Apple HomePod mini vs Apple HomePod mini 2

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HomePod mini compared with HomePod mini 2

	AppleHomePod mini	AppleHomePod mini 2
Overview
Released
Released	November 2020	Coming 30 October 2026
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
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	Full-range driver and dual passive radiators, with a custom acoustic waveguide for a 360° sound field
Room tuning
Room tuning	Computational audio for real-time tuning	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 (20 W adapter included)	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 mini	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	0.345 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	Three-microphone design for far-field Siri; Sound Recognition for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms; temperature and humidity sensors
Size
Size	84.3 mm high, 97.9 mm wide	84.3 mm high, 97.9 mm wide
Colours
Colours	White, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Midnight	White, Pink, Green, Blue, Midnight
In the box
In the box	HomePod mini, 20 W power adapter, documentation	HomePod mini 2, 20 W power adapter, documentation