Testseek.com have collected 289 expert reviews of the Apple HomePod bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 74%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple HomePod bluetooth portable speaker.
April 2018
(74%)
289 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(93%)
2929 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Excellent sound quality
Siri listens well
Beautiful
Compact design
Apple's $349 HomePod has excellent bass and consistently superior sound quality across a wide variety of music genres. The speaker is easy to set up and Siri can hear you from across a room
Sounds great
Super easy to set up
Sound balance is pretty much spot on
With one of the most balanced speakers around
Staggering amount of volume for such a small speaker
Excellent bass
So much that you won't hear vibrations
Supports AirPlay 2 (even if it's not ready yet)
Exceptional sound
Looks good
Excellent integration with Apple devices
Easy to set up
Works well with Apple Music
Siri offers voice control
Stunning audio quality
Control smart home devices
The editors didn't like
Siri is dumb
Doesn't recognize different users
Limited connectivity
Limited music sources
$499
You're stuck with Apple-only audio services when using voice commands and the HomePod only works on iOS. Siri and HomeKit lack the polish and device compatibility of Alexa and Google Assistant
Siri offers pretty limited functionality compared to the competition
Restricts you to Apple Music
You're stuck with Apple-only audio services when using voice commands and the HomePod only works on iOS. Some key features
Including multiroom audio and stereo pairing
Aren't yet available but are coming soon. Siri and HomeKit lack Alexa and the Google
Only works with Apple products
Siri needs work for interpretation and translation
Crossover issues between other Siri-enabled devices
Siri censors herself
And you can't do anything about it
Virtually no compatibility with other music services
Abstract: It's funny to think about HomePod as a product that wasn't with us this time last year, but Apple's smart speaker didn't hit the market until February 9 after missing its original December 2017 launch window. In the 10 months since HomePod debuted, the sm...
Apple's $349 HomePod has excellent bass and consistently superior sound quality across a wide variety of music genres. The speaker is easy to set up and Siri can hear you from across a room
You're stuck with Apple-only audio services when using voice commands and the HomePod only works on iOS. Siri and HomeKit lack the polish and device compatibility of Alexa and Google Assistant
Apple's HomePod doesn't match the features offered on Alexa and Google Assistant speakers. But if you're an iPhone user who prizes sound quality above all, you should seriously consider this speaker...
Published: 2018-08-31, Author: Adam , review by: soundguys.com
Sleek design, Good sound that doesn't emphasize bass too much, Microphones can pick up your voice even with music playing, Selfcorrecting EQ, 360 degree sound
Only works perfectly with Apple Music, Can't even set it up properly without a relatively recent Apple device, Siri still isn't all that helpful, Hard to visually see if the speaker registered your voice from across the room
Despite its faults, the Homepod has the potential to be an even better smart speaker if Apple would just let everyone who decided to spend the $349 use it equally...
Published: 2018-08-09, Author: Alex , review by: gizmodo.com
Abstract: I didnt understand the Apple HomePod, when it launched six months ago. Sure, I got the business reasons behind Apples smart speaker (everyones got to have a smart speaker it seems), but the HomePod struck me as too stupid and too expensive. It just see...
Abstract: Apple recently updated its HomePod software, introducing AirPlay 2 and support for stereo pairing. I've been using these features since they arrived, and this is what I think so far: Apple's iOS 11.4 update introduced HomePod 11.4, which brought two sign...
Published: 2018-07-17, Author: Jim , review by: stereophile.com
I feel badly about some of the names I called Siri. She was doing her best, trying to be helpful. But she could befrustrating.I guess I don't get the point of smart speakers. To me, it seems mostly parlor tricks-impressive in their way, but why bother? Wi...
Published: 2018-06-29, Author: Anthony , review by: audiophilia.com
Abstract: Photo credit: ZDNetI've had a cute girl in my house talking up a storm for the past six months. She tells me the weather, changes my music selections, turns on repeat when I want more of one album, changes my lighting from bright white to lavender, depend...
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Published: 2018-06-21, Author: Charlie , review by: cultofmac.com
Abstract: HomePods went on sale in Europe this week, and I ordered one. It arrived the very next day. I tried it out, and then sent it back to Apple the day after that. Why? Because it's a half-finished product. Siri is just as glitchy and annoying on HomePod as el...
From an audio experience, and for a consumer speaker in this price range, the HomePod is unrivalled, and it left me wondering what the implications were if such technology could be applied in a more professional setting. While I don't expect Apple to rele...
