# HomePod Mini 2 feels faster, but advanced Siri features remain absent

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/homepod-mini-2-first-look-three-things-i-love-and-one-disappointment/
- Published: 2026-11-01T14:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T14:12:38+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1024108/homepod-mini-2-hands-on-siri-smart-home-mac-speaker
- Topics: Art, Culture

## Key points

- Siri and smart home commands respond much faster.
- Siri AI is still due in a later update.
- The $149 speaker keeps the old sound hardware.

## Summary

Apple’s HomePod Mini 2 feels more worthwhile after hands-on use than its modest specification changes initially suggested. The reviewer found it much quicker at playing music and carrying out smart home commands, though Apple’s promised Siri AI features are not yet available.

The speaker costs $149, up from $99 for the first-generation model, and upgrades its processor from the S5 to the S10 and Wi-Fi from version 4 to 6E. The reviewer praises the deep green finish and says the sound remains good despite no speaker hardware upgrade; the main disappointment is that more advanced Siri requests still defer to web results on an iPhone.

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