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
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289 Reviews
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Published: 2018-01-25, Author: Mike , review by: bgr.com
Abstract: After a brief delay, Apple's HomePod smart speaker will finally hit store shelves on February 9. Sporting a $349 sticker price, the HomePod isn't exactly cheap when stacked up against rival products from the likes of Amazon and Google. Not to be deterred...
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Published: 2017-06-07, Author: Will , review by: pcmag.com
Appears to be more powerful on paper than competing speakers, Siri voice assistant is well-established
Expensive, No Bluetooth
The HomePod looks to be a powerful speaker with Apple's Siri voice assistant and HomeKit functionality to control your smart home devices...
One major sticking point for consumers may be the HomePod's $350 price tag, which makes it twice as expensive as Amazon's Echo. In explaining this substantial price difference, Apple points to better sound technology in the HomePod. That's a bold claim gi...
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...
While Apple has hit all of its marks on quality, sound and performance, Siri still needs work starting with improving voice recognition and accuracy...
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)
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, Leaves
Apple's HomePod is a curious product. On the one hand, it delivers exactly what you'd expect out of Apple, with a highly polished product that delivers excellence in spades, and all of that is on the sound front.Quite seriously, the Apple HomePod is a stu...
With its advanced audio engineering, there's nothing quite like Apple's HomePod, and its audio is simply amazing for its size. It's not perfect though. It lacks the smarts of Google's and Amazon's assistants and, at $499, is considerably pricier.OverallSp...
