A year on, why is there still no replacement for the original HomePod?There are plenty of use cases not yet served by Apple's HomePod mini.
Around this time last year, Apple officially discontinued the HomePod. The original model has been survived by the HomePod mini, but there isn't a product in Apple's current lineup that fills the gap left by the 2018 model.
Though Apple has publicly said that it discontinued the larger HomePod to focus on the mini version, it's entirely possible that the company is working on an updated model in the background. There are plenty of use cases where a new, larger HomePod might outshine its diminutive counterpart.
HomePod x Spatial Audio
Since the death of the original HomePod, Apple has gone all-in on Lossless and Spatial Audio for Apple Music. The original HomePod was not the best smart assistant on the market, and it certainly wasn't priced like one, but it was among the best wireless speakers you could pick up for $350 and its tight integration with Apple Music made it the speaker of choice for Apple fans.
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A year on, why is there still no replacement for the original HomePod?
