Apple HomePod (2nd generation) vs Apple HomePod mini 2

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HomePod (2nd generation) compared with HomePod mini 2

	AppleHomePod (2nd generation)	AppleHomePod mini 2
Overview
Released
Released	February 2023	Coming 30 October 2026
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	Apple S10 chip with 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	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); Thread; Ultra Wideband chip for device proximity; peer-to-peer discovery for guest access
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 (RTINGS found no Bluetooth audio playback)	Bluetooth 6 (Apple lists 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 4K 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 2; four-speaker surround sound with Apple TV 4K (4th generation), using four HomePod mini 2 or HomePod (2nd generation) speakers in matching pairs; default speaker for Macs with Wi-Fi 6E or later
App
App	Home app on iPhone or iPad	Home app on iPhone or iPad
Design
Weight
Weight	2.3 kg	0.335 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)	Touch surface (tap to play or pause, double-tap to skip, triple-tap to skip back, touch and hold for Siri, + and – for volume); Sound Glow lights the top in time with music
Microphones
Microphones	Four-microphone design for far-field Siri; Sound Recognition, temperature and humidity sensors and an accelerometer	Three-microphone design for far-field Siri; Sound Recognition for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms; temperature and humidity sensors
Size
Size	168 mm high, 142 mm wide	84.3 mm high, 97.9 mm wide
Colours
Colours	Midnight, White	White, Pink, Green, Blue, Midnight
In the box
In the box	HomePod, power cable, documentation	HomePod mini 2, 20 W power adapter, documentation