HomePod (2nd generation) Technical Specifications

Midnight HomePod
White HomePod

Size and?Weight1

Weight:
2.3kg

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
  • 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
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 90%?non-condensing
  • Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres

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?impact:12

See the HomePod Product Environmental?Report

Made with better materials

  • 100% recycled rare earth elements in the speaker?magnet
  • 100% recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit?boards
  • 100% recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit?boards
  • 35% or more recycled plastic in multiple?components
  • 100% recycled plastic in the Midnight mesh fabric and nearly 30% 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?Programme helps suppliers eliminate waste sent to?landfill
  • All final assembly supplier sites are transitioning to 100% renewable energy for Apple?production

Responsible packaging

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

Apple Trade In

For more information on how to recycle your products at end of life, visit?apple.com/my/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 products, by?2030.

See Apple’s commitment