HomePod (2nd generation) Technical Specifications

Midnight HomePod
White HomePod

Size and Weight1

Weight:
2.3 kg (5.16 pounds)

Audio Technology

  • 4-inch high-excursion?woofer
  • Array of five horn-loaded tweeters, each tweeter with its own neodymium?magnet
  • Internal low-frequency calibration microphone for automatic bass?correction
  • Advanced computational audio with system sensing for real-time?tuning
  • Room?sensing
  • Spatial?Audio with Dolby?Atmos for music and?video2
  • Four-microphone design for far-field?Siri
  • Sound Recognition for smoke and carbon monoxide alarm sounds3
  • Multiroom audio with AirPlay4
  • Stereo pair–capable5

Audio Sources

  • Apple?Music6
  • iTunes music?purchases
  • iCloud Music Library with an Apple?Music or iTunes?Match?subscription
  • Third-party music?services7
  • Apple?Music?Radio or episodes on?demand
  • Radio stations from TuneIn, iHeartRadio and?Audacy
  • Apple?Podcasts
  • News briefings
  • Remastered ambient?sounds
  • AirPlay to share other content to HomePod from iPhone, iPad, Apple?TV or?Mac

Touch Controls

  • Tap
    Play/Pause
  • Double-tap
    Skip
  • Triple-tap
    Skip back
  • Touch and hold
    Siri
  • Tap or hold + or?–
    Volume up/down

Sensors

  • Temperature and?humidity8
  • Accelerometer

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of?HomePod.

Learn more

Features include:

  • Touch?Accommodations
  • Siri
  • VoiceOver
  • Home?app and?HomeKit
  • Intercom?transcriptions

Wireless

  • 802.11n?Wi-Fi
  • Peer-to-peer discovery for easy guest?access9
  • Bluetooth? 5.0
  • Thread networking technology10
  • Ultra?Wideband chip for device?proximity11

System Requirements

  • HomePod with the latest version of?software
  • iPhone?SE (2nd generation or later) or iPhone?8 or later with the latest version of iOS; or iPad?Pro, iPad (5th?generation or later), iPad?Air (3rd generation or later) or iPad?mini (5th generation or later)?with the latest version of?iPadOS
  • 802.11 Wi-Fi internet?access

Electrical and Environmental Requirements

  • Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
  • Operating temperature: 0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 90%?noncondensing
  • Operating altitude: Tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)

In the Box

  • HomePod
  • Power?cable
  • Documentation

Compatibility

iPhone:

  • iPhone?15?Pro?Max
  • iPhone?15?Pro
  • iPhone?15?Plus
  • iPhone?15
  • iPhone?14?Pro?Max
  • iPhone?14?Pro
  • iPhone?14?Plus
  • iPhone?14
  • iPhone?13?Pro?Max
  • iPhone?13?Pro
  • iPhone?13
  • iPhone?13?mini
  • iPhone?12?Pro?Max
  • iPhone 12 Pro
  • iPhone 12
  • iPhone 12 mini
  • iPhone 11 Pro Max
  • iPhone 11 Pro
  • iPhone 11
  • iPhone?XS?Max
  • iPhone?XS
  • iPhone?XR
  • iPhone X
  • iPhone 8 Plus
  • iPhone 8
  • iPhone SE (3rd generation)
  • iPhone SE (2nd generation)

iPad:

  • 12.9-inch iPad Pro
  • 11-inch iPad Pro
  • 10.5-inch iPad Pro
  • 9.7-inch iPad?Pro
  • iPad (10th generation)
  • iPad (9th generation)
  • iPad (8th generation)
  • iPad (7th generation)
  • iPad (6th generation)
  • iPad (5th generation)
  • iPad Air (5th generation)
  • iPad Air (4th generation)
  • iPad Air (3rd generation)
  • iPad mini (6th generation)
  • iPad mini (5th generation)

HomePod and the?Environment

HomePod is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental?impact12:

See the HomePod Product Environmental?Report

Made with better materials

  • 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in the speaker?magnet
  • 100 per cent recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit?boards
  • 100 per cent recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit?boards
  • 35 per cent or more recycled plastic in multiple components
  • 100 per cent recycled plastic in the Midnight mesh fabric and nearly 30 per cent recycled plastic in the White mesh?fabric

Energy-efficient

  • ENERGY STAR?–certified13

Smarter chemistry14

  • Mercury-, BFR-, PVC- and?beryllium?free

Green manufacturing

  • Apple’s Zero Waste Program helps suppliers eliminate waste sent to?landfill
  • All final assembly supplier sites are transitioning to 100 per cent renewable energy for Apple?production

Responsible packaging

  • 100 per cent of virgin wood fibre comes from responsibly managed?forests
  • 96 per cent or more fibre-based?packaging and no outer plastic wrapping

Apple Trade In

For more information on how to recycle your products at end of life, visit?apple.com/au/trade-in.

Apple and the Environment

We’re committed to making our products without taking from the earth, and to becoming carbon-neutral across our entire business, including our products, by?2030.

See Apple’s commitment