Apple HomePod mini 2 vs Marshall Acton IV

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HomePod mini 2 compared with Acton IV

	AppleHomePod mini 2	MarshallActon IV
Overview
Released
Released	Coming 30 October 2026	July 2026
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	–	Stereo
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Full-range driver and dual passive radiators, with a custom acoustic waveguide for a 360° sound field	One 4-inch woofer and two 0.75-inch tweeters with waveguides; bass-reflex cabinet with a redesigned port
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	–	One 60 W class D for the woofer, two 25 W class D for the tweeters
Frequency response
Frequency response	–	37 Hz – 38 kHz; up to 95 dB SPL at 1 m
Room tuning
Room tuning	Apple S10 chip with computational audio for real-time tuning	Placement compensation and EQ presets in the Marshall app; Dynamic Loudness; bass and treble knobs
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	No
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	Yes	No
HDMI eARC
HDMI eARC	–	No
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Siri	None
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); Thread; Ultra Wideband chip for device proximity; peer-to-peer discovery for guest access	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 6 (Apple lists no Bluetooth audio playback)	Bluetooth 5.3 with Auracast; SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3; multipoint; 10 m range
Ports
Ports	Power only (20 W adapter included)	Stereo RCA in and 3.5 mm aux in (the manual and feature list include RCA; the UK spec table lists only aux); mains power
Streaming
Streaming	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 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	Auracast with other Acton IV and Stanmore IV speakers; Acton III and Stanmore III through the Heddon hub
App
App	Home app on iPhone or iPad	Marshall app
Design
Weight
Weight	0.335 kg (better)	2.65 kg
Controls
Controls	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	Bass, treble and volume knobs, media jog, M-button, source button, power switch
Microphones
Microphones	Three-microphone design for far-field Siri; Sound Recognition for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms; temperature and humidity sensors	None
Size
Size	84.3 mm high, 97.9 mm wide	171 × 150 × 260 mm (W × H × D)
Colours
Colours	White, Pink, Green, Blue, Midnight	Black, Cream
In the box
In the box	HomePod mini 2, 20 W power adapter, documentation	Acton IV, mains lead, quick start guide, legal and safety information