Customer Ratings & Reviews

For such a small speaker the sound quality is surprisingly good! Of course, it cannot match the full range of the original Homepods which paired have replaced my conventional stereo system. I use the Homepod mini placed near my chair in the den to augment the speakers of the Sony tv; I find that the Homepod mini makes dialog clearer and crisper. My only reservation (which explains the loss of a star) is that while the volume is easily adjustable by the remote or voice command the Homepod does not respond to the mute button on the Apple TV which has now replaced cable. I have tried numerous settings but to no avail. Otherwise, the Homepod mini functions flawlessly.

Good sound, good price, easy to set up. Replaces a defective HomePod that died 25 months after purchase, with a 2 year warranty. Hope I have better luck with this min!!

I cannot believe that this product was open box this is a perfect perfect HomePod and I am impressed! it works exactly as it is supposed to and it is covered by AppleCare what more could you expect! Best Buy for the win!

They have great sound and were really easy to set up. I see them purely for speakers meaning I haven’t set up any of other features available such as home automation.

Excellent sound and can fit anywhere. I recommend this to somene who doesnt want a bulky system

The sound from the speaker is great. Wasn't expecting the volume to be so loud. Will purchase more

Very good item when you are a fan of ‘all things Apple’. Good sound for such a small item. Great space saver. Bought two so that I could use as stereo pair.

The quality of these speakers outshines most others. The home automation ecosystem has been lacking due to this being the only option up until late 2020. Siri, despite what haters may claim, works just as well as the multitude of Alexas we have around the house. The Homepods definitely take the cake on sound quality, even by comparison to Amazon’s highest end Echo Studio and Sub combo. It is on par with the more expensive Sonos units; but you can get HomePods for $199 if you catch them on sale and, thus, this makes them a better value than compatible Sonos. Sonos has the benefit of a large ecosystem full of a myriad of options. The call quality on these is superb, second to know, it may even be their best feature. People on the other end are completely unaware that I’m not talking on my phone. I’ve also been on the other end of these calls and can attest to this observation. It is simply astounding how well they isolate your voice. This definitely surpasses Alexa, Google, and even similarly priced Sonos units. It also integrates much better with our home automation on a grand scale than our Alexa units; working with more lights and smart home devices overall. We just simply have more Alexas due to cost. We use the pair of HomePods exclusively for music and phone calls due to this fact. However, I’m only rating this as 5 stars with the knowledge that the ecosystem is FINALLY expanding with the Mini; if not for that, this would probably get 4, maybe even 3, stars. Apple simply waited too long to break out of this single-unit shell.

Heavenly. What else can I say? We have two set up and fall asleep to beautiful sounds. Works seamlessly with Apple devices.Best purchase. Love love it

Use for Siri and home automation lighting and others TBD.

Great speaker for the size! It was my second one so I could pair them and works better then my bose speaker

Wow purchased this for my wife and it has the best sound quality of any small form factor speaker I've ever had.

The HomePod by far is the best sounding smart speaker you can buy on the market. However, due to the fact many manufacturers don’t support Apple HomeKit, Siri falls behind in terms of overall functionality. But the main highlight of the HomePod is the sound. Though the sound is room filling, it is best when it is stereo paired, which dramatically changes the entire listening experience. Also, if you have 2 HomePods and an Apple TV 4K, you can use HomePods for Dolby Atmos sound which is amazing. Overall, it’s a really good sounding speaker and has tons of bass, yet somehow remains balanced, presumably due to the fact there is a dedicated sub component within the HomePod which is about 4”. The audio is very clear, and the HomePod gets very loud. In my experience, I would recommend putting the HomePod about 5-7 inches away from a wall, this will give the HomePod better functionality in terms of its sound beaming capabilities. it makes a huge difference, it’s just the basic physics of sound. One thing that is important to note is that this device is for people who are heavily invested into the Apple EcoSystem, and are subscribers of Apple Music, because yes they do have 3rd party music support from platforms such as Spotify and Pandora, however the functionality is not ideal due to it still being implemented and developed. Also this is not a Bluetooth speaker and is only AirPlay compatible, meaning you need an Apple device to stream to it, if you aren’t using Siri on the HomePod to ask it play music.

Best virtual assistant if you’re an apple fan! I’ve had and tried amazons Alexa and googles Home and when I say that both of those were the worst that I’ve ever used I mean it! Both of them have a deaf fit where you can scream at the top of your lungs for them and they will never turn on but the video ur watching is at 2 volume and it says hey David and it goes off. The only good thing about both of those were the apps the user interface was nice and the customizability was really nice. But what good are those if the thing can’t hear you half the time. This HomePod not only is it loud the sound quality is beautiful but it can hear you ALWAYS you can whisper you can yell you can even be downstairs and it upstairs and it will HEAR YOU. It is extremely responsive to your questions to your demands to turning on and off smart devices. It is and should be the center of your home the base station because it works so well! And not only that but it is also very aesthetically pleasing it’s not terrible to look at whatsoever. It has nice features like if you have audio on your phone playing u can either just go to ur control center and put it on it, or my favorite way just walk up to it and hold ur phone above it and it connects instantly to your audio. I also really love how when you are playing audio on it and you get it’s attention it just lowers the audio while still playing it, it’s just a nice touch and seems seamless. It’s definitely the best virtual assistant around and should be your number one pick.

If you have a lot of Apple products, and even more HomeKit enabled smart devices, I would reccomend getting this for every single room in your home. HomeKit doesn’t have the best device compatibility, but when you have devices that do work with it, it performs amazingly. Even if you dont have smart home devices, I would 1000% reccoment getting this and an Apple Music subscription. It sounds absolutely amazing and is even better at maximum volume.

Wanted one because of the apple ecosystem but I was pleasantly surprised by the sound quality for this size and this price. I'll be getting another one to pair.

Perfect size and shape for small spaced areas. Sound is loud enough but not too much where it takes away from the quality of the sound.

Excellent sound quality for the price and size. I got this as a Christmas present for my roomate. He’s loved it so far and it’s so loud for the size, bass is somewhat lacking but that’s to be expected for something this size.

Best smart speaker in my opinion, especially if you own other Apple products. The sound quality is amazing for its size and the design goes well for any room decor.

[Employee of bestbuy] i love my homepod, super easy to use and the audio quality is amazing