Google Home vs. Apple HomePod: Buttons, ports, and interface Google Home and Apple HomePod measure up equally when it comes to their buttons, ports, and interfaces.

Google Home Max product manager Chris Chan cast doubt upon some of Apple’s claims about its new smart speaker. I did a blind sound test. Google’s $400 Home Max speaker came out four months ...

Six months after Apple first unveiled the HomePod, the tech giant's answer to the Amazon Echo and Google Home is almost here. Apple opened pre-orders for the smart speaker on Friday, January 26 ...

Apple’s HomePod and HomePod mini are getting a couple new features this fall as part of the iOS 26 software update.

Apple’s second-gen HomePod sounds good and works well, but its high price and Apple-exclusive constraints give it more-limited appeal than other smart speakers.

Apple has finally unveiled their HomePod, a smart speaker meant to rival existing models like Google Home and Amazon Echo. Like any other Apple product, HomePod has been highly anticipated ...

But while comparisons with Amazon Echo and Google Home are inevitable, Apple is positioning HomePod more as an alternative to connected music-systems from Sonos and Bose, says Tim Bajarin, an ...

Here, the HomePod's vocals were better than the Google Home Max, but not as good as the Sonos. All three did very well on bass, but I would say that the HomePod's was a little clearer than the ...

Apple's HomePod, Google Home and Amazon Echo all encrypt the voice recordings sent to their respective servers. But there are varying degrees of how they keep the data secret.

Apple's HomePod is less than half the weight of the Home Max, at 5.5 pounds. Google's offering exceeds 12 pounds, and has been called awkward or bulky by more than one reviewer.. Connectivity for ...

Like the Echo devices, Google Home devices and HomePod must be plugged in to function. This means you have to consider its placement in your home, and you won’t be carrying it around.