Apple has unveiled Home View, its long-awaited smart home hub, and it comes in two distinct models: one with a domed speaker base and one designed for wall mounting. Beyond the obvious design differences, there is a hidden difference in capabilities that buyers should know about before choosing.
The standard Home View, with the domed base, has a much more powerful speaker system built in. Apple says it delivers room-filling sound with support for Spatial Audio. Its custom-engineered acoustic system combines a down-firing woofer and two full-range drivers to produce deep bass and crisp highs. Powered by the A18 chip and built-in sensors, computational audio continuously optimizes loudness and bass response at any volume.
The Home View (Wall Mounted) brings full, balanced sound with two custom drivers and computational audio tuned specifically for on-wall placement, along with Spatial Audio support. Apple's technical specifications confirm that both models have two custom full-range drivers, but only the domed model adds a custom down-firing woofer and dual force-cancelling passive radiators.
In short, anyone who wants the best sound from their Home View should buy the standard model. For buyers for whom audio quality is less important, the wall-mounted version will likely be sufficient. It still has built-in speakers, but it will not deliver the same performance and is less suited to everyday music playback.
Source: 9to5Mac · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing