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
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144 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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2600 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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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
Surprisingly nice sound for the size, Design is very pretty, looking more like furniture than a speaker, Can be paired in stereo, and works wonders when it does, Love how you can throw music from an iPhone to a HomePod, complete with tactile interface
Needs an iOS device to work, Doesn't always load up the apps you might use, Bass isn't amazing as a singular speaker, Siri doesn't do as much as you might expect, Cable connection is hard wired into the speaker
But even without that, Apple's HomePod Mini is a curiously cool little cup of sound. It's not a Continental Cup, but it's one that offers something delicious all the same: tasty grooves in a small size.And it's a cup that feels like it gets better over ti...
Published: 2020-11-13, Author: Stephen , review by: techguide.com.au
Small compact size, Impressive audio quality, Controls smart products, Excellent new Intercom feature, Affordable
Needs more Homekit compatible products
The new Apple HomePod mini is tiny but mighty and offers remarkable sound when you play your music as well as incredible versatility as an intelligent assistant and to control your smart home devices.Related PostsApple Music is now available on Alexa devi...
Published: 2020-12-03, Author: Michael , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Had the HomePod mini arrived before the original HomePod—as it probably should have—this would have been a very different review. But knowing how well the HomePod sounds, how cheap the Echo Dot and Nest Mini are, and how little Siri does compared to the o...
Incredible sound, Small and inconspicuous, Siri is getting smarter
Not as smart as other speakers, Only compatible with Apple devices, No Bluetooth connectivity
The HomePod Mini may be small in stature, but it's big in sound. Despite its small dimensions, the HomePod Mini has impressive audio chops that easily beat similarly priced speakers from Google and Amazon with crisp, clear mids and highs and decent bass p...
Incredible sound, Small and inconspicuous, Siri is getting smarter
Not as smart as other speakers, Only compatible with Apple devices, No Bluetooth connectivity
The HomePod Mini may be small in stature, but it's big in sound. Despite its small dimensions, the HomePod Mini has impressive audio chops that easily beat similarly priced speakers from Google and Amazon with crisp, clear mids and highs and decent bass p...
Best if you're an all-Apple household, Lack of non-Apple music services, Siri not as smart as Alexa or Google Assistant,
The HomePod mini is the small speaker of choice for music lovers, but only if you're deep in the Apple ecosystem, and don't need it to be TOO smart.Reasons to buy+Excellent sound quality+Cute tiny design+Some useful smart featuresReasons to avoid-Best if...
Excellent sound quality, Reasonable price, Easy to use
Not for non-iOS users, No Spotify support yet
The HomePod mini isn't quite a slam dunk of a smart speaker. The current lack of Spotify and BBC sounds support via Siri is a fairly major limitation and, clearly, if you're not an iPhone owner – or use an iPad a lot – you're better off looking elsewhere...
Published: 2020-11-20, Author: David , review by: macworld.co.uk
Low price, Petite, attractive design, Great sound for the size
Occasional lack of user-friendliness, Can’t match full-size HomePod’s bass punch
Ease of use is not an area where we expect Apple to fall down, but that's probably the HomePod mini's weakest suit. This is despite an admirable facility for setting things up automatically; the problem is that when one member of a stereo pair declines to...
Sound incredible, Very small, Great price, Decent voice control,
Captive cable, Very reliant on Apple services (for now),
A speaker this size just shouldn't sound as good as the Apple HomePod Mini does. With poise and balance, this speaker can handle everything you throw at it, delivering impressive room-filling volume, too. It's a decent smart speaker, too, controlling anyt...
Computational audio optimizes the experience, Clean sounding highs and mids, Compact size makes it discrete, It's the most affordable HomeKit home hub
Siri lacks the advanced intelligence of her peers, Short power cord
Don't just buy one, buy two because this year's HomePod mini won't drain your wallet. Plus, you'll be amazed by what computational audio is capable of delivering if you're a home theater buff.Editors' RecommendationsApple HomePod Mini vs. Apple HomePod Ap...
