Leaker: HomePod 'Mini' Will Launch Next Month Costing $99

[MacRumors]

A Chinese Weibo account going by the name "Kang" this morning posted allegedly accurate information for every product set to be announced at the upcoming Apple event on October 13, including the rumored smaller form-factor HomePod speaker.

An image of the original post in Chinese has been tweeted by leaker Ice Universe, who has provided accurate information on unreleased Apple products in the past.

According to the leak, the the official name of the speaker is HomePod Mini, which will be priced at $99. The size of the speaker is said to be 3.3-inches high (the height of the original HomePod is 6.8-inches) and it is allegedly powered by an S5 processor, which is used in the Apple Watch Series 5 and Apple Watch SE.

The HomePod Mini is said to go on sale on November 16-17. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has suggested the new speaker could include two tweeters, rather than the current model's seven, in order to drive down costs.

This morning's leak also includes talk of an upcoming "MagSafe" series of wireless charging accessories as well as alleged details on the full iPhone 12 lineup expected to be announced next week.

Article Link: Leaker: HomePod 'Mini' Will Launch Next Month Costing $99

 

[farewelwilliams]

price still isn't mini enough for some. but far better than the large HomePod if it can deliver on amazing sound

 

[fokmik]

And another story about the 15W magsafe charger?
Why not all the info in one big Article ?!
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price still isn't mini enough for some. but far better than the large HomePod if it can deliver on amazing sound

it can;t deliver amazing sound based on those dimensions...physics ...i think this is for small rooms, apartments etc

 

[steeevo]

I think they got it right with the homepod it sounds great and they cant lower the price much more so need a cheaper version to get more people into apple music/siri. Its pretty much going to be a quality amazon echo

 

[Pakaku]

And still holds zero value to me if it can't even be used as a basic bluetooth speaker

 

[HeavenDynamic]

I'll take three.

 

[tom.humphrey]

Awesome news!

I wonder how the S5 processor compares to the A8?

 

[NewUsername]

Great, but can you release it in the Netherlands please? I want to buy a HomePod since day one but driving to Germany for it is a bit too much haha.

 

[Arty6]

And still holds zero value to me if it can't even be used as a basic bluetooth speaker

Amen brother. Same reason I won’t buy a MacBook. Where’s the LPT1 parallel port? How am I supposed to hook up my ESPON FX80 dot matrix without a parallel port??

 

[tom.humphrey]

Does this mean it won’t be able to use 5GHz networks?

 

[RobinNL]

Very good price if true! I do hope they refresh these more often to show they are committed to this market in both high end and entry point.

 

[Unggoy Murderer]

price still isn't mini enough for some. but far better than the large HomePod if it can deliver on amazing sound

Honestly, Apple could release one at $29 and people would still complain.

 

[fokmik]

Honestly, Apple could release one at $29 and people would still complain.

Yes, a lot of people looks at Apple with very limited budget..so instead of making positive thoughts about Apple, they say they are overpriced...a lot of people wants free devices

 

[willyx]

Amen brother. Same reason I won’t buy a MacBook. Where’s the LPT1 parallel port? How am I supposed to hook up my ESPON FX80 dot matrix without a parallel port??

Yeah, because Bluetooth is so obsolete and every device that can make use of a speaker has Airplay /sarcasm

 

[johannnn]

For me the HomePod has too much base. I guess the Mini will be better for me? Or if they could just let us choose the eq...

 

[tom.humphrey]

For me the HomePod has too much base. I guess the Mini will be better for me? Or if they could just let us choose the eq...

I do enjoy the sound from my Homepods but do agree it could do with some sort of EQ even if it was just different presets would be a good start!

 

[NewUsername]

Amen brother. Same reason I won’t buy a MacBook. Where’s the LPT1 parallel port? How am I supposed to hook up my ESPON FX80 dot matrix without a parallel port??

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[amaze1499]

That includes AppleMusic subscription? Of course not.

 

[amaze1499]

price still isn't mini enough for some. but far better than the large HomePod if it can deliver on amazing sound

Its below Bose Soundlink above JBLs speakers.... right in the middle of the pack.

 

[Juuro]

Any signs of some water proofness? I want to place it in my bathroom.

 

[zeezun]

why buy for that price with two tweeters when u can buy the bigger one for at least 100 bucks more? smh

the pricing is rubbish

 

[yellow8]

Interesting price for an Apple product.

 

[ChrisMoBro]

Yes, a lot of people looks at Apple with very limited budget..so instead of making positive thoughts about Apple, they say they are overpriced...a lot of people wants free devices

Your comment is so condescending. Nobody is asking for free devices but if you're going to pay more for a device it should at least be compatible with other music services and offer bluetooth support. I realise the sound quality is superb but it's so limited compared to what Sonos have to offer.

 

[MiniApple]

I'll have to hear the sound quality in person before deciding whether or not to purchase, price and size wise it has me interested.

 

[SirAnthonyHopkins]

Would seem like the intention is to compete with Amazon and Google's mid-level voice assistants, but Siri is still pretty far behind those two and would need dramatic improvements before a low-cost Siri speaker becomes a viable thing.

My HomePod is ace because of the sound quality; Siri understands maybe 70% of my requests, and even those it understands then return an incorrect result and I have to override manually anyway (playing the wrong version of an album or song for instance).

I don't know why I'd want a second-rate speaker driven by a second-rate voice assistant.