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Early reviews are in for Apple's new $350 Echo competitor, the HomePod - and it's getting destroyed

Kif LeswingFeb 6, 2018, 20:22 IST

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Apple's smart speaker, HomePod, goes on sale on Friday.
Early reviewers liked its sound quality, but criticized its Siri features and its incompatibility with Android and Spotify.
The HomePod is significantly more expensive than competing products from Amazon and Google.

People who pre-ordered Apple's smart speaker, HomePod, will receive them on Friday.

If you're still on the fence, the early reviews might not convince you to buy the $350 iPhone speaker.

Early reviewers focused on high-quality sound, impressive bass, incomplete Siri integration, and overall incompatibility with Spotify and Android phones in a series of reviews published on Tuesday.

Here's what the critics are saying about Apple's newest product: