Customer Ratings & Reviews

I purchased 8 of these and Best Buy shipped them to me in a large box, no insulation, with them all floating around inside and all of the boxes very nicely banged up as a result. Still waiting on the other 5 to arrive but I’m expecting the same behavior in they will also be shipped poorly. That being said, it’s hard to know what is a result of mishandling or not, because the top of one of the units is scuffed, the other two are not. After setting the three of these up, the sound is good for the size of speaker, but having a homepod next to the mini, the bigger one is just night and day. Even having two minis paired it’s just no contest. The best way I can describe it is they sound like a Amazon echo show 5, maybe a little better. The fabric is also not wrapped around them as nicely as the old homepod and the displays on top of them are also not uniform. Nor does the ambient light sensor work correctly. Sitting all next to one another, they have different color profiles, one is bright, while the other two are dim. If you shine a light on the top of them, they all adjust and get brighter. I’ll contact the store and ask for feedback, as I’m not going to keep these after they were packed so badly and the box looked like an accordion. I think the cosmetic defects are notable and unacceptable. But from a sound perspective, if price is your only factor, then great. If you are looking for good sound I’d pass. The one speaker setup with 2 passive radiators on this speaker shows it’s limits quickly in it can do highs, mid ranges, or lows, but it can only do one or two of these at a time so the music sounds like it’s missing instruments if you know the tracks you like to listen to the most. This speaker feels like one that should cost about half as much based on the quality Im seeing and hearing. But my background is also one of having bought big systems in the past, owning many of the original HomePods which are again night and day from this, and most recently to a minimal Sonos setup for tv watching.

Music is what feelings sound like, and syncs with frequency of the soul.

Great smart speaker works seamlessly with my devices.

HomePod, first and foremost, it's an excellent speaker. You can place it in any room in your home and it will fill it with excellent sound. Siri is, well, Siri and it gets the job done, but honestly Google Assistant and Alexa are more capable digital assistants. I expect it to get more capable with time like the Apple TV did, especially since the processor on the inside of the HomePod is pretty much overkill for what it does. Airplay 2 is excellent and its easy + fast to redirect audio around your home. Overall, if you live in the Apple ecosystem and use stuff like HomeKit its a great add-on. I like mine and will probably be buying another one in a few months.

Fills the room incredibly. More compact than the original. Black finish looks great. Set it up with our TV and we love it.

Im an avid apple user but this device is seriously lacking. Its not super easy to set up, its not compatible with a macbook and its wired. Apple couldve done better, go with JBL.

I’ve always been happy being a customer, Best Buy is where I get my gifts and home goods.

Love the sound and the easy setup and talking to Siri is a breeze waiting on the mini HomePod to launch

Love this Speaker! At the current price on sale, i couldn’t help myself and I decided to add a second one for Stereo Pair. Just one sounds amazing, but two is phenomenal. I purchased my first one 10/20/19 and the second one 11/7/19. Don’t really care how it’s mainly optimized for Apple Music. I use Spotify, and it would be nice to use Siri to play music... instead of having to airplay from my phone. The smart features aren’t has good as Alexa, but at least theres something. I mainly use Siri for controlling my lights. Overall i do love these speakers. I highly recommend if you want to stay within the Apple ecosystem.

Works great with my other home pod as a studio pair.

Really good Thank you! Good service and good quality

This is our second HomePod. I think they are great. As most people state, them may not be the best smart speaker. However, it does what I need or want a smart speaker to do. Plus, the sound is excellent. Can’t go wrong with this speaker. I will say if your not in a rush wait until sales are expected. It’s usually $50 cheaper when on sale.

Good enough for a bedroom but not loud enough for a living/dining room

We’ll made device would love to see it in a different mesh material, preferably plastic.

I recently grabbed two HomePods on Black Friday, at a great price, $199 each. I'd been holding out due to the original $349 tag. I love being anywhere in the house and being able to play my favorite songs and albums. If I have an ear worm, I can hear someone better at singing it-- the original artist! I have room-to-room continuity just by saying "Hey Siri. Play (...) everywhere." The picture is the paper doodad that the cord comes wrapped around.

Excellent! Love my HomePod Mini. It operates my HomeKit smart home perfectly, a lot cheaper than the original $299 HomePod. Highly recommend for all Apple Users!

Holy Wow!! The Home Pod is such an Amazing Speaker. it is more than a premium Speaker it is in a class all of its own. The Clarity of the Sound even at High Volumes is perfect, no Distortion. this one Speaker almost puts my entire Bose Home Theatre System to Shame. Bravo Apple, another Great Product.

Works nice , with multiples you can really have an intercom system

Who would have thought that you only needed one HomePod mini for ending up with two more and two HomePod. They’re like gremlins!!

I love them, and I will buy more as soon as possible!!!