Check out the tall, thin, and awkward Google Home sequel in these certification pics
Instead of introducing us to the long overdue sequel to the original Google Home smart speaker of 2016, yesterday’s virtual smart home summit unexpectedly (and inadvertently) revealed the official launch date of Android 11.
While said power brick is likely to look familiar to owners of 2016’s cylindrical smart speaker, despite hopes of a transition to modern USB-C technology, the new Nest-branded device is clearly significantly taller and thinner than the ancient Google Home. Believe it or not, this thing may even exceed the high-end Google Home Max in overall height, at 220mm.
This is certainly an… interesting move, especially considering the fact Amazon made the second and third-gen Echos much shorter than the first-gen cylinder released all the way back in 2014. In case you’re wondering, the Google Home sequel is actually slightly shorter than the OG Echo too, but when compared to its forerunner, the upcoming model looks… weird. Not necessarily ugly, just weird.
There are obviously no references to any under-the-hood improvements in these certification documents, but we expect the point of this upgrade to be delivering better sound quality at a similar price as the $129 charged back in the day.