Testseek.com have collected 144 expert reviews of the Apple HomePod Mini smart speaker and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple HomePod Mini smart speaker.
November 2020
(81%)
144 Reviews
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Users
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2600 Reviews
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The editors liked
Impressive audio quality for its size
Easy setup
Works as a Thread border router
New “Intercom” feature lets you broadcast messages to family members
Very nice design and small footprint
Decent sound with excellent volume
Works with more than just Apple Music
Solid audio performance with rich bass and bright highs
Multiple speakers can be grouped and used as stereo pairs
Easy Siri voice control
Good Apple Home app integration for smart home controls
Great audio for size
Competitive price
Attractive design
Unbelievable sound for size and price
Brilliant design and tiny form factor
Excellent integration with Siri for Apple Music and your smart home
Compact design
Accessibly priced compared to big HomePod
Good sound for its size
Siri is fast
Built-in Siri
Excellent far-field performance
Solid audio quality
Very compact size
Two speakers sound even better as a stereo pair
Reasonable price
Siri has gotten a lot smarter over the years
The editors didn't like
No physical mic mute control
Intercom doesn't support two-way calls
Supports only one third-party music services (for now)
We've heard better-sounding smart speakers in the Mini's price range
Sound isn't as full or deep as the original HomePod
Cord is permanently attached and needs a 20W adapter
Siri needs to improve
Not the absolute best audio quality for the price
No aux input
Few streaming music services
Limited child controls
No physical microphone button
Lack of third party integration
Better audio experiences at this price point
Siri is not as smart as competitors
Still hugely dependent on Apple devices and services
Doesn't sound as good as similarly priced competitors
Volume controls on top are fiddly
Siri is still behind Google Assistant and Alexa in features and capabilities
Doesn't get very loud
Siri and Homekit aren't as well-supported as Alexa and Google Assistant
Amazon's Echo sounds better for the same price
Flat sphere design looks a little weird
Summary
The HomePod mini improves on the original HomePod in a lot of ways. Audio quality is
Impressive audio quality for its size, Easy setup, Works as a Thread border router, New “Intercom” feature lets you broadcast messages to family members
No physical mic mute control, Intercom doesn't support two-way calls, Supports only one third-party music services (for now), We've heard better-sounding smart speakers in the Mini's price range
If Apple's new, smaller HomePod cost the same as a $50 Amazon Echo Dot or a Google Nest Mini, I'd be calling it the new champ (albeit with caveats) in the entry-level smart speaker market. But at $99, the HomePod Mini falls short to the similar-priced Goo...
Get a pair. Of HomePods that is.Photo: Leander Kahney/Cult of MacOn its own, the HomePod mini sounds a little disappointing. It's just not big enough to create an enveloping soundscape.It sounds great for the size, but there's the rub: its size. They just...
Published: 2020-11-16, Author: Tim , review by: pcmag.com
Solid audio performance with rich bass and bright highs, Multiple speakers can be grouped and used as stereo pairs, Easy Siri voice control, Good Apple Home app integration for smart home controls,
Not the absolute best audio quality for the price, No aux input
The Apple HomePod mini speaker offers Siri voice assistance and smart home control in an attractive little orb design for just $99, but the Amazon Echo delivers substantially more audio power for the same price...
Published: 2020-11-13, Author: Dan , review by: theverge.com
Compact design, Accessibly priced compared to big HomePod, Good sound for its size, Siri is fast
Still hugely dependent on Apple devices and services, Doesn't sound as good as similarly priced competitors, Volume controls on top are fiddly, Siri is still behind Google Assistant and Alexa in features and capabilities
Published: 2020-11-12, Author: Joe , review by: macrumors.com
Abstract: HomePod mini reviews have now been shared by media outlets and YouTubers, providing us with the first impressions of the speaker's sound quality and design. We've rounded up some opinions of the speaker below. For more video reviews, see here. HomeP...
Solid audio quality, Very compact size, Two speakers sound even better as a stereo pair, Reasonable price, Siri has gotten a lot smarter over the years,
Siri and Homekit aren't as well-supported as Alexa and Google Assistant, Amazon's Echo sounds better for the same price, Flat sphere design looks a little weird, Summary, The HomePod mini improves on the original HomePod in a lot of ways. Audio quality is
The HomePod mini improves on the original HomePod in a lot of ways. Audio quality is very good for a $100 speaker, and Siri is a lot more capable than it was back in 2018. If you're in Apple's ecosystem and want a speaker that's both tiny and sounds good...
Published: 2020-11-12, Author: Brian , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: It's hard to shake the sense that the smart speaker market would look considerably different had the HomePod Mini arrived several years back. It's not so much that the device is transformative on the face of it, but it's impossible to deny that it marks a...
Published: 2020-11-12, Author: Joe , review by: macrumors.com
Abstract: Apple's embargo has lifted on reviews for the HomePod mini ahead of the speaker launching on Monday. In addition to our in-depth HomePod mini reviews roundup, we've gathered a collection of unboxing videos and sound quality tests below.As its name impl...
Abstract: Apple is reportedly close to launching a new smart speaker product, and we're not talking about the inevitable HomePod 2. Instead, reliable Apple leaker L0vetodream is alleging that a HomePod mini will be launching this year (perhaps at the "Hi, Speed" iP...
