It’s surprising to me that you didn’t mention that the HomePod mini is another part of the Apple ecosystem, and that is very valuable to many people. People with iPhones, for example, can connect to the HomePod mini using Airplay, so then they have better sound when they’re listening to music or watching a video. There’s a really cool thing about the HomePod mini where all you have to do to transfer sound from your phone is to bring the phone close to it and it automatically connects. I’ve only had the HomePod mini for a week and I use that feature all the time, so it’s really surprising that you didn’t mention that. Also, if you have an Apple TV, you can connect that to the HomePod to automatically get better sound than your TV speakers. You mentioned that 2 HomePod minis can connect for stereo audio, so imagine doing that, but connected to your Apple TV. It’s basically a home theater setup but with all the same smart functionality. One more thing about the HomePod mini that you didn’t mention is privacy. Amazon and Google collect recordings from their smart speakers. Apple doesn’t. That has a lot of value to me, so again, it would’ve been nice if you mentioned that.

6:20 you can also do that with the Echo and Echo Dots which are half the price of the HomePod Mini and slightly smaller

Heavily invested in apples ecosystem BUT also with google home (cameras, doorbell and now door lock). We currently have two HomePod mini's and I am on the fence with getting a nest mini for the doorbell sound or even a nest hub, to replace HomePod mini. Not sure where to go from here.

Thanks you so much for this video🤗 I have an Amazon Alexa but I am thinking about getting my mom a HomePod, considering we all have Apple products.

How can I buy extra Adapter for nest audio

I have paired echo speakers in my home office and recently the Amazon service is getting worse for music and podcast playback. Alexa cannot find certain albums and the playback on some mixed albums puts breaks in between tracks. Podcasts pause for no reason and it’s not my WiFi being bad as steaming on iPhone or iPad results in no problems. Am looking forward to getting the HomePod mini where hopefully these frustrations with the echo won’t be there

@mikewill37

3 жыл бұрын

And as a further update, had a radio station playing and like the podcasts for no reason the playback just stops

@lcph94

Жыл бұрын

Which one would you recommend echo or HomePod? Heavy apple user here. Thanks

Loved this comparison

I’m confused. You want to carry around the HomePod mini?

@PunkRockChick1039

3 жыл бұрын

for a party?

@johnnyg383

3 жыл бұрын

Nice option to have

@SuperCwindows

3 жыл бұрын

I've bought original Homepod last year and I was actually moving it from kitchen to living room and back at the beginning, but it was too cumbersome for such a big speaker. I think this would be much more easier with mini version.

@kieransawdust

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, handy for a bath in the UK. Planning laws ban outlets in our bathrooms except for really weak ones for shavers and things haha

@Spidr-Man

2 жыл бұрын

@@kieransawdust Holy shit... Really? That's crazy lol

Can I use Echo (4th gen) as a laptop speaker without Wi-Fi and Bluetooth? Can I give voice command to it to be reflected on the laptop screen? e.g. If I tell echo to play a particular video on KZread, can it play on my laptop screen?

Ill be choosing the nest audio thank you for helping me decide!!! it's very clear that the nest audio is the greatest!

@TheShyArmyTV

3 жыл бұрын

Yea. Agree.

Yea yea The homepod has good sound but Lets be honest, Everyone wants alot of Bass in their songs. Especially in a big room.

@poedameron8160

3 жыл бұрын

@Stinkytofu bruh but that shit Like 400

@poedameron8160

3 жыл бұрын

@Stinkytofu not really tho

@ashyyyk8098

3 жыл бұрын

@Stinkytofu how does 300$ justifies the sound????

I'm deeply invested in the Apple ecosystem (iPhone, MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, Apple Watch, Apple Music, iCloud, AirPods Pro, and Apple t.v.). I have the larger, $300 HomePod and I love it HomePod works across all my devices and the bass quality is phenomenal! I got an Amazon Echo Dot for my mom and its responses are, somewhat, more intelligent than Siri's.

Thanks for the review and demo.

So I listened and not watched this video, I did this twice on the audio only, headphones on back to the TV, using my iPad air playing the video to the TV. Then I paused it at what I thought was the best sounding device as I could hear the switching, as nothing is displayed on an iPad when in airplay. It was the Echo I thought sounded best in a totally blind test. What swung it for me was the last clip although the HomePod beats the Nest, the detail was far clearer in the Echo at 5:20 than the Mini prior I will say not an exactly fair review - as watching back the first two clips were instrumental then switched to Mini with beats.. I mean c’mon play the same clip on all or it’s pointless I do own a HomePod Mini though.

