HomePod · Standard
2017
HomePod (1st generation)
Apple's breakthrough high-fidelity smart speaker that pioneered real-time computational audio, automated room-sensing acoustics, and directional beamforming using Apple A8 silicon, a 4-inch high-excursion woofer, and 7 horn tweeters.
- Announced
- 2017-06-05
- Family
- HomePod
- Branch
- Standard
- Historical weight
- Paradigm shift
Key specifications
Apple verification ↗- Display
- Touch-sensitive top with light show
- Chip / CPU
- Apple A8 · 1.50 GHz
- Memory
- 1 GB
- Base storage
- 16 GB
- Ports & charging
- Power
- Weight
- 2.5 kg
- Dimensions
- Mesh-wrapped cylinder
- Original OS
- audioOS / HomePod software
- Launch price
- $349
- Released
- February 9, 2018
- Discontinued
- March 2021
- CPU cores
- 2
Generation delta
What changed?
Introduced
10- Design
Cylindrical acoustic form factor (172 x 142 mm) wrapped in a seamless 3D-knitted mesh f…
Cylindrical acoustic form factor (172 x 142 mm) wrapped in a seamless 3D-knitted mesh fabric in Space Gray and White.
- Silicon
Apple A8 system-on-a-chip executing real-time electro-acoustic modeling, bass managemen…
Apple A8 system-on-a-chip executing real-time electro-acoustic modeling, bass management, and dynamic room calibration.
- Power
Custom upward-facing 4-inch high-excursion woofer with 20 mm peak-to-peak excursion, dr…
Custom upward-facing 4-inch high-excursion woofer with 20 mm peak-to-peak excursion, driven by a powerful motor.
- Product
Bottom circular array of 7 horn-loaded beamforming tweeters, each backed by an individu…
Bottom circular array of 7 horn-loaded beamforming tweeters, each backed by an individual custom class-D amplifier.
- Audio
6-microphone circular array enabling far-field voice recognition even during high-volum…
6-microphone circular array enabling far-field voice recognition even during high-volume music playback.
- Audio
Internal low-frequency calibration microphone providing real-time feedback on bass diap…
Internal low-frequency calibration microphone providing real-time feedback on bass diaphragm motion.
- Audio
Automatic spatial room sensing that detects room boundaries, reflecting ambient sound o…
Automatic spatial room sensing that detects room boundaries, reflecting ambient sound off walls while directing lead vocals into the room center.
- Display
Top capacitive glass touch panel displaying an integrated multi-color LED waveform duri…
Top capacitive glass touch panel displaying an integrated multi-color LED waveform during Siri interactions.
- Software
AirPlay 2 multi-room playback and stereo pairing capability (delivered in iOS 11.4)
AirPlay 2 multi-room playback and stereo pairing capability (delivered in iOS 11.4).
- Connectivity
802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMO and Bluetooth 5.0 (utilized exclusively for device setup and p…
802.11ac Wi-Fi with MIMO and Bluetooth 5.0 (utilized exclusively for device setup and proximity).
Retained
1- Software
Established Apple's uncompromising focus on high-fidelity computational acoustics over…
Established Apple's uncompromising focus on high-fidelity computational acoustics over utilitarian voice-assistant hardware.