Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought one for my wife directly from Apple as a Christmas gift since she's heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem. She has a Mac, 3 iPads, an iPhone, and 2 iPods. She was very pleased with the functionality and sound of the HomePod mini, and its integration with other Apple devices. So I bought her another one today at Best Buy for a stereo effect. While they're no match for my 6-speaker system in the family room or my basement mega system, soundwise, I found the quality to be very good for speakers of their size. No buyer's remorse here, folks! Yes, Siri can be kind of ditzy at times, and it would have been great(!) if they supported Dolby Atmos. But it's rare to find any Apple product at this price point, so I'm happy for what they do.

We already had two HomePods in our home, but we decided to get a HomePod mini, as well. The overall value is excellent. While it may not have the exact same audio quality as the full sized HomePod (especially in bass tones -- we're sound/audio nerds!), the mini sounds far better than many of the similar sized "smart speakers" out there from other makers. If you own another Apple product, but haven't bought a HomePod, getting a mini would be a great introduction. The additional features beyond just playing music are very helpful, and Apple seems to be continuing to improve on them. Being able to set a quick timer, or a reminder (it recognizes who is speaking and ads to the correct person's reminders), or ask a question are all great to have handy.

Sound quality is surprisingly good for the size albeit bass is obviously not going to shake any walls. Sometimes hard of hearing, and other times it can be very hard of hearing. A hard reboot seems to solve this and return to just somewhat hard of hearing. HomeKit in general is cool and works well with lighting. Most importantly it is the only apple home option cheap enough to put in most rooms.

I have been a lover of Apple products for years. This is another amazing product by Apple. The speaker has awesome sound and packs a huge punch for it's small size. It connects to any other Apple product with ease.

Sounds good in smaller rooms but might want 2-4 for larger rooms. Easy to setup and use.

Having the Apple eco-system at home this was an add on as the color and functionality are awesome. Love it and its a talking piece in the living room, with great sound and love that color!

Very good sound for background music, just don’t expect movie theater volume and clarity. Plays loud and clear for its size. I have a pair set up as stereo in my bedroom. The upper bass is a little to emphasized and the treble falls off a little more than I like but overall I am impressed.

If you're like me and stuck in the Apple ecosystem, you might as well pick up a couple of HomePod Minis. We use two of them as speakers for our Apple TV, and plan to add more as an intercom system in our house.

Excellent sound and shipping by best buy very late

Long story short: you need to be in the Apple ecosystem (including Apple Music) to experience HomePod as intended. Looks/build quality: deceivingly compact, but still feels heavy/solid and very well built as you’d expect from Apple. Sound: While I won’t use the term “audiophile” I certainly enjoy music and technology and my headphone setup runs ~$8,500, so sound quality is important to me. The HomePod is easily the best sound I’ve heard from a single speaker this compact. It is hi-fi? Of course not, it’s a single speaker that’s <7” tall. It has a fun sound signature with impressive bass for such a small form factor. Don’t expect something you’re going to do critical listening on and you’ll be fine. Usage/functionality: I use it in a small home office to have some background music. For this purpose it’s been perfect. I am entrenched in the Apple ecosystem and everything works flawlessly together as you’d expect. I did sign up for Apple Music to use with the HomePod and it has worked great. I am not a big Siri user to begin with, so her current limitations don’t bug me at the present time. Voice activation to manage Apple Music, set timers and reminders, etc is perfectly fine for me. When I’m in the office I’m sitting in front of the computer and don’t need more. I only have a couple of connected devices (video doorbell and a smart lock), so using it as a hub isn’t a major concern for me. The voice detection is amazing. HomePod can hear me from another room in the house. Comparisons: I do have two Echo Dots, one with a Vaux speaker and one with a mokcao power+. The HomePod easily stomps these in terms of sound and build quality, but it should given it’s more than 3x the price. In terms of Siri vs Alexa, they both have their pros and cons. For me it’s basically a wash as far as virtual assistants. Summary: This is an easy recommendation if you’re an iDevice user and an Apple Music subscriber. Outside of that, the cost and walled garden Are barriers to entry.

For a small device, has great sound. We use it as a home hub.

Awesome speaker, especially for its size! We have several of these throughout our home. The sound is fantastic!

A rather pretty mini. I gave it as a gift to my son and he is well pleased. It has good sound quality and easy to use since it connects so easily to the other apple devices. He enjoys playing his songs through it.

It met my expectations, mostly needed it as a thread hub. Sound is good for such a small factor, wouldn't mind dedicated capacitive volume buttons but that's a small gripe.

My Bluetooth speakerphone died so I thought I would kill 2 birds with one stone by getting this. Music piece works very nice, hence the 4 stars. For a small speaker, the sound is very good. I'm no audiophile but am very pleased. Siri integration works well with the built in Music app. However, the she speakerphone function isn't as good. When it works, it works well. People on other end hear me fine and I can her them clearly. The problem is that it doesn't always work. Sometimes I can answer the phone with Siri "Siri, answer the phone", other times it only rings on my phone. Somestimes, I initiate the call and the person answers, only to keep hearing the ring-ring-ring in the background until I hang up. Bizarre. So, if you are looking for a lowcost music speaker that sounds great, this will work well. If you want to integrate it with your iPhone to answer calls, you might want to pass.

Super easy to use. Great volume and easy to connect!

I really like this product, it's very good, and I've always wanted one.

Sounds great for its size! I bought 5 minis and 2 full size that I have throughout the house. Must have addition if you are vested in the Apple ecosystem. Pair these with Phillips Hue lighting which also runs through the Apple HomeKit app. While a bit pricey, the full size versions at $300 each sound awesome on their own, but are incredible if you pair 2 together in the same room. A combined 14 tweeters, 2 woofers, and 12 microphones. I had the music cranking almost to the max and could not believe that it actually heard me practically whisper Hey Siri from across the room and responded. The minis do not have as many mics, so you may have to raise your voice a bit more. Alexa got kicked to the curb, or in a garage sale box, once I got these.

The best purchase I've made my daughter bought the echo dot and as much as I love android and she loves apple she bought the echo dot because of the price when she came home to play her echo dot the sound was so dull and weak you could barely hear it no base nothing so I told her to return it weeks later I saw this apple speaker it was more money but after testing it out I figured it would have better sounds so let's buy it and try it at home where the truth begins so we did after coming home and testing this apple speaker out I must say this was the best purchase made

I purchased this after buying the recently discontinued HomePod. This is an awesome little speaker... super easy to set up and use! I'll be using this in my garage gym. Sound quality is amazing for it's size.