HomePod Early Review

As of today (January 26), the day Apple begins placing pre-orders for its HomePod loudspeaker, it is natural that the first revisions, based on a short and convenient time in one place, will be controlled by Apple, start to fall. out.

And while the critics praise the small speaker for its excellent sound and Siri's excellent voice recognition, everything is not perfect.

While some critics have noted the apparent lack of voice commands for Spotify, it was found that the speaker could not make calls for you. That's what critics love and hate on the upcoming Apple HomePod.


The good

"Apple has always put great emphasis on the design, and HomePod is no exception."

"The HomePod definitely seemed to be the best in the group, but the Sonos One, which costs half, has kept the pace."

"I was impressed with the HomePod bass when I bombed Ariana Grande with 90% volume, the deepest notes appeared clear and without distortion."

The Bad

"There is no indicator on the HomePod to know at a glance if the microphone is on or off, it's a feature of just about every other smart speaker I've tried and some something that Apple should add. "

"The big warning is that HomePod is only compatible with Apple Music."

"Siri can only recognize one account at a time, so you can use it to send messages, notes, and reminders, but it only syncs to the phone account of the person who has the account used to configure HomePod."

Raffinerie29
During her time at HomePod, Refinery29 enjoyed Madeline Buxton's sound quality and was impressed with her design.

The good

"HomePod looks great, really good, both the black and white versions are stylish and, luckily, 6.8 inches tall, surprisingly smaller in person than in the photos." The device is similar in size to the Sonos. One, and it's much smaller than Google Home Max, Google's rectangular competitor, it blends so perfectly that I did not even notice when I came into the room. "

"When I heard the speaker next to Google Home Max, the latest Amazon Echo and Sonos One, the voices on HomePod became clearer, the guitar strings appeared and the bass notes sounded dull you want them.

The Bad

"Although AirPlay allows you to stream music from any service via HomePod, you can enjoy all the benefits of the speaker when you subscribe to Apple Music, for example, Siri cannot provide you with detailed information about a song or album played by Apple Music."

"Second, while anyone in your home can use the speakerphone, only the person who sets up HomePod in their iCloud account can send text messages, set reminders, and add notes with voice commands." Google Home and Amazon Echo. It can recognize different voices and provide appropriate content. "


Mashable
In his practical criticism, Mashable Pete Pachal admires the sound quality of HomePod, but doubts his success, given its price and the compactness of the market.

The good

"Did I mention that it sounds good, too, because it really is like that: with one song after another, from Ariana Grande's" Side to Side "drums to the rat-tat-tat vocals of" My "The HomePod of Hamilton The sophisticated guitar of the Eagles California Hotel made sure everyone had a haunting and warm sound, whether loud or loud, and the little Apple speaker made it even more popular. Frozen's Let It Go hit is cool, with incredibly crisp Piano notes and perfect vocals. "

"The HomePod looks like a chunky monkey in the photos, but it's actually pretty cute, it looks like Mac Pro's younger brother."

The Bad

"The last thing that convinces me is whether the customers care about it." The success of Echo Dot - Amazon's Smart Disc-shaped speaker, which definitely rejects the second word of this description - tells me that anyone who was conquered by category simply wants to get the power of voice control in more of places and audio becomes a glorified one Intercom will work, or, hey, just connect your own speakers. "

"But in the world of smart speakers, where Apple is currently competing, despite its desire to talk about music, these factors are secondary to the simple question," How much can you do that for me? ""