Testseek.com have collected 289 expert reviews of the Apple HomePod bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple HomePod bluetooth portable speaker.
April 2018
(74%)
289 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(93%)
2929 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
The HomePod is the most compatible smart speaker with Apple products
Very good music performance
Neutral
Balanced sound
Automatic room correction
Airplay 2 multi-room
Big potential (via software)
Excellent sound quality
Siri listens well
Beautiful
Compact design
Beautiful industrial design
Very responsive to voice commands
Good musical performance
Appears to be more powerful on paper than competing speakers
Siri voice assistant is well-established
Apple's $349 HomePod has excellent bass and consistently superior sound quality across a wide variety of music genres. The speaker is easy to set up and Siri can hear you from across a room
Superb sound quality
Clever auto tuning
Great looks
Excellent audio quality
Attractive design
Easy setup
Incredible sound for the footprint
Apple Music voice control is quick and easy
Setup is ridiculously fast
Clean design and quality construction
An acoustically great personal speaker that uses advanced DSP and other technologies to adjust to a room's settings. Good Siri performance and tight integration with Apple Music
ICloud Music Library
And Apple Podcasts. Solid AirPlay performance. Ability
Best-in-class sound for the price and most prices above it
Looks very nice
You get to say “beamforming” when you show it to friends
Incredible power
Rich audio quality
Ability to adapt its tuning based on acoustics analysis
Chic
Modern design
Impressive sound
Responsive display
Classy design
Sterling sound quality
Impressive mic arrangement
Quick setup
Sleek design
Good sound that doesn't emphasize bass too much
Microphones can pick up your voice even with music playing
Selfcorrecting EQ
360 degree sound
Decently balanced sound profile
Excellent Siri voice assistant distance performance
Great 360-degree soundstage
Superb sonics with extraordinary bass
Great build quality
AirPlay capable
Seriously excellent sound
Siri responds quickly to commands
Subtle design
AirPlay streaming works well
The editors didn't like
It's only compatible with one music streaming service – Apple Music
Apple TV integration not great
Inconsistent Siri functionality
Lip-sync issues with 24fps video
100% ecosystem product
No surround expansion possible
Siri is dumb
Doesn't recognize different users
Limited connectivity
Limited music sources
The more-expensive Google Home Max delivers higher fidelity
Limits you to Apple's own music services
Siri is inferior to Alexa and Google Assistant
HomeKit is the least-supported smart home platform
Expensive
No Bluetooth
You're stuck with Apple-only audio services when using voice commands and the HomePod only works on iOS. Siri and HomeKit lack the polish and device compatibility of Alexa and Google Assistant
You're stuck with Apple-only audio services when using voice commands and the HomePod only works on iOS. Some key features
Including multiroom audio and stereo pairing
Aren't yet available but are coming soon. Siri and HomeKit lack Alexa and the Google
Siri isn't that smart
Apple user limited
Supports fewer music services than other smart speakers
Siri is very limited compared with Alexa and Google Assistant
Non-Apple music sources are second-class citizens
Siri isn't as strong as an assistant
Stereo pairing and multi-room aren't ready at launch
Android users are left out in the cold
IPhone integration is single-user only
Clearly intended solely for those in the Apple ecosystem. Requires an iOS device for set up. Direct internet streaming limited to Apple's media services. No wired audio inputs. No Bluetooth audio support. Siri assistant only works for a single primary use
Voice controls only work with Apple Music
Siri is still frustratingly limited
Can't tell different voices apart
Pricey at $350
Lack of music services integration beyond Apple Music (though you can use AirPlay to stream Spotify
Pandora
Etc.)
Siri isn't as intelligent as other voiceassistant services
Only compatible with iOS devices
Ecosystem lockin
Siri should do more
Closed ecosystem
Pricey compared with rivals
Only works perfectly with Apple Music
Can't even set it up properly without a relatively recent Apple device
Siri still isn't all that helpful
Hard to visually see if the speaker registered your voice from across the room
No EQ
Doesn't get very loud
With compression artifacts at max volume
Integrated music streaming restricted to Apple Music
Incredible power, rich audio quality, Ability to adapt its tuning based on acoustics analysis, Chic, modern design
Pricey at $350, Lack of music services integration beyond Apple Music (though you can use AirPlay to stream Spotify, Pandora, etc.), Siri isn't as intelligent as other voiceassistant services, Only compatible with iOS devices
Smart speakers have been growing in popularity not only thanks to their functionality and intuitive integration in a smart home environment, but also with their reasonable pricing. Most of the popular ones, like the Amazon Echo and Google Home, have alrea...
Abstract: There are boatloads of smart speakers out there, but nothing quite like HomePod.You can't buy another speaker of this kind for $349. That price tag is not exactly cheap, but if you love music, HomePod should be at the top of your shopping list.Apple doesn...
Published: 2018-02-12, Author: Adam , review by: gizmodo.com
Abstract: Sometimes, years pass before Apple creates a completely new product like the HomePod. During that parade of iPhone redesigns and MacBook upgrades, it can be easy to forget that when Apple enters a new space, the company does it with swagger. The products...
Published: 2018-02-12, Author: Dave , review by: macobserver.com
Here's the thing: for nearly seven years, my household audio has been played out loud via Sonos. I now have 13 rooms in my Sonos system, and life is blissful. It would take a lot to switch me to some other audio-out-loud platform, and HomePod doesn't have...
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Published: 2018-02-12, Author: Jeremy , review by: venturebeat.com
Having tested thousands of speakers and headphones over the years, and endured too many “this changes everything” pitches to recount, I can tell pretty quickly when a new piece of audio equipment is truly something special, or just overhyped by its manufa...
Published: 2018-02-12, Author: Chris , review by: bgr.com
Abstract: Apple released the HomePod speaker this past Friday, and it was probably the only Apple launch we can recall that can't be described as “hotly anticipated.” Sure, Apple fans were excited that the company was entering a new product category, and of course...
Abstract: HomePod will eventually have multi-HomePod support, but at launch we're still working with them individually. That is, unless you have AirFoil. It's a simple program that lets you stream audio from your Mac or PC to any AirPlay or Bluetooth speaker. It's...
Published: 2018-02-12, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
Incredible sound for the footprint, Apple Music voice control is quick and easy, Setup is ridiculously fast, Clean design and quality construction
Non-Apple music sources are second-class citizens, Siri isn't as strong as an assistant, Stereo pairing and multi-room aren't ready at launch, Android users are left out in the cold, iPhone integration is single-user only
Apple has made an astonishingly good speaker. They've made a great voice-controlled speaker, too. Question is, have they made a great smart speaker?There I'm not so convinced, at least as HomePod exists today. If you're looking for a fantastic Apple Music...
Published: 2018-02-11, Author: Neil , review by: appleinsider.com
HomePod is wonderful. It's sounds great and is about as simple and easy as you can get. You can set up HomePod in about a minute and start listening to music before you even have time to throw away the wrapper it came in. There is no muss and no fuss — H...
Published: 2018-02-09, Author: Lewis , review by: cultofmac.com
Abstract: High-quality audio is the signature feature of Apple's new HomePod. Apple execs brush off “Siri so stupid” concerns by emphasizing the sound quality of the device.I'm no audiophile — I would never spend thousands of dollars on speakers, tube amps and gold...
