Customer Ratings & Reviews

I’m listening to it right now as I r write this review. I love the sound of this mighty little speaker. The only thing mini about this speaker is in its name. About to place an order for a next one so I can have a set for my surround sound.

Perfect speaker for my room! Use it to sleep at night by playing white noise.

I actually have 2 sets of these little speakers. 1 in the bedroom where we can listen to music as we try to fall asleep. The other in the family room where we can listen to our favorite music instead of watching TV.

I would give this like a 4.5 star review. Its not perfect, "Alexa" and "hey google" are probably better androids and the price for the home pod mini is higher than the similar sized product from amazon and google. But in the end, this is a beautiful, clean, reliable and secure device that sounds SIGNIFICANTLY better than the Google home mini and echo dot, like its not even close. I plan to get a couple more and would like to hear how much better stereo pairing the music would be. It doesn't bother me that Siri isn't as smart as the others, but it for sure is the safest and most secure at protecting your privacy. my only dock on this would be the price vs its direct competitors, but to me, the quality and sound more than make up for it. Especially as your turn up the volume, it still sounds great and doesn't dilute like the competitors. I'm also impressed at how lightly I can say "Hey Siri" when the music is loud and she will still hear me.

Very good sound it does work perfect with all  devices and it does what it has to be done need some improvements in Siri but the product is perfect for sound quality and great for third party apps like Spotify, pandora, Amazon music etc...

The homepod mini is deceiving. The amount of sound and the quality of the sound is at least 5 times the size of this little unit. I bought this for my wife to have something to listen to music with and have easy connection via her iphone and this delivers hands down. We're very happy with the capabilities of the homepod including the ability to sync 2 units together for stereo sound and use them as speakers for tv.

It's a great smart speaker! The sound is unparalleled, and the pairing of one or two with an Apple TV gave my bedroom full stereo sound! I've bought four of them now!

It's a great smart speaker! The sound is unparalelled, and the pairing of one or two with an Apple TV gave my bedroom full stereo sound! I've bought four of them now!

Love listening to music and having my devices connected to one hub

I just received my HomePod a few days ago so I’m still trying to optimize functionality. First of all, it sounds great! Easy to use AirPlay to listen to my music and Tune In app. Bought iTunes Match with the expectation that I could use Siri to play my iTunes library, but so far that hasn’t been great. Seems more a problem of Siri not recognizing my requests (I say “play Beatles songs” and Siri says I don’t have any Beatles songs. I ask it multiple times in a row and get the same answer and then try again later and it starts to play Beatles songs from my Library.) I think that using “shortcuts” will probably help, but that is a work in progress for me. Even with these issues, I still recommend the HomePod for those who use Apple products. Also, at the moment it’s on sale for $199.

Great product wish that more like Siri on iPhones but that’s not the case great purchase a speaker and asking with the weather isn’t time and playing meditation music while you’re sleeping an alarm clocks other than that great speaker

Decent sounds. Fast response to voice commands. Software was way behind when first got these. Took a long time to update. If got two for same room first thing to do change the names before updating.

The best sounding speaker for its size in this market, hands down. Siri leaves a little bit to be desired, but for normal tasks in the Home system, it does well and doesn't overstay its welcome like Google does. As this system gets smarter, this value gets better. It's more expensive but you do get benefits from that in sound.

I recently picked this up after selling my previous HomePod for a few reasons: 1. Mobility was a challenge because of its weight (took to and from work). 2. The power cord is static and is not removable 3. No Bluetooth connectivity I went out and bought a Bose SoundLink Revolve + after I sold my HomePod. Immediately I noticed the biggest difference- the sound! Oh, how I missed the sound! Don’t get me wrong as the Bose did sound good and it did have the functions I was missing in the HomePod (to include a couple other ones I liked that the HomePod didn’t have), but that awesome sound the HomePod put out was not there and I missed it! The HomePod has this robust and deep sound quality that just filled the room like no other speaker I’ve owned (in this classification). My colleagues at work were amazed by the HomePod and when I showed up with the Bose they weren’t completely dissatisfied (it sounded better than the UE, Sony, and Beats mobile speakers others have), but they truly marveled at the glorious playback of the HomePod.... and so did I! Well, fixed that dilemma and went back to Best Buy and got another one! This time I got it in white and it was on sale for $299!!! Score! With the updates it can do more now making Siri more functional and also making the HomePod pair for stereo sound. I’ll not make this mistake ever again!

Love our HomePods. We use it for sending messages in our 2 story house. The only reason it doesn’t get a 5 star is because you have to reboot if it disconnects with the internet which does happen once in awhile

Sound quality is great for its size, far better than the google home mini. However, even though I have an iPhone, I still very much prefer the Google Assistant. As an overall speaker, its perfect… and the seamless handoff between the speaker and iPhone is so cool and works very well. I think if Apple can improve the Siri Assistant, this “smart” speaker in my opinion would be the way to to. I did connect this to my Mac Studio for better sound quality from the internal speakers of the Mac Studio and using them as purely PC speakers works great. I tried using them for conference calls and I’m not sure if it was proximity to the microphone but it was too loud and the others on the call heard echoes the entire time and I was manually muted until I fixed it (which was turning it off).

Speaker sounds great. I have had it since the day it was released. When I first purchased it thought it had too much bass then apple did an upgrade which removed a lot of the bass. I would have preferred to make my own decision on the upgrade. It still sounds great. I like using in my office at work and even on low volume you can feel the bass in other offices. This weekend I brought it home to play thunderstorms while I sleep. It sounds like the storm is in the room. The thunder sounds like it’s coming from everywhere

I’m a avid fan of apple products, I have everything except the AirPods Max. So I never owned a smart speaker and when the HomePod came out I didn’t want to pay $350, so I waited and I was able to cop a HomePod Mini. My initial impression wasn’t too good, I almost returned it but I gave it a chance and I like it. The one thing I was taken back by was that it’s not wireless, it has a cord (what isn’t wireless in 2021?) this thing. Despite that small hiccup, I do enjoy being able to tell Siri what to do, I like not having to burn my phone or iPad out playing music. I can just tell Siri to play certain things without running the battery down. I have a Beats Pill and I love that but that strictly a speaker (great sound) but I just love this little speaker. So overall it’s not bad for the price, the sound quality is decent and I’m sure if you have two it’s even better. But I do like it, they are more features in the Home App. I guess once I maximize all of its potential I can honestly say it’s a 5/5 but for now I give her a solid 4/5 stars. Worth the money or at least a try.

If you are hoping to be introduced to Apple Eco System via the HomePod mini, this is a good way. However, if you are looking for a replacement for Alexia don't bother. The sound quality is excellent, but the intelligence is still lacking. Perhaps if they would partner with more developers Siri would become smarter.

In terms of musical capabilities, no other smart speaker can hold a candle to the HomePod. This is my second, and I'm constantly impressed by the unit's ability to reproduce full frequencies (including sub-level bass) with fidelity and musicality at volume. It's really impressive. You can't order paper towels with it, which may or may not matter to you. (It doesn't to me – I see that as a plus, actually.) By virtue of the fact above, it's also more secure, and Apple's listening and encryption protocols are significantly better than Amazon's or Google's. It's expensive for a smart speaker, but it's the one to get, in my book.