Ekupheleni konyaka we-2016, inhlangano evikela abathengi baseMelika i-Consumer Report, yaqinisekisa ukuthi iMacBook Pro entsha eneTouch Bar kwakungeyona ukuthenga okunconywe ngumzimba wayo, okwakuyinto enhle kakhulu enkampanini ezinze eCupertino, ngoba iningi labantu baseMelika thembela lomzimba lapho uthenga umkhiqizo, ikakhulukazi ngogesi.
Ekuqaleni kuka-2017, Imibiko Yabathengi iguqule ukuhlolwa kwayo kwale divayisi, ukuyifaka futhi kwimikhiqizo enconywe yi-ejensi. Lokho ekuqaleni kungabonakala "njengesivumelwano sezomnotho ngaphansi komkhono", akukho okunye okuqhubekayo kusuka eqinisweni, ngoba futhi Le nhlangano engenzi nzuzo iphikisana nezifiso ze-Apple.
Ngokwe-Consumer Report, i-HomePod ithole isilinganiso esihle kakhulu somsindo, njenge-Sonos One ne-Google Home Max, kepha laba bokugcina bathole amaphuzu aphezulu njengoba benikela ngekhwalithi ephezulu yomsindo. Lo mzimba wenze izivivinyo egumbini lokulalela elizinikele, ngabahloli abangochwepheshe abaqhathanisa imodeli ngayinye nezipikha zezethenjwa kule ngxenye. Endabeni ye-HomePod, abahloli bathole izingqinamba ezithile.
Ngokusho kochwepheshe abahlole i-HomePod, ama-bass "anomsindo futhi agcizelelwe ngokweqile", kanti amathoni aphakathi nendawo "abedideka ngandlela thile." Imisindo ephezulu ayigcizelelwa kakhulu. Eziphethweni zemibiko ye-Consumer Report HomePod, basho lokho umsindo ophelele we-HomePod "unodaka oluncane" uma iqhathaniswa ne-Sonos One noma i-Google Home Max.
Umsindo we-HomePod unconywe kakhulu yibo bonke abezindaba abathole ithuba lokuhlola izinsuku zedivayisi ngaphambi kokufika kwayo emakethe. Noma kunjalo, Imibiko yabathengi ithi ikholelwa ukuthi i-HomePod ayisoze yadlula i-Google Home Max neSonos One.
Okucacayo ukuthi lo mbono omusha ovela kuMibiko yabathengi ngomkhiqizo we-Apple, bekungeke kuhlekise emahhovisi aseCupertino, njengoba kungokwesibili ukuthi ithole ukubuyela emuva ngomunye wemikhiqizo yakamuva eyethule emakethe eminyakeni yamuva.