I’m glad he’s giving an unbiased honest opinion, still loving the product, and Apple, but not being a sheep about it.

@AppleTrack

3 жыл бұрын

Always!

I think the mini is a better smart device while the OG HomePod is the better speaker

@tanzen1020

3 жыл бұрын

Agree

@appleobsession5216

3 жыл бұрын

But the problem is that for the price of the HomePod you can get a much better speaker.

@mattfromwiisports7780

3 жыл бұрын

@@appleobsession5216 Then don’t buy it at retail price smh. Best Buy has some heavy discounts for the HomePod on Black Friday

@appleobsession5216

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattfromwiisports7780 I know, but still, HomePod has a high price and it should have more capabilities!

@mattfromwiisports7780

3 жыл бұрын

@@appleobsession5216 yeah, I agree on that one. I wish Siri could also do more stuff 😔

The HomePod Mini is made with the intention of families buying a few of them for the different rooms in a house!!

Cannot believe a Braided Solo watch band and HomePod Mini cost the same.

@ottoseek

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It’s so stupid..

@UP3rd334

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh, just shows you how overpriced the band is!

Me: Gets iPhone 12 Pro knowing their isn’t a Charging Brick. Also Me: Spending another $100 plus for the HomePod Mini knowing it will stay in the box but taking out the charging brick to charge my new iPhone instead.

@masonkeller5663

3 жыл бұрын

@@estrobink not really

@SupremeCyril

3 жыл бұрын

Moral of the story: You have money

@WargodFilms

3 жыл бұрын

This is gold

@davidlane9609

3 жыл бұрын

Smart move. You can use other power brick for the homepod mini but you need that 20W charger for optimal iPhone charging.

@YoungThrilla1

2 жыл бұрын

Just buy a charger for $40

Love the unboxing my dude, also love the intro.

Thank you for the audio tests!! This really gives me a good comparison! 👍🏼

Man great video!! Glad someone finally did an actual “audio” test!💯

wow you’re the only reviewer that doesn’t really like the sound

@elishavijoy3522

3 жыл бұрын

Yaa others said it was good

@Strafer66

3 жыл бұрын

He also prefers regular AirPods sound over AirPods Pro. Safe to say he’s not the guy to come to for audio reviews 😛

@tj6455

3 жыл бұрын

@@Strafer66 oh ok

@chrisalstott4138

3 жыл бұрын

@@Strafer66 the only thing he doesn’t like about the Airpods Pro is the way they fit in his ears, I’ve never seen him say that the audio isn’t good lol

@Strafer66

3 жыл бұрын

Chris Alstott watch his “AirPods 3 First Look” video about a week ago. He says it in there, he likes the sound better as well as the fit

I personally have tested Sonos One and HomePod next to each other, and I much prefer the HomePod. It gets a lot clearer and more balanced. I noticed with the Sonos one that deeper sounds sometimes don’t sound quite right. I especially noticed that with the bass on Billie Eilish’s “xanny”. I’m not gettting my minis until Wednesday, but I think my fav of the three will still be the original HomePod.

@eddyparker10

3 жыл бұрын

At the end is all about personal preference, some will like it and some won't. Personally I dont really the sound that the homepod delivers but as I said, its just personal preference with different taste🤷‍♂️

@wowmazing.wowzers1545

3 жыл бұрын

@@eddyparker10 100%

Hi I have been waiting for a unboxing like this

Sam coming out here with daily uploads!

Thanks ! As soon as this went off , I ordered it from the Apple store app 🔥 I love it

It’s funny because the black one actually sounds better

@davidlane9609

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@rileybusse9351

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidlane9609 I’m serious I wasn’t joking

I had to listen to Juniper Was Good. They’re brilliant. Thanks for helping me discover them

I love how you give percentages and fractions.

You wanted small. You wanted tiny. There shouldn’t be any complaints.

EXCELLENT SOUND REVIEW 👌👌👌✌️✌️. Nice comparison and explanation

So excited about the HomePod mini, Thread, and the U1 chip. The sound is quality is a definite plus!

So to wrap it up, the $100 Homepod Mini doesn’t sound as good as the more expensive HomePod 2018 or Sonos 1. Wasn’t this kind of predictable?

Your Dad should make your Review Top Priority 🤣 Nice review so is as good as my Alexa Echo Dot! Also I like how you used the 12 Pro in your room for one test. Then in the hall used the standard 12 as the review unit as well. Way to make both purchases necessary!

1:52 : *When she see’s it for the first time*

@ludwig4029

3 жыл бұрын

bruh

@Terminal_Apotos

3 жыл бұрын

Bruuuuuh

@moocoo30001

3 жыл бұрын

Bruuuuuuuuh

@dsquareddan

3 жыл бұрын

Also 6:31

@davidgates8543

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

Tell your dad he should not be using a chainsaw with zero safety gear

@appleforever6664

3 жыл бұрын

PPE is not needed. No one is around to give him COVID. lol

@rajvirsingh1366

3 жыл бұрын

@@appleforever6664 Please tell me you know that he's not talking about that kind of safety gear.

