Apple HomePod 2nd Generation

The HomePod Speaker price is Kes 48,000. It is an improved full version of the already launched HomePod Mini Speaker. It is a powerhouse smart speaker with built-in intelligence (Siri). The speakers intelligently adapt to what it is playing and surround the room with immersive audio that makes the listening experience incredible. HomePod 2 is now available in Midnight and White colours at Mobihub Electronics Kenya.

Unique Selling Points

• HomePod 2 produces immersive, high-fidelity audio.
• An intelligent assistant.
• Works seamlessly with your Apple devices.
• A powerful way to control your smart home.
• Private and secure.

Apple HomePod 2 Specs and Price

Product Description

HomePod is a powerhouse of a speaker. Apple‑engineered audio technology and advanced software deliver high‑fidelity sound throughout the room. It intelligently adapts to whatever it’s playing — or wherever it is playing — and surrounds you in immersive audio that makes everything you listen to sound incredible.

Rich Bass Sound

A high‑excursion woofer packs HomePod with deep, rich bass. Its powerful motor drives the diaphragm a remarkable 20 mm, while its bass‑EQ mic dynamically tunes low frequencies in real-time.

High Notes

HomePod has an array of five beamforming tweeters around its base. They optimize high frequencies to produce detailed, articulate audio with stunning clarity. So you can enjoy crystal-clear vocals and all the details of the instruments — just as if you were there in person.

Surround All around

Enjoy a whole new level of spaciousness and layering with HomePod. Its beamforming tweeters precisely direct sound, like primary vocals, into the middle of the room and reflect ambient sound, like the backup band, off the walls — for fully immersive listening. And with Spatial Audio tracks, you will experience the sense of being surrounded by music like never before.

Acoustic Experience

Apple silicon unlocks advanced computational audio innovations in HomePod. Using feedback from the system sensor, it runs complex tuning models in real-time to preserve dynamic range and maximize acoustic performance.

Tuning

With room sensing, HomePod automatically understands its location in a room by using its mics to listen for sound reflections. It tunes sound accordingly, so you will enjoy the best listening experience possible no matter where it’s placed.

Apple Music Support

HomePod is built to bring out the best in Apple music Listen to all your favourite artists and songs — spanning every imaginable genre — in the highest quality, right in your home. With effortless access to one of the world’s largest music libraries, the music never has to stop.

Pairing Up HomePod 2 Speakers

Create a stereo pair to amplify all the music you love. Place two HomePod speakers in the same room, and you’ll be asked if you want to pair them up. Prepare for a wider soundstage and more enveloping audio than traditional stereo speakers.

Cinematic Experience

Use HomePod with Apple TV 4K to enjoy Dolby Atmos audio for a complete cinematic home theatre experience. Mind-blowing visuals. World-class content. Fully immersive sound. And now Enhance Dialogue can pull spoken words forward in the centre channel. So, even whispers are heard more clearly amid the music and background sounds. Your favourite TV shows and movies never looked or sounded so vivid.

Whole House Music

Bring multiple HomePod and HomePod mini speakers under one roof and easily enjoy music throughout your entire home. You can play one song everywhere, or jazz in the kitchen and kids’ music in the little one’s room. With multi-room audio, get ready to rock the whole house.

Airplay

From amazing tunes on Apple Music and third-party music apps to news, podcasts, and phone calls, HomePod dials up the clarity and fullness of all the listening experiences you love.
And with AirPlay, you can enjoy even more of your favourite audio on HomePod. And now you can ask Siri to play audio from any app on your iPhone.

Ecosystem Support

HomePod works seamlessly with your Apple devices. Handoff lets you transfer what’s playing on your iPhone to HomePod — and vice versa — without skipping a beat.  And with just your voice, use Siri to quickly locate a loved one or your misplaced iPhone with Find My.

Built-in Intelligence

As your smart home hub, HomePod lets you control your home without lifting a finger. With Siri and intelligent accessories, things like closing the garage door can be done using your voice. With the ability to create automation, tasks like dimming lights at night happen automatically, along with helpful features like Sound Recognition, which listens for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

Pros and Cons of HomePod 2

Pro

• The speaker produces excellent sound quality similar to the original HomePod Mini
• It has proper temperature and humidity sensors
• Apple’Siri  installed on the HomePod 2 is speedy at responding to your commands
• HomePod 2 integrates deeply with the Apple ecosystem, including Apple TV. iPads and iPhones.

Cons

• Comes with a steep price compared to comparative smart speakers
• HomePod 2 has no extra smart home powers compared to the HomePod Mini
• HomePod 2 does not have the intelligence to know when to play spatial audio
• The best experience requires two of them

Alternative Smart Speakers

• Apple HomePod Mini Speaker
• Awei Y370 IPX6 Speaker
• Xiaomi MI portable Speaker
• Oraimo OBS 75D Boom Speaker