One of the products that is having the most success in the current market and that is expected to continue to evolve in the near future is that of smart speakers. Apple entered the smart speaker market directly with the larger HomePod and currently continues with the successful HomePod mini.
Another question that many users ask themselves after the launch of HomePod mini is that Apple could launch one of these smart speakers with an external battery, that is, you can take the speaker anywhere or you simply don't need to connect it to the mains to make this work. Mark Gurman, appears again in his newsletter warning that surely Apple is working on battery powered speaker prototypes but personally thinks we'll never see these speakers on the market.
Can you imagine a HomePod with an external battery?
Prototypes of a smart speaker with an external battery have surely been seen on the tables of engineers at the Cupertino headquarters, but to what extent would a HomePod with an internal battery be interesting? And it is that possibly not all smart speakers have to have an external battery to take them anywhere, to think that Wi-Fi connection is required for the tasks of these smart speakers so you would be left out of them in the case of leaving your home, office, etc.
Possibly there would be complaints about the battery life and other problems such as weight or resistance to dust and water... In short, we are convinced that if Apple launched a smart speaker with an external battery there would be more complaints than advantages. As is evident, there would also be many users who would defend this portability and who, in fact, would appreciate it. be that as it may According to Gurman, this portable smart speaker won't be available anytime soon.