On Monday afternoon, Apple presented a new product from its HomePod mini range, which has been on the market since 2020 and was equipped with new colors for the first time in 2021. The only novelty is that the previous – dark gray-black – color “Space Gray” has been given a new version called “Midnight”. It appears a little less grayish, but only people with very good eyesight and / or those who can see the difference will notice the difference RAL Directory know by heart.
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Alignment with HomePod 2
The price does not change, the smart speaker still costs 109 euros In business The amount is usually 95 to 99 euros. The previous standard colors white, yellow, orange and blue also remain in the range. The “Midnight” version is said to be made of “100 percent recycled mesh”; operation and functionality remain unchanged. The 8.4 cm high speaker produces quite powerful mono sound for its size, can be paired with a second HomePod mini to form a stereo pair, supports Siri and has a touch interface without a real screen.
Initially it was not clear why Apple had now swapped the two colors with each other. At least this has one advantage: the HomePod 2 also comes in “midnight”, so that the small and large speakers align with each other. However, there are probably relatively few users who operate the HomePod 2 and the Mini in parallel.
Slight discoloration of apple
Among other things, “Midnight” is used as the color on the MacBook Air, but it is noticeably bluer than the HomePod 2 and HomePod mini. Unfortunately, Apple gives the colors the same names but changes them visually – even “space gray” is not the same as “space gray” and sometimes a darker and sometimes a lighter color is used.
Apple wants to sell the new color from July 17, orders have been placed Already in the online store The company’s possible. Currently there is only some hope that the company could give the HomePod Mini a second generation as soon as possible (for example, with a battery, like the in-house competition from Beats) – the new color is more likely to suggest that the device will remain unchanged in the market for a long time. There is also a long wait for the new AirPods Max.
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