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title: “Apple Homepod Mini Review Is It Worth It " ShowToc: true date: “2023-02-26” author: “Nellie Schultz”
The Apple HomePod was first launched in January 2018, but it wasn’t until almost two years later that we were finally introduced to its little sibling, the HomePod Mini. It marked a more affordable entry into the Apple Home ecosystem, with a sale price of more than $300 less than the original HomePod. But how does it stack up in terms of sound quality, features, and performance? I tested two HomePod Minis together - I put one in my study, and the other in my much larger living room. Despite the massive difference in the sizes of the rooms, neither speaker had an issue reaching every nook and cranny thanks to its 360-degree acoustic waveguide. It’s also home to Apple’s S5 chip, which, according to the tech giant, enables computational audio to deliver balanced sound at any volume. Sounds fancy, but what does it mean in practice? In my experience, it meant crisp audio with solid bass throughout the room and almost nonexistent distortion at high volumes. Not bad at all for a speaker of the HomePod Mini’s small stature. Another benefit of having two or more HomePods is the ability to create stereo sound. By having two on different sides of the same room, you can create an immersive surround sound effect. Or, you can keep them in separate rooms, and as you’re moving from one to the other, say “Hey Siri, play this in the [insert room here]”. Unfortunately, if you’re only investing in one HomePod Mini, you’ll miss out on both these features, as well as Intercom. Siri can differentiate between each member of the household’s voice, and will only respond to personal requests, like reading messages, making calls, and checking your calendar if it’s sure it’s you making the request. It also means everything else - like music, for instance, is tailored specifically towards each person. My partner and I would ask Siri to “play some music”, and his playlist would be completely different from my own. You can also ask Siri to check the weather, set timers, alarms, and reminders, look up pictures (which will open a browser on your phone), translate words and phrases into other languages, and even control compatible smart accessories like light bulbs, security cameras, smart power outlets, doorbells and more. For one, Siri only listens to you when you say “Hey Siri”, so your private conversations over dinner aren’t being filtered back to The Man. When you do ask Siri something that requires a response from the server, your request is assigned a random, one-time identifier (not your Apple ID), so Silicon Valley will never have to know about all those times you asked Siri to play the High School Musical soundtrack. Hey, no judgment - sometimes you just gotta get your head in the game.