@pythonantole9892

3 жыл бұрын

The industry always struggles to show that an Apple product is the better option. The latest is how youtubers are now claiming that 8GB RAM on the new Mac Mini is equivalent to 32GB RAM on a PC. Apple is some cult i tell you.

@nope6786

3 жыл бұрын

@@pythonantole9892 you are talking about computers on a video and comment about speakers, but also Apple is better, no doubt, especially in laptops.

@Albertojedi

2 жыл бұрын

@@nope6786 Yeah, sure.

@nope6786

2 жыл бұрын

@@Albertojedi Thank You! You are the only one who has come to their senses.

@RunForPeace-hk1cu

2 жыл бұрын

@@pythonantole9892 pc is a cult. “My pc oc’ed to 5ghz is faster than your stock 4.5ghz for $500 cheaper” Why can’t people just buy what they want. Apple fans don’t care about what you do with your money so why are you so concern about how other people spend theirs? It’s a computer. They aren’t harming anyone

I’m considering getting a couple HPminis for my TV?

@brenosh

3 жыл бұрын

Do you have an Apple TV or a tv that is compatible with them

@chrisdacosta1824

3 жыл бұрын

Thats not going to sound good at all. Better to invest in a sound bar or cheap surround sound.

@00SNIVY00

3 жыл бұрын

Getting a pair, it would be good, though if you want fuller sounds, you'd be better off getting a pair of full size HomePods when they're on sale. Otherwise getting a soundbar or something would be better. HomePods also require an AppleTV to really work at all.

Does it charge a monthly fee to use the HomePod mini and the Amazon echo?

@jonathanortega7306

2 жыл бұрын

No

I'm interested to know what kinds of functionality you get from Google / Alexa that you don't get with Homepod? Because people keep saying Alexa can do so much more, usually without giving examples :P

@jarrodvasquezjr.7316

3 жыл бұрын

Google is a great ecosystem and it great and works with many different devices like my iPhone and iPad. I find it very easy to control and it’s just simple and easy while Alexa doesn’t really know much. That’s because the google ecosystem is much much larger and has direct contact with a google engine. Google is overall the best out of the 3 because you just have a lot more context to a much bigger web environment.

@tristiangaming

2 жыл бұрын

Alexa also can be compatible with pretty much anything so there’s that

@h4x0y

2 жыл бұрын

@@tristiangaming But what kind of anything is it that alexa is compatible with that Siri isn't? I'm trying to find a tangible benefit

@bryfii

2 жыл бұрын

@@h4x0y I guess smart home stuff. Like it isn't compatible with most lightbulbs, speakers, services, etc. It usually is only compatible with high-end expensive products.

@moniquem783

2 жыл бұрын

@@h4x0y did you decide on one over the other? I’m trying to figure out which way to go too. I have an iPhone and iPad but also have a firestick for tv, so I’ve started with both already lol. I’m kinda thinking maybe I’ll continue with both. I like HomeKit and had almost decided to go with that but the smart things to add to it are very expensive and where I am the range is fairly limited. So I’m thinking if I use HomeKit for anything with a camera as I feel it’s possibly more secure, and then use Alexa for smart switches and things like that maybe I’ll have the best of both worlds. I was thinking maybe I should wait for Matter to increase the range of less expensive options but I’m not so sure it’s going to be as wonderful as it seems. Once I have more HomeKit compatible items then I could organise them by room so it’s easy to remember who to ask. I don’t know though. I’m going to wait until I move so I have a couple of months to think about it.

4:40 ok what is this music ??

Most important is voice assistant, next time cover that part.

This is the first time I have watched one of these comparisons with headphones on. I avoided ‘watching’ the video and just listened. But damn, one of them stood out with more dynamic sound. I looked up saw that it was the HomePod. It seems like it has a really good mix of bass, mids and treble, compared to the other speakers that have either bass or highs.

Bro, the red colours in your videos are over saturated. I say this with love because I enjoy your videos. But maybe look into the grade/ white balance of the screen you edit on

Google home nest speaker is definitely the best one very clear

You can mute the HomePod in the Home App.

