Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared a tweet today predicting that Apple is developing a new HomePod and plans to release it in late 2022 or early 2023. Ming-Chi Kuo mentioned that there may not be much innovation in the new HomePod hardware, and he does not know what size the new product is. It may be the next-generation HomePod mini or a larger standard-sized HomePod.
Earlier, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman mentioned that Apple is considering developing a new HomePod, positioned between the original HomePod and HomePod mini. This product may be predicted by Ming-Chi Kuo.
The new HomePod will likely cost more than the HomePod mini, but less than the original HomePod. Finally, Gurman also believes that Apple is developing smart speaker devices with screens and cameras, similar to the Google Nest Hub and Amazon Echo Show.