Apple HomePod mini

A good-sounding, compact $99 speaker that Apple fans will love and that the reviewer recommends to anyone invested in Apple.

Full, high-quality sound and handy Apple features make it a good pick for committed Apple users.

After 17 days of testing, the reviewer calls the $99 speaker an easy choice for Apple users, with surprisingly strong sound and a much improved Siri.

An opinion piece based on real use, in which a pair of minis with an Apple TV replaced the writer's soundbar for movies thanks to clear dialogue.

A well-built, great-sounding small speaker that is easy to use and handy for Apple households.

The best-sounding small smart speaker, good value for people deep in the Apple ecosystem.

Praises the sound quality as excellent for such a small speaker and a good fit for Apple households.

Calls it a tremendous speaker for its size and price, but only for people already invested in Apple.

A compact speaker that sounds great for its size and is the best new smart speaker for people fully in Apple's ecosystem.

Sound and setup are praised as excellent for the price and size, making it an easy pick for Apple households.

A great-sounding, well-priced speaker for its size that suits Apple users.

A revisit finds the mini far more useful after software updates, with solid sound and Matter support, making it a better value for Apple users.

The reviewer finds it a good-looking, decent-sounding and fairly priced speaker, but one that falls short of essential because of weaker sound than the big HomePod and a limited Siri.

Lab testing finds good tonal quality and even sound for such a tiny speaker, but a clear lack of bass, low maximum volume and distortion when loud.