@appleforever6664

3 жыл бұрын

@@rajvirsingh1366 - lol.

@zZzZUPER

3 жыл бұрын

@@appleforever6664 TELL HIM

@MrCMR901

3 жыл бұрын

He’s old school lol, no safety gear needed 😂

I have 2 sonos ones and agree they are simply the best in their class

Sam is the only tech youtuber i actually look foward to every day because his personalitys is like you know him personally and he is your beat friend or something idk but he is chill and knows his stuff

Great review.. Question, does the Sonos work well with Apple TV?

finally an unboxing of homepod mini 😺😺

Really good and decent review!

You always start your videos in a funny way

Getting mine tomorrow so cant wait lol

Mine is coming in today yayyy!

I already bought 4 of them, i hope they are good

Thanqq for unboxing bro

Have one ordered for bedside, was thinking of selling my sonos ones and getting 2 more of these might keep them now

well its my first HomePod I just got the HomePod mini and its sounds great

Didn’t realize he had a bulb just took his word for it and didn’t think too much of it

Hey Sam, thanks for the great review. After watching this I’m more leaning towards getting the original HomePod. I’m also now thinking about Sonos when I wasn’t before. But i think I’d rather have Siri and all that Apple Jazz.

I do appreciate the honest opinion. I think maybe all songs have a different sound and can play out differently than the options that were shown off here. The last song played the best on the mini for sure. But definitely you get what you pay for

A bit unfair test when you put bigger speakers against a mini speaker. Would of been better test against other small speakers. It a bit like putting the Sonos against a full disco speaker and saying that it get louder

I’ve tried a pair of Sonos ones and they sounded amazingly, I really loved how clear and crispy was the sound. But then I moved to a Sonos move and returned the Ones cause I needed the portability of the move. Have you ever tried the Move? Would be interesting to hear your thought about those two compared

Since iOS14 My iPhone 11 Pro Max has had horrible speaker volume to the point where I can't even hear KZread videos. My HomePod Mini is for speaker call functions and watching videos. My first impression is that it's not bad. With 2 of them side by side and if you're really close to the mini and it would be fine, key point being very close to the mini as I am!

I have a HomePod Mini i think it’s a nice small smart speaker, I think the sound is incredible for a small smart speaker.

I have a very small home office and I got a HomePod Mini for my desk. It’s perfect for the room. Yeah it doesn’t get super loud but it sounds way better than just my Mac speakers or my iPad speakers. And you get those convenient Siri features. I also have a standard HomePod in my bedroom and that thing is too loud. I love it but it’s way too loud especially for wake up alarms. Definitely plan on replacing it with another HomePod Mini when stock improves and move the big HomePod down to my Apple TV 4K and use it there where I think it’s sound profile makes more sense.

Hey should i buy homepod mini or apple pencil 1 plzz tell @iupdate.

I just ordered two!

Thank you for doing this review. Could you do a review on its capability to work with HomeKit devices (smart light bulbs, modules, etc) as well? I’ve been looking for a good review for HomeKit and it’s abilities because you are such a great reviewer; you take everything into consideration, and you tell it like it is.

YO SAM! Iss y’a boy Drew, your Red Robin buddy. Mine is coming tomorrow! from UPS and my second is coming Wed from FedEx. Excited to set up stereo on my desk! 💥

I like to know if it can be powered by the Apple 18w adapter or a PD battery bank.

I appreciate the honest review, I personally have been avoiding smart speakers because I really don’t have smart home devices in general and don’t feel the need to fall down the slide of buying and changing every light and outlet in my house and shit. Also Siri is kinda terrible and no built-in KZread Music is a huge letdown for me. I guess I’ll still be wearing my airpods pro everywhere and all the time...

I could use a small desk speaker to replace my current Anker soundcore speaker. Would HomePod mini be a good option?

Mine is apparently arriving on the 24th here in the UK

I actually like it I have no complaints

I’m looking to get the HomePod mini probably next year. I love my Amazon Echo and it was free, but this device is looking better and better. Plus, my other devices are Apple products.

I live near a Apple store, do you think I could just pick it up?

Currently planning on adding a HomePod mini to be able to use Siri to play to a Sonos play 5

Can you compare the mini to the google nest mini (sound quality)? I have a LOT of the nest minis (one in every room of the house for whole home sound). I have the google home max as well as a HomePod stereo pair and prefer the homepods (for sound quality and handoff).

Sam, That's called the sound stage when you get the feeling of a real stage. Two minis equal stereo ,but a real test is how well the different instruments are defined (can you tell what they are) and where they are , left and right , front and back. So for a couplie of hundred you can pair them with your apple tv Or you could get the latest Apple wireless air pods. What do you think, Sam? Cheers, Rik Spector

I suppose we can now justify the home pod seeing how more people can trust the audio technology I just hate that it wasn’t portable in the effort of travel friendly; now you can bring with you with a power bank that you previously had

@ReVinTon

3 жыл бұрын

HomePod = for you Home ?