Let's be real, most people are gonna go for the. cheaper options like the home mini. Also, the neat audio could be considered the premium of the 2 out of the nest line. The ones with the display is in a different line of products.

Picked up a Homepod Mini recently. While it 's a nice sounding smart speaker, the lack of Spotify support really kills it for me.

@RachaelJohn

2 жыл бұрын

Wait really? So if you're playing music from Spotify on your iPhone, you can't play it on the Homepod Mini?

@kieransawdust

2 жыл бұрын

@@RachaelJohn You can, but you have to fiddle with the settings to change Spotify to the primary music app and the end result of that is not as intuitive as it is with Apple Music. It's kinda annoying because Apple reportedly approached Spotify on the topic of further integration so that you could do all the tricks that you can with Apple Music on a HomePod that you can with Spotify, but Spotify said no for some reason? They're apparently not on the best terms company wise. Then again I'm on the flip side of this, I have an Alexa and use Apple Music, and God is Alexa thick with Apple Music (which to be fair, is a deliberate move from Apple to make the HomePod more attractive to people who use Apple Music and tbh, it's working haha)

@zacharyallen4825

2 жыл бұрын

@@RachaelJohn Yeah you can airplay Spotify to it, but it doesn’t work natively. Just how Apple Music doesn’t work with nest products for most countries. I have 2 HomePod minis for stereo pair and it works incredibly with Apple Music, but yeah for Spotify it’s not great

Homepod Mini is amazing

The real time tuning is why you can't turn off the mic

Considering the size and the infamous "Apple tax", I think a better comparison would have been for different smart speakers in it's SIZE class (the Nest Mini and the Echo Dot), rather than it's price point, with points of "for it's price, this isn't bad" or "this is pretty good, but considering the price tag, etc. etc."

@verpeiler089

3 жыл бұрын

Right. The mini will blow away those speakers (I have a Nest Mini myself), but I’m pretty sure the bigger ones will sound better than the HomePod.

Why put that plant right behind your head. I first thought you had crazy hair

Dude… the plant behind makes you look like you have long crazy hair. Startling… you should move it down for videos so there’s stark contrast from you and the light wall color. Video was great. 👍

Google just has a better AI. But you can’t deny Apple is quality. So it’s sound quality vs. multifunction vs. the only speaker that allows you to order off of Amazon

@tristiangaming

2 жыл бұрын

Echos sound great for the price when you adjust the eq even better

No pod mini = privacy without muting the mike.

Those two have mute buttons because they have a continuous connection with the cloud, audio key words are listened for by the server. While the Apple HomePod processes audio keywords on the device, only uploading audio to the server after a Siri command has been initiated. It takes more on device horsepower, and has some speech recognition errors relative to google and Amazon who use ai to learn and profile each user’s intonation. So if you want a company to listen to and process every conversation you have, get an Alexa or a google home. If you only want them to process your requests after you initiate them, get an Apple HomePod.

I preferred the sound make by Apple and Echo. The Nest not so solid.

Music.... really. I’m an apple person...iPhone iPad mini, 2 iPads w cell, 2 Apple TV. Use an echo gen 3 in kitchen for measurements timers etc. if you want MUSIC, YOU NEED to feel it. Go get an Onlyo amp, some cables and Mirage, B&W or Polk Audio

Echo dot still cheap and amazing !

like the features, setup was difficult for some of my devices (August Door lock, kzread.infoUgkxhB5YOMNj04GuoAosExygP4cH-dKeb4aB Bose speaker)... but all switches and outlets (5), thermostat, tankless water heater. Unfortunately all I can do is turn on/off Bose. It doesn't support volume or changing channels, but I believe that is due to the particular speaker I have.... Worth getting if you already have other devices to use it with... I don't sit around and ask Alexa questions much so that doesn't really matter to me....

You can mute the mic on the HomePod mini. Just have to say "Hey Siri, stop listening." If you want to turn it back on, you can do that in the home app or by pressing down on the center of the HomePod and say "Siri, start listening"

I’m completely Appled out, but google voice assistant is way better than Siri.

Amazon echo wins. No contest. I love the Google ecosystem and how smart Assistant is but audio quality, it's the Echo for me.

@trainsandplanes8304

2 жыл бұрын

You have to test them in real life. A simple video test can’t portray the sound these speakers output.

