Apple HomePod (2nd generation) vs Apple HomePod mini

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HomePod (2nd generation) compared with HomePod mini

	AppleHomePod (2nd generation)	AppleHomePod mini
Overview
Released
Released	February 2023	November 2020
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	No
Drivers
Drivers	4-inch high-excursion woofer and an array of five horn-loaded tweeters, each with its own neodymium magnet	Full-range driver and dual passive radiators, with a custom acoustic waveguide for a 360° sound field
Audio formats
Audio formats	Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos for music and video	–
Room tuning
Room tuning	Room sensing; computational audio with system sensing for real-time tuning; internal low-frequency calibration microphone for automatic bass correction	Computational audio for real-time tuning
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	No
AirPlay
AirPlay	Yes	Yes
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Siri	Siri
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	802.11n Wi-Fi; Thread; Ultra Wideband chip for device proximity	802.11n Wi-Fi; Thread; Ultra Wideband chip for device proximity
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 (RTINGS found no Bluetooth audio playback)	Bluetooth 5.0 (RTINGS found no Bluetooth audio playback)
Ports
Ports	Power only	Power only (20 W adapter included)
Streaming
Streaming	AirPlay from iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac; Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, third-party music services, TuneIn and UK radio stations by voice	AirPlay from iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac; Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, third-party music services, TuneIn and UK radio stations by voice
Multi-room
Multi-room	Multi-room audio with AirPlay; stereo pair with a second HomePod (2nd generation)	Multi-room audio with AirPlay; stereo pair with a second HomePod mini
App
App	Home app on iPhone or iPad	Home app on iPhone or iPad
Design
Weight
Weight	2.3 kg	0.345 kg (better)
Controls
Controls	Backlit touch surface (tap to play or pause, double-tap to skip, triple-tap to skip back, touch and hold for Siri, + and – for volume)	Backlit touch surface (tap to play or pause, double-tap to skip, triple-tap to skip back, touch and hold for Siri, + and – for volume)
Microphones
Microphones	Four-microphone design for far-field Siri; Sound Recognition, temperature and humidity sensors and an accelerometer	Four-microphone design for far-field Siri
Size
Size	168 mm high, 142 mm wide	84.3 mm high, 97.9 mm wide
Colours
Colours	Midnight, White	White, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Midnight
In the box
In the box	HomePod, power cable, documentation	HomePod mini, 20 W power adapter, documentation