Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have been intrigued by this product since released, and frustrated with Apple's pricing practices and desire to be a "top tier" company by only offering high end high price products. This device always seemed a bit overpriced and unnecessary for me as I have a nice sound system connected to my TV, but I wanted something for Home Kit control. I like Apple's focus on encryption and privacy especially with the alway on always listening home controlling devices like this. I have apple Home Kit enabled devices in my house, and wanted a quick way for my pet sitter to turn them on and off when she comes in. I tried the Amazon dot last year, but found it difficult to setup and you need to have the always listening feature on. It also required setting up my already existing already working HomeKit enabled devices in the Alexa app which was hit and miss. I was waiting and hoping that Apple would release a cheaper version of this with less speaker and more control. Then Best Buy had this on holiday sale for 100 dollars off retail price. I figured it was worth a try knowing I had time to return it if it did not work. I set it up in seconds yesterday, and immediately transferred the podcast I was listening to on my phone to the speaker. I often wear headphones around the house and listen to music or podcasts throughout the day. This makes it easy to transfer what I am listening to via my phone airplay button and I can hear it clearly from anywhere in the downstairs. It sounds amazing and is so much easier to use to listen to anything on my phone. Yes you can use it without the Hey Siri feature listening. You can press and hold the center of the top panel which prompts Siri so I can turn off the "always listening" or if it does that annoying digital assistant thing where it mishears something I say that sounds vaguely like "Hey Siri" and becomes disruptive (This has not happened yet). I also like that in the Home app on my iPhone I can turn off the Home pod analytics which will not share my always on always listening recordings with Apple or anyone else. I wish the $200 price was not a promotion, but the retail price. After 1.5 days it has proven its worth and made me realize something I was overtly critical of and uninterested in is as good as I was sure it was not. I like being proven wrong. I am not sure I would pay $300 for it at full price, but if it keeps impressing me like this I might eat those words as well.

Just what I was waiting on. Sound is very good. Recommend

Great sound quality for the size of this HomePod. Could never bring myself to buy the big one but at this price point it definitely exceeds the google home and Amazon Alexa devices. Also works seamless with my other Apple products.

Small in size but excellent volume. The sound quality is excellent. Bought this as a smart speaker, but the additional bonus of being a speaker/mic for iphone calls is great!

I’d take this over the Original HomePod ..it’s more functional and it doesn’t take up much room. And if your in the Apple ecosystem you will definitely enjoy this. The Sound from this tiny speaking is The selling point.

The Homepod Mini is a wonderful little device that is marred by what appear to be inevitable, touch panel "ghost touch" issues that render the device unusable due to it randomly activating without being touched. I have had two of the six Homepod Minis that I've purchased develop this issue. I have to assume it's a design defect. These little speakers are perfect when you want a lot of sound, but not too much sound. They integrate perfectly with the Apple ecosystem, and work marvelously as speakers paired with an Apple TV. I would recommend these if you purchase the Applecare plan with them. There are rumors there will be a product line refresh sometime in 2026, it wouldn't be a bad idea to wait if the launch of those are imminent.

You will love the HomePod if and only if: You have an IOS device You are already are or willing to be in the Apple Music World You value quality sound You don’t want to order a pizza from your speaker. You will HATE the HomePod if you can put a NOT in front of any ONE of the above statements. People bash this speaker because it doesn’t try to be like any or all other speakers. Judge it for what it is, not what it isn’t. Its great adaptive sound. Voices in particular are clear. Its great with Apple Music. Its easy to set up with IOS. Its small. It blends in with the room. Its quality. Its not for droids. Sorry.

Has great sound for surround or just solo use. Great for spare bedrooms use

Excellent siri digital assistant and small speaker for people with lots of apple stuff. Works seamlessly, as expected.

Transactions with Best Buy are the best. My favorites are TVs and Apple products. The HomePod Mini is one of the best speakers for great sound! Highly recommended!

The HomePod mini has some improvements over the HomePod: it's much less expensive and it will allow you to use it as a smart speaker that will interface with your other Apple devices and apps, including other HomePod minis, Apple TV and the Apple Home app. The main drawback of the mini is that the sound is not nearly as full and complex as the original. Apple has clearly made a strategic decision to develop a consumer product that will be competitive with Amazon Echo smart speakers, and sound quality is a calculated sacrifice for market penetration. The mini allows the creation of "scenes" along with the Home app so that you can, for example, program your Apple TV to turn on and play a favorite channel when you say, "Hey Siri, Arrive Home." The mini requires some patience: not everything is intuitive and to take full advantage of this new member of the Apple ecosystem you'll have to invest some research.

Very nice item, not only aesthetically pleasant, but the sound is very nice

Great sound! I like that it can be paired with my iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. The only place I feel it falls short is being able to use it as a stereo pair with my 2018/2020 update Mac Mini (I can either use one or the other) unless I update my Mac to Big Sur which I am not ready to do yet.

I have two of these now and paired them for stereo. They sound good, especially considering the size. I also use them with Siri for smart home control. I have had them for 5+ months with no problems.

I actually have multiple of these throughout my home. One in every room and a full size in my living room. Phenomenal device, amazing sound, and easy to use. Makes the perfect addition to my current ecosystem. Very happy.

When they say mini , they really mean mini. Its the size of an oversized apple ( get it Apple ). Yet it packs sound power and bass. This home entertainment speaker is worth the buy.

Perfect for a small room. Great sound. Highly recommend. (The only drawback with this is that it must stay plugged into a wall.)

Love the mini home pod. Great sound. Easy to use. Like the different colors

The setup was super easy. I got a pair for stereo sound and use with my Apple tv. I did had to exchange one 3 times because it wasn’t working consistently when through airplay. Hopefully Apple will have a fix for that soon!

This is my second HomePod mini and I am using it in a different room, not pairing the two together. The HomePod mini offers an impressive rich sound that will fill a room. The setup is super simple.