Apple puts a $299 price and a Nov. 13 date on HomeView, its first smart home display
Apple's $299 HomeView display arrives Nov. 13 and the $149 HomePod mini 2 arrives Oct. 30, with pre-orders open now. A household can budget the display and speaker today and has to hold a place for the accessories.
The Product Desk
Key figures: one HomeView plus one HomePod mini 2 costs $448 before any wall mount; the new HomePod mini is priced at $149; four HomePod mini 2 units plus the Apple TV 4K come to $895.
| Figure | Value | Note | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|
| HomeView + HomePod mini 2, before any wall mount | 448 dollars | 18 | |
| New HomePod mini, price | 149 dollars | 8 | |
| Four minis + Apple TV 4K | 895 dollars | 19 |
What happened
- Apple says the first Home Collection accessories arrive in December and some follow in early 2027, so none are in the current pre-order wave.
- LG is supplying most of the Home Collection hardware, including the video doorbell, cameras, deadbolt, thermostat and temperature sensor.
- The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K also costs $299 and reaches stores on November 13.
- The HomePod mini 2 moves to the S10 chip, but Siri AI support is due later through a software update, Digital Trends reported.
- MacRumors reports pre-orders are up at retailers including Amazon, Best Buy and B&H Photo as well as Apple's own channels.
Why it matters
- decision A rollout lead has to choose between buying the display on launch day and adding accessories later, or holding the whole order until the accessories are priced.
- cost The $149 price covers one speaker. A surround setup of four minis plus the Apple TV 4K comes to $895.
- constraint With no trade-ins on the HomeView, according to 9to5Toys, owners of old hardware get no credit against the $299.
Amazon is not offering the wall-mounted HomeView for pre-order, so a buyer who wants it on a wall has to go to Apple.com [4]. That version costs the same as the speaker-stand model, and the mounting hardware is sold separately [3].
Digital Trends calls the HomeView Apple's first dedicated smart home display [2], and the pitch around it is a connected home. What can be ordered today is three devices [10]. The mini comes first, 14 days before the display [17]. A household that takes both pays $448 before any mount [18]. Best Buy is offering free in-store pick-up on launch day for the mini, according to MacRumors [7].
The Home Collection list includes two thermostats and two sensors from different makers, LG and Schneider Electric [20]. We'd expect buyers to compare them. The pre-order coverage does not list a price for the wall mount or for any Home Collection item, and none of it compares the HomeView with a rival display. In our view, a competitor can plan against the display and the speaker now, since both have a price and a day [1][8]. It cannot yet do that for the accessories.
The test we'd put on a rollout plan is two answers per line item: what it costs, and the day it arrives. Items with both go on the order list. Items missing either go on a hold list with no budget attached. The HomeView on its speaker stand, the mini and the Apple TV 4K pass [1][8][11]. The wall-mounted HomeView stays on hold until the mount has a price, and every Home Collection item stays there until it has both answers.
We'd order what passes and hold the rest. The cost is a smaller first order than the plan called for, and Apple's own earliest date for any accessory is December [14].
What to watch
- Apple, LG or Schneider Electric publishing prices and exact dates for the first Home Collection products in December.
- The software update that brings Siri AI to the HomePod mini 2, and whether it lands before the display ships on November 13.
- A price for the wall-mount hardware, and whether Amazon lists the wall-mounted HomeView.
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- [1]
HomeView starts at $299 and will be available from November 13.
- [2]
HomeView gives Apple its first dedicated smart home display, according to Digital Trends.
- [3]
Apple is also making a wall-mounted HomeView that costs the same as the stand version, although the mounting hardware is sold separately.
- [4]
Amazon is not offering the HomeView (Wall Mounted) for pre-order, so buyers have to look at Apple.com for that option.
- [5]
Apple has opened pre-orders for HomeView, HomePod mini 2, and Apple TV 4K through its website and the Apple Store app.
- [6]
Pre-orders for the new devices are available at retailers including Amazon, Best Buy and B&H Photo.
- [7]
Best Buy is offering free in-store pick-up on launch day for the HomePod mini 2, which launches October 30.
- [8]
Apple priced the new HomePod mini at $149, with availability beginning October 30.
- [9]
Apple is not taking trades toward the new HomeView.
- [10]
Apple's event introduced three pieces of hardware that can already be ordered: HomeView, HomePod mini 2 and Apple TV 4K.
- [11]
The fourth-generation Apple TV 4K costs $299 and reaches stores on November 13.
- [12]
HomePod mini 2 moves to the S10 chip, and Siri AI support will arrive later through a software update.
- [13]
The HomePod mini 2 can be used as part of a four-HomePod surround-sound system when paired with the latest Apple TV 4K.
- [14]
Home Collection accessories are not part of the current pre-order wave; Apple says the first Home Collection products will become available in December, while some accessories will follow in early 2027.
- [15]
LG is supplying most of the Home Collection hardware, including the Video Doorbell Wired, Floodlight Cam, Outdoor Cam Plug-In, Indoor Cam Plug-In, Smart Deadbolt Lock, Smart Thermostat, and Temperature Sensor.
- [16]
Schneider Electric is contributing its Home Smart Thermostat and Home Room Sensor to the Home Collection.
- [17]
The HomePod mini 2 (October 30) arrives 14 days before the HomeView (November 13).
- [18]
One HomeView plus one HomePod mini 2 costs $448 before any wall mount.
- [19]
Four HomePod mini 2 units plus the Apple TV 4K come to $895, if all four speakers are minis.
- [20]
The Home Collection list includes two thermostats (LG and Schneider Electric) and two sensors (LG Temperature Sensor and Schneider Home Room Sensor), from two different makers.
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Sources
3 independent publishers whose own reporting we read for this story.
- 9to5toys.comApple's all-new HomeView smart display, HomePod mini 2, and Apple TV 4K now available for pre-order
1 article · October 13, 2026
- digitaltrends.comHow to pre-order Apple HomeView, HomePod mini 2, and the new Apple TV 4K - Digital Trends
1 article · October 13, 2026
- macrumors.comWhere to Pre-Order Apple's New HomeView, HomePod Mini 2, and Apple TV 4K
1 article · October 13, 2026
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