The cool cats at iFixit have delivered the products once more, this time with a brand new teardown video demonstrating the surprisingly straightforward course of in taking Apple’s new HomePod good speaker aside. The brand new course of is a major step up from the unique 2018 HomePod, which required sawing, chopping, and a giant mess to get inside. The 2023 mannequin has confirmed to be rather more easy to disassemble, due to much less adhesive all through.
The up to date unit can now be simply accessed by eradicating a number of screws and utilizing some leverage to take away the higher cap housing the logic board.
When disassembled, the underside of the logic board revealed the S7 processor borrowed from the Apple Watch Collection 7, and the highest exhibits a collection of small RGB LEDs that produce the swirling colours below the highest glass.
The middle half of the HomePod is devoted to the primary 4-inch woofer, which actuates 20mm throughout playback. Underneath that’s the amplifier board, then deeper nonetheless are the 5 tweeters.
The audio amplifier includes a big warmth sink, which iFixit defined is used to make sure temperatures stay low throughout use. That is additionally resulting from temperature’s means to have an effect on audio. Per the video, the humidity and temperature detector discovered within the base of the HomePod is similar to the one discovered within the HomePod mini.
Should you’ve had an opportunity to delve into the innards of the up to date HomePod, please tell us about your expertise within the feedback.
Through AppleInsider and iFixit
