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Apple · HomePod
HomePod mini
Apple's small spherical smart speaker with Siri, suited to adding AirPlay music and smart-home control to a room for iPhone users.
- Type
- Speaker
- Atmos
- No
- Connects by
- Wi-Fi
- Battery
- –
- Weight
- 0.345 kg
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree it sounds surprisingly big for its size, looks sleek and is good value, but suits only people already using Apple devices. TechRadar found Siri and the smart home features lacking and that it works best with Apple Music, Tom's Guide found support for other streaming services limited, and Tom's Guide and SoundGuys miss a physical microphone mute button.
From techradar.com, tomsguide.com and soundguys.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Speaker
- Dolby Atmos
- No
- Drivers
- Full-range driver and dual passive radiators, with a custom acoustic waveguide for a 360° sound field
- Room tuning
- Computational audio for real-time tuning
Connections
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- No
- AirPlay
- Yes
- Voice assistants
- Siri
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11n Wi-Fi; Thread; Ultra Wideband chip for device proximity
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0 (RTINGS found no Bluetooth audio playback)
- Ports
- Power only (20 W adapter included)
- Streaming
- 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 audio with AirPlay; stereo pair with a second HomePod mini
- App
- Home app on iPhone or iPad
Design
- Weight
- 0.345 kg
- 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)
- Microphones
- Four-microphone design for far-field Siri
- Size
- 84.3 mm high, 97.9 mm wide
- Colours
- White, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Midnight
- In the box
- HomePod mini, 20 W power adapter, documentation
Pros and cons
Pros
- 345 g and 84.3 mm tall
- Five colours
- Works as a Thread home hub, with an Ultra Wideband chip for handing off music from an iPhone
Cons
- No Dolby Atmos, and one full-range driver
- No Bluetooth audio or line-in; AirPlay only
- Needs an iPhone or iPad to set up
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Atmos | Connects by | Battery | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | No | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | – | 0.97 kg | Oct 2020 | |
| Speaker | No | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | – | 0.304 kg | Oct 2022 | |
| Speaker | No | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | – | 0.456 kg | May 2023 |
Newer model: HomePod mini 2.
Sources
- apple.com/uk/homepod-mini/specs
- apple.com/uk/shop/buy-homepod/homepod-mini
- apple.com/uk/newsroom/2020/10/apple-introduces-homepod-mini-a-powerful-smart-sp…
- apple.com/uk/newsroom/2024/07/apple-introduces-homepod-mini-in-midnight
- rtings.com/speaker/reviews/apple/homepod-mini
- appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/16/first-homepod-mini-m1-mac-orders-begin-to-ar…
Photo: Apple Newsroom — Images-of-Apple-HomePod-mini/Apple-HomePod-mini-midnight.jpg
- HomePod mini — White speaker with iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods: Apple Newsroom — Images-of-HomePod-mini/Apple_HomePod-mini-iPad-iPhone-applewatch-airpods_10132020.jpg
- HomePod mini — White speaker on a kitchen counter with a family: Apple Newsroom — Images-of-HomePod-mini/Apple_homepod-mini-kitchen_10132020.jpg
- HomePod mini — Space Grey mesh and illuminated touch surface detail: Apple Newsroom — Images-of-HomePod-mini/Apple_homepod-mini-space-gray-close-up_10132020.jpg
- HomePod mini — White speaker viewed from above at an angle: Apple Newsroom — Images-of-HomePod-mini/Apple_homepod-mini-white-10132020.jpg
- HomePod mini — White speaker beside an iPhone held nearby: Apple Newsroom — Images-of-HomePod-mini/Apple_homepod-mini-white-iphone-pairing_10132020.jpg
- HomePod mini — White illuminated touch surface viewed from above: Apple Newsroom — Images-of-HomePod-mini/Apple_homepod-mini-white-siri_10132020.jpg
- HomePod mini — Midnight speaker beside an iPhone displaying the Home app: Apple Newsroom — Images-of-Apple-HomePod-mini/Apple-HomePod-mini-Siri-integration.jpg
- HomePod mini — White, Blue, Yellow, Orange and Midnight speakers: Apple Newsroom — Images-of-Apple-HomePod-mini/Apple-HomePod-mini-color-lineup.jpg
- HomePod mini — Midnight speaker, front view: Apple — official supplied product photograph