection and communication. Siri. It works reliably even in a room with ambient noise. So, according to Engadget, the biggest difference is what it has learned over the years. Siri, which is now a much more complete assistant than before, and so the overall impression of HomeThe bottom looks better. HomePod now recognizes multiple users and is able to attend to personal requests, such as viewing your diary, notes, reminders, messages, or searching for various information in your iPhone. HomePod can also provide up to six different people with answers from certain apps they have installed on their device. iPhone.
MobileSyrup's Dean Daley, on the other hand, is impressed with the surround sound quality. When I played my favorite song Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, at first the song sounded similar to the original. HomeOkay, but after the passage I see a little silhouette of a man, there is a difference in sound between the first and second generation HomePretty enormous. HomeThe second generation pod perfectly utilizes Dolby Atmos and the sound has a completely different dimension, especially because it fills the entire room with sound, with the sound quality being the same in every part of the room. Overall, the sound is much better than the first generation.
HomeYou can purchase Pod 2 directly here.