Does the Sonos have voice-activated support (such as Siri or Alexa)? I want a speaker with the best sound, and Sonos seems to be that, but also one that will tell me the time, weather, etc. I'm generally an apple user but I'm not married to the idea of a Homepod if the Sonos is better and uses Alexa.

I bought 2 of them so I could see how they sound in stereo, sad to say they’re going back. I’ll be switching for another regular HomePod... If bass quality is a must for you then don’t waste your time on the mini, go with the original. If you’re buying for a kitchen or somewhere where critical listening doesn’t ever happen then go with the mini...( or for a young child )

Sonos rocks! We use it at home with our 🍎 devices!

But dude it’s so cool that you go to house shows n stuff I miss moshing so bad, when covid is gone it’d be so cool to go to a show with you!

Could you compare the HomePod mini with echo dot and google home mini.

Bought it for my bedroom speaker cuz HomePod is in my living room. So itll probably work perfectly for me.

Sam, If you want a system controller as the main feature of the mini, like the dot...fine. There are a number of stereo blue tooth speakers available that will pair with i phones or other devices and have a sound better than those...... I have three dots that are cheaper than one mini.... I just don't get it! Cheers 2, Rik😒

isn't the sonos 1 mono, whereas the homepods have multiple speakers and do the "3d" sound thing? I feel like a stereo pair of sonos 1 would probably whoop a homepod, but a single homepod does a decent pseudo-stereo sound thing.

Can HomePod mini be powered by an iPad Pro?? I believe the mini has USB C cable which can be plugged in iPad Pro, not sure if iPad can supply enough power.

I own the HomePod, Sonos One, and HomePod Mini and this video is accurate...the Sonos One is the best overall. I actually think these speakers all serve a different purpose though. Sonos Ones = great surround sound speakers HomePod = great speakers for listening to music by voice control HomePod Mini = great for controlling smart lights and Apple Home devices

I am really waiting on Apple to drop a “ one last thing “ event teaser

@danielzuniga88

3 жыл бұрын

@@sw4lyfe that was a “one MORE thing “ event

@appleforever6664

3 жыл бұрын

@@sw4lyfe - One more thing would be like announcing an Apple Car.

Wish they would do something like a “night mode” feature for HomePod (2018) to make it less “punchy” (as you put it.) That’s one reason why I enjoy using Spotify with HomePod, because I can EQ the audio to be less colored on the low end.

Hey! Could you link the first song? It's pretty good. 💯

i love apple music and that is perfect for me

That white homepod mini remind me of 🍎 with a white styrofoam. Good job apple 👍

The legit baby HomePod.

You shouldve did the audio test with WAP. That would allow you to test the mids and bass really well

stereo pairing is the way to go on these from my experience.

Hey my dad does tree cutting him self to btw I planning on buying a HomePod mini I have the money for it but idk when all by it

They gave the charger brick for home pot mini but not for iPhone?

Ok it’s a smaller speaker so the sound won’t match the quality of the HomePod or Sonos, but you do need to take into account that all speakers need to bed in so you can experience the speakers sound quality at its best. Your Sonos is well and truly bedded in after many hours of playing music, thus sounding awesome. Give the HomePod mini some hours of playing music & I’m sure the sound playback will improve.

Yo you gotta listen to some studio music that’s been professionally produced. I’m blown away with the homepods sound but doesn’t sound near as good when I play my friends bands music cause they’re more diy

can you make a video about the new MacBook

For better sounds pairing 2 HomePod mini’s will do the trick

Would be better if you tested it against smaller speakers like the google home mini or any small smart speaker

By the way check in the home app if you have sound check on. Turning it off would increase the volume significantly.

Well I think for how small it is, it definitely pumps out some decibels!

id take this to use it with my iphone 4s on ios 8 or my 4 remaining working ipod touches and also so i don't need to open up itunes on my crappy windows laptop or try to revive my ipad 1 just to play some music on high volumes to vibe

I am not a HomePod fan I guess I was expecting something too much I guess I will just stay my 1000 watt home stereo thanks Sam

Sam you are so cute, you make your videos fun to watch.

How does it work to use as a MacBook speaker

Can you charge an iPhone with that 20w charger?

I don’t know what you mean by it being USB C instead of lightning? I don’t think Apple ever made a lightning connector that goes into the power brick?

Lovetodream says there might be another apple event this December

Can Siri on the HomePod Mini tell you about any severe weather like the Google Assistant can on the Google Nest Mini?

You're comparing it to two speakers above it's class and price. I'm not sure what point you're tying to make.

Okay it’s settled.... HomePod mini it is

Does it support iphone 5s?

A decent light bulb for the Nintendo 3Ds camera

How long is the wire?

Think this is great for students but yeah I’m buying the sonos I think

Drop your playlist sir.