2. No Touchscreen for HomePod
HomePod is an impressive speaker, and it runs circles around Google and Amazon as far as audio quality. But some rumors suggested that the HomePod would have a touchscreen — similar to Amazon’s new Echo Show — which would’ve helped it stand out further from competitors. In fact, Apple VP of Hardware Phil Schiller even stated that “a voice assistant without a screen is limited in its utility” a month before WWDC ’17.
Of course, the HomePod doesn’t have a touchscreen in its current form — which isn’t necessarily a problem, seeing as Apple seems to be focusing on creating a high-end music device rather than a full-fledged home assistant. But still, having a touchscreen could have opened up a lot more possibilities for HomePod.
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