That's because it's a couple years late due to Siri. Rumor says they've had this ready to go, but weren't going to ship it until they had a Siri that was half functional.

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darkwater 8 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Did they update the hardware in these 2 years?

	▲	joshstrange 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		One would assume, they haven't announced (that I can see) which A-chip they put in here but rumors said it would be the A18 (2024 chip). Which seems like it would have to be updated since if this was ready 1-2 years ago they would have designed it with an even older chip (their HomePods have used multiple generation old chips, which, to be fair, is reasonable).

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buzzerbetrayed 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

“Half functional” is a great way to describe the new Siri.