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This is the HomePod full size, not the Mini; the power cable is a standard power cable... not a USB-C cable.

Differences vs. version 1 that I can see:

* Thread Hub capabilities

* Ultrawideband chip support, for locating devices

* Fewer microphones/speakers compared to v1

* Slightly lighter? Probably from fewer speakers.

Notably, the V1 HomePod was discontinued... so not a lot of that matters. You haven't been able to buy a V1 HomePod for awhile now.

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> Ultrawideband chip support, for locating devices

Excuse me? Are you trying to find your fat, lost homepod or find other lost devices with the fat homepod?

It also (should) handoff a lot more seamless, as seen on the HomePod mini

It think it's mainly used for determining if your phone/ipad/whatever is close to the homepod so it can do the handoff of music seamlessly. The minis have it too, but the original homepod did not.

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