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Apple Homepod

As smart speakers go, the Apple Homepod is very smart indeed and doesn't need too much in the way of thinking to set it up.



Simple Set Up

Like most Apple technology, setting it up is a breeze. You can hold your iPhone or iPad near the unit and your device will send over your Apple ID and music preferences - it will even fill in Wi-Fi passwords. 


It Knows Where To Send Sounds

The Homepod can figure out where about in a room it is located i.e. against a wall, or in the centre of the room. With this information, it can transmit music forward if it’s against the wall, or at 360 degrees if it is not by a wall. 


It Fits A Lot Into A Small Package

The Apple Homepod is a compact unit that fits virtually anywhere but there's a lot happening inside it: one woofer and seven tweeters, each with its own amplifier, and six microphones to help Siri pick up your voice from all around the room. 


How Does It Sound?

Many reviews say the audio quality is unrivaled, the best you can get with clear separation between all parts of a track. Musicologists suggest the quality is at its best when the unit is placed against a wall.


The Ultimate Home Help

Amidst all the buzz about the supreme audio quality, it's easy to forget the Homepod is also an intelligent home assistant, helping you handle all sorts of common tasks and able to control devices in a smart home.

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Manufacturer: Apple

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Stuff.tv
★★★★
5 years ago
Apple HomePod review

The HomePod is, by Apple’s own admission, a music speaker first and a smart assistant second. That’s fine, but it’s also not really a complete music speaker either – it’s a home Apple Music player for iPhone owners. That makes it very niche and restrictive compared to its rivals from Amazon, Google and Sonos. What it does better than any of those three, though, is muster incredible sound from one, very pretty speaker. It's better than a Sonos One (if not twice as good, as the price tag suggests) and it's in another league to the Echo and Home. Siri is also, if far from the best all-round home helper, the most knowledgeable and intelligent virtual music assistant around. That's not to say there aren't definite holes in the HomePod's armoury. Some of these, like recognising multiple voices and setting alarm radios, feel like simple software fixes. Others, like Siri's comparative lack of general knowledge, are just a fundamentally different approach to smart speakers and data. But what the HomePod does well, it does so well that it’s now the benchmark by which we’ll judge musical smart speakers.

Incredible sound quality for its size; Homely, minimalist design; Siri has impressive music smarts ; Works well as a HomeKit hub; Automatically adjusts sound to suit any room;

Voice control only works with Apple Music; No stereo pairing or multi-room support until 'later this year'; Can't yet recognise different voices; Beats 1 is the only radio station you can directly stream; Alexa and Google Assistant are still better all-round voice assistants;

Tech Advisor
★★★★★
4 years ago
Apple HomePod review

Even as a first-generation product, the HomePod feels polished in its design, the way it sounds and how it operates. However, Siri's capabilities are a bit limited compared to its rivals and you're also restricted to using Apple's music services if you want deep integration with Siri. AirPlay 2 brings new features including multi-room audio and stereo, both of which work well. The HomePod can also control your smart home gadgets, but only if they're compatible with HomeKit. It's more tempting at it's lower price.

PC Magazine
★★★★
5 years ago
Apple HomePod Review

Apple's HomePod ($349) sounds great, but it's shortsighted. It's a high-quality smart speaker for your Apple Music account and iTunes library, with some Siri voice assistant features that help especially with smart home usage. The hardware is excellent, but right now, Apple doesn't have the broad vision for voice-assisted living that the Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant platforms show. Looking at voice platforms as the next world of computing, the HomePod seems very lonely. Alexa and Google Assistant are systems, and they become more powerful as they spread through your house. Your living room Home Max is complemented by your kitchen Home Mini, which you use to broadcast, "It's dinnertime," to the kids' rooms. Your bedside Echo Spot wakes you up to music, and then you tell the Echo Dot in the foyer to turn off the lights when you head out on your commute. The HomePod is priced, sized, and skilled to be a living room music speaker for other Apple devices. In that context, the Hom...

The HomePod excels as a high-quality smart speaker for listening to Apple Music, but trails behind Amazon and Google when it comes to voice control.

Powerful audio performance with rich, full bass; Measurement mic adjusts audio according to your room's acoustics; Visually pleasing design

No Bluetooth streaming; No aux input; No voice control for non-Apple music services; Siri is behind the competition; Leaves rings on some wooden surfaces

Stuff.tv
★★★★
5 years ago
Apple HomePod review review

Incredible sound quality for its size; Homely, minimalist design; Siri has impressive music smarts ; Works well as a HomeKit hub; Automatically adjusts sound to suit any room;

Voice control only works with Apple Music; No stereo pairing or multi-room support until ‘later this year’; Can’t yet recognise different voices; Beats 1 is the only radio station you can directly stream; Alexa and Google Assistant are still better all-round voice assistants;

CNET
★★★★
2 years ago
Apple HomePod review: Great sound, but it's trapped in Apple's world

Update, Nov. 12: Read our HomePod Mini review.

expertreviews.co.uk
★★★★★
4 years ago
Save 37% on the Apple HomePod

It’s a great speaker, even if its smarts aren’t Google Assistant standard

review.goodgearguide.com.au
★★★★
6 years ago
Apple HomePod review: The iPhone of smart speakers packs a punch but shirks on the smarts

Best of luck to Samsung and their rumored Bixby speaker, because it feels like this category probably isn’t going to be able to support another major voice assistant. At least, in any meaningful, mainstream and mass-scale sense. With the arrival of Apple to the smart speaker arena, it feels like the bandwidth of the potential consumers involved is nearing a breaking point.

The HomePod is a phenomenal sounding speaker let down by the limitations of the Apple ecosystem.

Sounds great; Super easy to set up;

Siri offers pretty limited functionality compared to the competition; Restricts you to Apple Music;

expertreviews.co.uk
★★★★★
3 years ago
The Apple HomePod is down to £199 at John Lewis

Apple’s excellent smart speaker is over a third off – and it’s a better product than ever

expertreviews.co.uk
★★★★
5 years ago
Apple HomePod : A great speaker but not so smart

The Apple HomePod is a beautifully designed, amazing-sounding speaker but it isn't the best of the smart speaker bunch

Sounds amazing wherever you put it; Simple setup; Seamless integration with Apple Music;

No voice-driven radio playback; Siri isn't the best digital assistant; Voice playback limited to Apple Music;

PC Magazine
★★★★★
11 months ago
Apple HomePod Tips and Tricks: 8 Ways to Improve Your Listening Experience

Apple has made steady improvements to its HomePod lineup; the most recent update is a PCMag Editors' Choice pick for Apple-first smart speakers, while the HomePod mini gives you a similar experience for less. Got more than one? Pair them together for a true stereo experience or have the music follow you through the house. But these sleek devices do more than play music. Your HomePod is also a smart home device that can control alarms, smart lights, and more. Here are a few tricks you should know to improve your HomePod experience. Apple HomePod (2nd Generation, 2023) Review 4.0 Excellent $299.99 at Best Buy See It Apple HomePod mini Review 4.0 Excellent $99.99 at Best Buy See It 1. Set Up a Music or Ambient Sounds Alarm It’s easy to set a timer or alarm through your HomePod, but you're not stuck with one of Apple's jarring presets. Instead, ask Siri to play music or ambient sounds at the appoint...

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