5 Features Apple’s HomePod mini Won’t Survive Without

Apple is planning a new version of the HomePod to compete more directly in the broader smart speaker market. It’s going to be smaller and more affordable than the first model, so naturally, everyone has been calling it the Homepod mini (its real name is still unknown). But what is this mini version of the speaker going to look like? What does Apple actually need to compete in 2020 (when the mini version is still expected to be released) with the Echo Dot and Nest Home and everything else available? We’ve got a few ideas.