HomePod mini delivery times start to slip, but not by far

Homepod Mini (Image credit: iMore)

What you need to know

Apple's HomePod mini went up for pre-order earlier today.
Delivery times for the new speaker have started to slip.
You'll wait longer to get a Space Gray than White one.

Apple put its HomePod mini up for pre-order earlier today and anyone who didn't get an order in before now will likely have to wait a little while before theirs arrives. Especially if they want the Space Gray model.

With Space Gray and White HomePod minis now available for pre-order, anyone buying the former will need to wait until at least November 23 to take delivery. Things are a little better in terms of the White model, but you'll still miss the launch day of November 16.

Homepod Mini Apple Store (Image credit: iMore)

We obviously don't know how many HomePod minis were available for launch day delivery. But the fact Apple was limiting people to a maximum of two per order suggests that they weren't plentiful.

If you want to place an order now, you can. HomePod mini is priced at $99 and available online.

Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.