The current model of HomePod that we find in Apple stores around the world is exactly the same that the guys from Cupertino presented to us that month of February 2018 and we could be before the possible presentation of the second generation of these powerful speakers.
Logically the rumors about a new model without cable, portable, cheaper, with another form and others, we have been seeing it for a long time between rumors but this never officially arrives. Now in Apple they add a new discount for employees who want to buy a HomePod and with this action again appear the rumors of a new generation of the powerful Apple speaker.
Last year it already lowered its price in our country with 20 euros less and now in the United States the price for company employees who will be able to buy it for $ 149,50. This is a considerable reduction and we can certainly think that the second generation of these HomePods may be closer than we think.
There are no official details, nor is the situation right now to start renewing products in the Apple catalog but we already know that these types of changes in products such as the HomePod may be scheduled for a long time and that this year is the time to launch them . The company may want to sell as many speakers as possible to gain a foothold in warehouses and put the new generation HomePod or it can simply be a maneuver to sell many more speakers, that only Apple knows at the moment.