@Albertojedi

2 жыл бұрын

For $59.99 ea right now (Nests), I don't care for the "slightly" better sound of the Echo.

@tristiangaming

2 жыл бұрын

To me when you Do the eq say with the minis the nest mini and the echo dot 4th gen sounds very very close as for the bigger ones the nest and the echo they are both balanced but with eq the echo has slightly more bass and the nest has slightly more high

I could stop watching this video at halfway after hearing the Apple mini. Sounds best for its size. Thanks

@cellularrepublic1

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@johnmanders7451

3 жыл бұрын

I disagree

you can turn off the microphone on the home pod mini just say hey Siri stop listening and she will mute the microphones

Go with Homepod mini...!!

I've always been an apple fan, but wanted to break free from vendor lock. Now that I have discovered Google products, I find that many features are much better than those of Apple and especially the price is more attractive. And you can use the Google products with IOS, just to name a few. Since Steve Jobs is gone, Apple is all about money and not about innovation. For example, I now have a Galaxy Watch 5 that contains much more technology than the Apple Watch.

One thing these videos never seem to cover is the fact that if you purchase an Echo not only do you get great sound quality and a decent AI as far as personality and queries, But you actually get to shop the entire Amazon market whether that's groceries, tools, or just everyday items with your voice only..

Even without headphones. I can hear the too much treble and too much bass in the others. HomePod sounds clear and dynamic.

@verpeiler089

3 жыл бұрын

Seriously? I’m pretty sure both other speakers sound a bit better, the mini is just a smaller if that’s what you want.

@jaed6016

3 жыл бұрын

you can change that in the settings on the Google homes.

Sophos home is ok, but misses way too much with malware. Sorry, it is not recommended.

Replacing all my echos and google home devices with the HomePod minis. I already have a larger HomePod and also have an iPhone, iPad, MacBook, airpods, Apple TV, Apple Watch and I subscribe to Apple Music.

6:27

what im looking for is smart speaker.. which is the smartest one? alexa is the answer.

My preferences Design: HomePod Sound Quality: Echo Assistant: Nest Audio me: you guys are making it REALLY HARD HERE All though im choosing HomePod because i have an iPhone and that makes for a better ecoystem

0:52 when you don't know anything other than Apple and give wrong information.

@adogg916

3 жыл бұрын

Right. He gives the HomePod mini some points for being more compact but he doesn’t mention the echo dot or nest mini. He says the units he is reviewing (Echo/nest) are their more compact offerings.... no they aren’t.

Sound test was better for the HomePod mini IMHO, but I might bias since I have most of my devices on Apple ecosystem.....

Amazon Alexa is the best for home automation, it has the most skills,. Also, Google can't add a device to more than 1 room or group; example: kitchen and family room are adjacent to each other and I want the lights in both room to turn off if I say all, as well as independently turning off either room. Alexa is inexpensive so I bought 8 to equip every room with Amazon Alexa to voice control lights, music, tv, fireplace, ceiling fan, temperature, etc. Amazon echo devices have a 3.5mm headphone jack to send sound to a bigger speaker.

If you want to give a gift to one you really love, don't get a perpetually-recording device. To be fair I wouldn't like if somebody gifted one to me. I'd politely say thanks, but I wouldn't feel comfortable using it, especially Alexa.

@Harigan

3 жыл бұрын

As he said: physical mute switches.

@Harigan

3 жыл бұрын

Also do you have a phone? It's also listening just as much as these.

@Nicolo-ue9xu

Жыл бұрын

Stop talking about privacy concern when you are on the internet, you already are selling all your data to the big company just by living.

Yes 69 bucks , Then you need a subscription when you gave many Amazon devices.

Nest sounds awful.

The apple homepod is only an option if you are an iphone user.

@verpeiler089

3 жыл бұрын

Uh no, the other two are completely fine to integrate.

@kovextech9495

2 жыл бұрын

I have google home and it works great with my iphone

@leongandalf

2 жыл бұрын

Of course you can use Alexa or Google on an iphone. I said that home pod is only an option if you use iPhone. Android can only use Alexa or Google.

Alexa Google Siri

I thought the Echo by far sounded the best, with the Nest sounding muddy and the HomePod tinny. Interesting to compare.

