HomePod HomePod hardware revision?

[cap7ainclu7ch]

So I just had one of my HomePod's replaced by Apple and noticed that the model number is actually different than my old one. nqhw2ll/a compared to mqhw2ll/a. Do the replacement models have a different model number or was there potentially a minor hardware update?

 

[ipedro]

I recall a precedent for this when the iPod would change model numbers mid cycle. Nothing was different except for part suppliers.

 

[GoodGuy12345]

So I just had one of my HomePod's replaced by Apple and noticed that the model number is actually different than my old one. nqhw2ll/a compared to mqhw2ll/a. Do the replacement models have a different model number or was there potentially a minor hardware update?

Might be same hardware with some BIOS and Firmware upgrades that wouldn't really affect much.

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

N in the model number, is a designation given to replacement devices. Common in most apple products.