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
  • Thread10
  • 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

  • Operating temperature: 0° to 35° C
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 90%?non-condensing
  • Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000?metres?
  • Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz

In the Box

  • HomePod
  • Power?cable
  • Documentation

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?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?Programme 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 wrap

Apple Trade?In

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