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
Published: 2018-02-12, Author: Adam , review by: gizmodo.com
Abstract: Sometimes, years pass before Apple creates a completely new product like the HomePod. During that parade of iPhone redesigns and MacBook upgrades, it can be easy to forget that when Apple enters a new space, the company does it with swagger. The products...
Published: 2018-02-12, Author: Dave , review by: macobserver.com
Here's the thing: for nearly seven years, my household audio has been played out loud via Sonos. I now have 13 rooms in my Sonos system, and life is blissful. It would take a lot to switch me to some other audio-out-loud platform, and HomePod doesn't have...
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Published: 2018-02-11, Author: Neil , review by: appleinsider.com
HomePod is wonderful. It's sounds great and is about as simple and easy as you can get. You can set up HomePod in about a minute and start listening to music before you even have time to throw away the wrapper it came in. There is no muss and no fuss — H...
Published: 2018-02-09, Author: Chris , review by: recombu.com
Sterling sound quality, Impressive mic arrangement, Quick setup
Closed ecosystem, Pricey compared with rivals
If you're an Apple fan and music lover and your home is already filled with Home-compatible tech, then the HomePod is likely top of your wish-list. And rightly so, because this is one seriously pumped-up speaker. As far as audio quality goes, you won't fi...
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Published: 2018-02-09, Author: Lewis , review by: cultofmac.com
Abstract: High-quality audio is the signature feature of Apple's new HomePod. Apple execs brush off “Siri so stupid” concerns by emphasizing the sound quality of the device.I'm no audiophile — I would never spend thousands of dollars on speakers, tube amps and gold...
Supports fewer music services than other smart speakers, Siri is very limited compared with Alexa and Google Assistant, Expensive
After listening to the HomePod, I have no doubt that Apple made an impressive-sounding smart speaker. Unfortunately for Apple, Google and Amazon have already set the bar for what a smart speaker can do, and in that respect, the HomePod falls far behind. I...
The first iPod was limited. So too the first iPhone, Apple TV, iPad, and Apple Watch. But they were compelling enough that you wanted to get in on them early and enjoy the ride. Apple iterated quickly as well, through both software and hardware updates, a...
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. 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
Apple's HomePod won't slay Amazon Alexa out of the gate. But if you're an iPhone user who prizes sound quality above all, you should seriously consider this speaker...
Abstract: Three days ahead of the HomePod's launch in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, Apple has now allowed the first full reviews of the device to be shared online. While opinions regarding specific features of the smart speaker fluctuate among r...
