Testseek.co.uk have collected 147 expert reviews of the Apple HomePod Mini smart speaker and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple HomePod Mini smart speaker.
November 2020
(81%)
147 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(93%)
2603 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Cute design
Sound quality for the money
Easy to setup and get started
Good sound
Compact and attractive
Improved Siri
AirPlay 2
Thread
U1 proximity features
Greater privacy using data on phone
Made of recycled plastic
Incredible sound
Sleek design
Useful functionality
Computational audio optimizes the experience
Clean sounding highs and mids
Compact size makes it discrete
It's the most affordable HomeKit home hub
Excellent sound quality
Cute tiny design
Some useful smart features
Reasonable price
Easy to use
Small and inconspicuous
Siri is getting smarter
Low price
Petite
Attractive design
Great sound for the size
Sophisticated
Engaging sound
Substantial smart skills
Impressive music discovery
Sound incredible
Very small
Great price
Decent voice control
The editors didn't like
Siri still sounds clunky
No Spotify support
No support for BBC radio in the UK
No native Spotify or BBC radio
Needs Apple Music subscription to get best out of it
Published: 2020-12-20, Author: Guy , review by: mymac.com
Abstract: With all that, I STILL didn't buy one. As great as the price “looked”, I was struggling to find a rationale for having one. Play music? Rarely do so at home and have a really big set of speakers connected to a decent receiver as well as AirPods to listen...
Published: 2020-12-03, Author: Michael , review by: macworld.com
Very nice design and small footprint, Decent sound with excellent volume, Works with more than just Apple Music
Sound isn't as full or deep as the original HomePod, Cord is permanently attached and needs a 20W adapter, Siri needs to improve
Had the HomePod mini arrived before the original HomePod—as it probably should have—this would have been a very different review. But knowing how well the HomePod sounds, how cheap the Echo Dot and Nest Mini are, and how little Siri does compared to the o...
Published: 2020-11-25, Author: William , review by: appleinsider.com
Abstract: The HomePod mini is perhaps the Siri smart speaker that Apple should have done sooner, but it's certainly the one you should buy now, even with some limitations.Where the original HomePod was quite small, and unexpectedly heavy, the HomePod mini is the op...
Impressive audio quality for its size, Easy setup, Works as a Thread border router, New “Intercom” feature lets you broadcast messages to family members
No physical mic mute control, Intercom doesn't support two-way calls, Supports only one third-party music services (for now), We've heard better-sounding smart speakers in the Mini's price range
If Apple's new, smaller HomePod cost the same as a $50 Amazon Echo Dot or a Google Nest Mini, I'd be calling it the new champ (albeit with caveats) in the entry-level smart speaker market. But at $99, the HomePod Mini falls short to the similar-priced Goo...
Get a pair. Of HomePods that is.Photo: Leander Kahney/Cult of MacOn its own, the HomePod mini sounds a little disappointing. It's just not big enough to create an enveloping soundscape.It sounds great for the size, but there's the rub: its size. They just...
Published: 2020-11-16, Author: Tim , review by: pcmag.com
Solid audio performance with rich bass and bright highs, Multiple speakers can be grouped and used as stereo pairs, Easy Siri voice control, Good Apple Home app integration for smart home controls,
Not the absolute best audio quality for the price, No aux input
The Apple HomePod mini speaker offers Siri voice assistance and smart home control in an attractive little orb design for just $99, but the Amazon Echo delivers substantially more audio power for the same price...
Published: 2020-11-13, Author: Dan , review by: theverge.com
Compact design, Accessibly priced compared to big HomePod, Good sound for its size, Siri is fast
Still hugely dependent on Apple devices and services, Doesn't sound as good as similarly priced competitors, Volume controls on top are fiddly, Siri is still behind Google Assistant and Alexa in features and capabilities
Published: 2020-11-12, Author: Joe , review by: macrumors.com
Abstract: HomePod mini reviews have now been shared by media outlets and YouTubers, providing us with the first impressions of the speaker's sound quality and design. We've rounded up some opinions of the speaker below. For more video reviews, see here. HomeP...
Solid audio quality, Very compact size, Two speakers sound even better as a stereo pair, Reasonable price, Siri has gotten a lot smarter over the years,
Siri and Homekit aren't as well-supported as Alexa and Google Assistant, Amazon's Echo sounds better for the same price, Flat sphere design looks a little weird, Summary, The HomePod mini improves on the original HomePod in a lot of ways. Audio quality is
The HomePod mini improves on the original HomePod in a lot of ways. Audio quality is very good for a $100 speaker, and Siri is a lot more capable than it was back in 2018. If you're in Apple's ecosystem and want a speaker that's both tiny and sounds good...
Published: 2020-11-12, Author: Brian , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: It's hard to shake the sense that the smart speaker market would look considerably different had the HomePod Mini arrived several years back. It's not so much that the device is transformative on the face of it, but it's impossible to deny that it marks a...
