Hard to say the extent until we can hear one in person, but it will definitely not sound as good as the full size HomePod. My guess is that it will sound similar to a full size Amazon Echo, which is to say pretty good.
My scale for smart speakers I've heard so far:
Amazon Echo Dot: okay
Amazon Echo full size: pretty good
Google Home full size: pretty good
Apple HomePod full size: very good
Note that nothing on that list says great.
I was actually hoping I could pair it with my Mac to be a laptop speaker.
In my house we just yell loudly if the other person is in some other room. Small homes ftw. 😆
Spotify is shut out? Apple needs to grow up and stop this pettiness.
hopefully it has Bluetooth.
Features sound like a replay of Google and Amazon smart speakers from way back.
With the updated processor and ultra Wideband support, I am wondering if I should ditch the first gen HomePod, and consider this an upgrade?
Looks like not.Wonder if I could get a pair of them to use with my AppleTV