HomePod Mini Begins Arriving to Customers

[MacRumors]

HomePod mini launch day is officially underway in countries such as Australia and Japan, where the calendar has already turned to November 16, and the first orders are beginning to arrive to customers. Track your shipment in the MacRumors forums.

Instagram user shiology shared a photo of the white HomePod mini and its box.

Daniel Feodoroff was one of the first customers in the world to purchase a HomePod mini at an Apple Store in Miranda, Australia.

Priced at $99, the HomePod mini is a more budget friendly competitor to the Amazon Echo and Google Home, while still offering many features of the full-size HomePod, including Siri, HomeKit, Apple Music, Intercom voice messaging, and stereo pairing. HomePod mini is equipped with the same S5 chip as the Apple Watch Series 5, enabling "computational audio," and many reviewers have been impressed by the speaker's sound quality.

HomePod mini is also launching in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

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[4jasontv]

Oooph. That box.

 

[S_bastian]

So annoying, I preordered as soon as the site reopened and my order is expected 17th - 19th Nov. I'm Sydney-based. Currently 'Preparing to ship', so I'm assuming they will arrive tomorrow.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Congrats to those getting one in the next day or so. I have to wait until close to Thanksgiving to get mine.

 

[WiseAJ]

That distorted ‘mini’ on the box just looks so out of place

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

It’s so tiny!!!!

 

[profets]

Yeah a bit odd - I have a few orders, total of 4 homePod minis.

They all show shipped. Some say "17-19" delivery. One says "Thursday" delivery. One says "18th".

 

[JoshBoy]

So tempted to go buy one for my study as my HomePod lives in the loungeroom

 

[WilliamG]

Oooph. That box.

Agreed. What on earth? I thought the camera was broken...

 

[JoshBoy]

It’s so tiny!!!!

It would have been even better if it had a battery in it (that would hotspot from the connected phone)

 

[dawhol9]

It would have been even better if it had a battery in it (that would hotspot from the connected phone)

That would raise the price...and it would then compete with the beats pill...a different product...then people would say its too expensive and they wont buy it. its a home speaker. quit trying to make it something its not. "Would be great if that new Ferrari could also go off road and tow some jet skis." When the HomePod came out people said...its great but too expensive...now they make a less expensive version and now people are like its great...should be portable though...they will make that one next year and people will say thats great...should be cellular like an iPad so it can stream by itself....blah blah blah....I just wanna hear how it sounds...if it has the same sound signature as the HomePod just less volume...then im buying a few. Love the hompod, just dont need that much volume in every room.

 

[Ds6778]

Man, that box would look so much better without the “mini” earthquake looking text. I guess this is Apple trying hard to make it “look small but mighty.”

 

[Kerry Fraser]

Meanwhile, back in Canada

 

[xxray]

Distorted images and text are all the rage in graphic design these days.

 

[Gasu E.]

That would raise the price...and it would then compete with the beats pill...a different product...then people would say its too expensive and they wont buy it. its a home speaker. quit trying to make it something its not. "Would be great if that new Ferrari could also go off road and tow some jet skis." When the HomePod came out people said...its great but too expensive...now they make a less expensive version and now people are like its great...should be portable though...they will make that one next year and people will say thats great...should be cellular like an iPad so it can stream by itself....blah blah blah....I just wanna hear how it sounds...if it has the same sound signature as the HomePod just less volume...then im buying a few. Love the hompod, just dont need that much volume in every room.

Apple prices to the market, not based on cost, so it would have still been $99 if it has been introduced now. However, it certainly would have been larger, and less profitable. Personally, I don't see the point of Apple introducing a similar product with a battery; there are plenty of inexpensive portable bluetooth speakers available, and if you want to take something out of wifi range, there's little additional benefit to this product beyond what those offer.

 

[BF1M]

Yea that box is so ugly I have a hard time believing it’s real.

 

[Mr. Awesome]

The box looks okay, but it would look so much better if the text was the same gradient as it is now but not distorted.

 

[cycomiko]

No photos of New Zealanders getting things first this time.


Because apple doesn't think we deserve quality sound.

 

[danny842003]

No photos of New Zealanders getting things first this time.


Because apple doesn't think we deserve quality sound.

When the warriors can string two passes together they might think about giving you some quality sound.

 

[Eorlas]

It would have been even better if it had a battery in it (that would hotspot from the connected phone)

i'm buying battery packs with usb-c and at least 20w output to use with these without having to be tethered to the wall

 

[s1m]

No option of in-store pick up in my area in Sydney - orders are now "delivery 23-31 December"...

 

[applicious84]

Oooph. That box.

They had to make up for the coffee table stains somehow

 

[newyorksole]

I ordered my HomePod RIGHT after the Pro Max at like 8:05AM and it says November 17-19 for me and hasn’t even shipped

Oh well. I’m excited to receive it! Also very surprised at the artwork on the box Lol.

 

[R.Patrick]

No option of in-store pick up in my area in Sydney - orders are now "delivery 23-31 December"...

Same here in London.... delivery January...

 

[CVUSA]

Distorted images and text are all the rage in graphic design these days.

Whole Foods as well