Product Description
HomePod mini delivers unexpectedly big sound for a speaker of its size. Place multiple speakers around the house for a connected sound system.¹ With Siri, your do-it-all intelligent assistant helps with everyday tasks and controls your smart home privately and securely.² And HomePod mini works seamlessly with your iPhone.
Dimension
Product Height : 3.3 inches
Product Width :3.9 inches
Product Depth :
Product Weight :0.76 pounds
Features
Fills the entire room with rich 360-degree audio
Siri is your do-it-all intelligent assistant, helping with everyday tasks
Easily control your smart home²
Designed to protect your privacy
Place multiple HomePod mini speakers around the house for a connected sound system¹
Pair two HomePod mini speakers together for immersive stereo sound for your music, movies, and shows with Apple TV 4K
Five bold colors brighten any room
Use Intercom to quickly communicate with family members
Siri recognizes the voices of up to six different family members for a personalized experience³
Seamlessly hand off audio by bringing your iPhone close to HomePod mini⁴
Setup requires Wi-Fi and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with the latest software.
¹Requires multiple HomePod devices or AirPlay 2–compatible speakers.
²Requires a HomeKit-enabled device.
³Available in English in the U.S., Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK.
⁴Requires a U1‑equipped iPhone.
What's Included
Apple HomePod mini
20W power adapter
Documentation
Reviews
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INTERCOM = game changer, THREAD MESH Network too!
Having purchased a pair of Home Pods on on launch day from Best Buy (at the $349 price) I've been a long-time fan of the smart speaker category. It wasn't long before my Google Home and Amazon Echos became paperweights. This HomePod mini at a $99 price point makes for the perfect stocking stuffer or even primary gift. In fact it does some things even better than the original. Sound quality is amazing, particular when paired with another for left/right Stereo. Even solo, they produce surprisingly full volume from a small sphere. Siri still trails the other smart assistance, and sends me to my phone more than I care to admit, but the utility of these are amazing. Adding them to rooms in your house makes your abode that much more accessible. Also cool is the ability to schedule or add events to play specific music or playlist based on a trigger (Wake up event, bed time chime, sunrise, sunset, etc. ). We used an Eve outlet to turn on Christmas tree, so "Siri, Christmas time" turned it on, dimmed other (Lutron Caseta) lights, and started playing Christmas Music throughout the house. My wife and I purchased a dozen of these between BB and Apple, mostly as gifts. The responses have been overwhelmingly positive, especially among those who's only other Apple device is an iPhone, thus making this an excellent gateway entry expanding usage on the ecosystem. The new to iOS 14 feature for HomePod mini has to be the INTERCOM. With it you can use your iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, or other HomePod to communicate with Mini's in other rooms. "Hey Siri, intercom, We're starting the movie", or "has anyone taken the dogs out?". Your voice is then played either through the HomePods and mini's in every room, specific rooms, or just a floor (based on the room and floor you select upon setup) Family members then "reply, I did, got it" or whatever. This sure beats the 70s built-in wall units of yesteryear. Additionally the new Mini sports Thread Mesh Networking protocol, so the more Thread devices you add, the more redundant, and wider your mesh network becomes. We're also starting to see other manufactures support Thread, namely $20 Nanoleaf interactive color light bulbs. PROS +compact cute WAF wife-acceptance factor +surprising sound quality +cool factor adds tech to every room +Whole-house (floor, or room) Intercom is great +Thread Mesh Networking future proofs expanded functionality +magic price point +Apple Music and playlist integration CONS -only big brother model sports Dolby Atmos -would love to see a $179 / 2-pack for stereo CONCLUSION This product might be one of Apple's more successful sleeper hits, if the Reddit /Homepod forum is to be believed. Countless new users RAVE about sound quality, and then are later ingratiated with other features they didn't know it could do. Recommend : BUY !!
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Home pod mini is a pretty solid smart speaker!
I love using the home pod mini with Apple TV! I have wanted a pair of these to use as surround sound for my tv for the longest time…now that I have them I have had zero issues compared to my using the 5th generation echo dots as surround sound speakers that fairly frequently disconnected or had to be reset for some reason. Using Siri though is a little hit and miss compared to Alexa when it comes to responding to queries. Honestly though I would still pick the home pod mini over the Alexa dots if I had to choose. The sound quality is also fuller and crisp! The ability to transfer music to and from with just a tap of your iPhone 11 or newer is sweet! Keep in mind though that unless you have an Apple TV the HomePods/minis will not work with a fire tv/chrome stick for surround sound. Turns out the mini fits an old echo dot puck outlet holder too haha.