@nola9868

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah

@cjgoeson

3 жыл бұрын

The microphone and room acoustics have as much impact as the speaker. For example, if the microphone he used has pronounced midrange frequency, then a neutral speaker will sound like it has too much of that frequency in the video.

@cjgoeson

3 жыл бұрын

His room definitely has a lot of reflections, listen to how the music echoes. And the reflections won’t be as strong across all frequencies.

@chrisdacosta1824

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely. NH was muddy but the mini is tinny as hell. I'll take the bass.

Amazon over google for functionality 😂

Omg do people have ears lol? Alexa and Google are so muddy, it sounds like they’ve been placed inside of a box. I’m not an Apple evangelist, you all can listen to whatever sounds good to you, but if I had to listen to the Google speaker much longer, my ears would start to bleed.

@bebox7

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I thought the same - the differences were very clear. It's a shame there's a 6 week wait here in Australia for stock from Apple.

@indepthphoto4351

3 жыл бұрын

At 5:20 the Echo is clear cut winner, the tambourine coming though on the echo you can’t quit hear in the HomePod, and I own a HomePod I did a blind listen so I never knew what I picked until I rewound - using headphones.

@bebox7

3 жыл бұрын

@@indepthphoto4351 Fair enough but I can't hear a tambourine in either of them. With my speakers (B&W) the Apple is far ahead of the Echo which is a low-end mess to me. The great thing is we have plenty of choice and Apple is still selling plenty of Beats headphones so obviously plenty of people enjoy that sound. Look forward to testing them all out when I can get my hands on stock.

@ReObscura

3 жыл бұрын

it seems as though you don't or don't understand what's going on. First to begin with, you can't judge the sound quality of any speaker over the internet because of the amount of compression that's going on. Second, your biasness is leaking through your comment. So just buy the apple product and stop trying to belittle people for their choice and taste. You sound like a 13 yr old.

@chrisdacosta1824

3 жыл бұрын

The homepod is tinny as hell. The echo had the best sound

Why are you comparing the HomePod mini against the regular Echo as opposed to the Echo Dot? Or why not the Echo compared to the HonePod? Oh yeah, because Apple’s smart speakers are outrageously expensive by comparison.

💰💰💰💰🎁 yes no

YOU CAN MUTE IT GO IN HOME APP TAP AND HOLD YOUR HOMEPOD BUTTON SCROLL DOWN TURN OFF TAP AND HOLD FOR SIRI AND TURN OF LISTEN FOR HEY SIRI

@MrGreginsky

3 жыл бұрын

You can also just tell your homepod “hey siri, stop listening”

None of these have a subwoofer. Questionable

@deViant14

2 жыл бұрын

I mean of course the guy that favors homepod over nests audio doesn't know the difference between a woofer and subwoofer

@deViant14

2 жыл бұрын

also compares buying two homepods with the other ones without mentioning that you could also buy two of those

If I wanted the dumbest AI and a small sound speaker I'd go with siri and homepod mini. If I wanted the smartest AI and big sound speaker I'd go with Google. If I wanted something In between I'd go with Alexa and the echo.

@johnmanders7451

3 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@jfthereaper927

3 жыл бұрын

Plus......If you want to shop for groceries, and everyday items with only your voice go with Alexa..

@prakash8853

2 жыл бұрын

Somewhat agree!

Sounds best when comparing to $30 smart speakers. Got it, lmao.

@TamimTech22

3 жыл бұрын

The nest cost 129

@chrisdacosta1824

3 жыл бұрын

@@TamimTech22 no, it's not, it's 99. Unless you're in Canada and then not sure what your point is as the homepod mini is also 129.

@TamimTech22

3 жыл бұрын

for some reason when i went on google site an hour ago it was 129.99 must have been directed to the Canadian site. Anyway my point is your comment said comparing them to $30 dollar speakers when they are all priced the same? so what was your point?

@chrisdacosta1824

3 жыл бұрын

@@TamimTech22 because the content said the hp mini sounded the similar to the others in the same price range but sounded better than the gh mini and dot. Of course its going to sound better than a speaker that almost always sells for 30

Echo is the best speaker!

If you’re going for volume at this price point, the Echo wins. If you’re looking at device compatibility, the Echo wins. If you looking at productivity / smart home control, it’s a toss up between Google and HomePod. If your looking at audio quality, HomePod wins. If you’re looking at future smart home dominance, the HomePod wins.