Apple HomeView: price, specs, release date

Apple used its October 13, 2026 "Welcome Home" event to launch its first smart display, Apple HomeView, plus HomePod mini 2, a new Apple TV 4K, and Apple Home Collection accessories built with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. HomeView is $299 in the U.S. and Rs 39,900 in India, with pre-orders open now and availability from November 13. Here is what Apple actually announced: prices, key specs, ship dates, and where each product lands. (Prices and availability checked October 13, 2026 at about 14:28 UTC / 19:58 IST against Apple Newsroom and apple.com / apple.com/in store pages.)

Apple HomeView price and release date

Apple HomeView costs $299 (U.S.) for both the tabletop model and HomeView (Wall Mounted). In India, apple.com/in lists both at Rs 39,900. Pre-orders opened October 13, 2026 in the U.S., UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India from apple.com and the Apple Store app. Singapore pre-orders open October 15 at 9 a.m. SGT. Both models ship beginning Friday, November 13. South Africa gets them through Apple Authorized Resellers on the same date.

Tabletop colors are silver, starlight, rose pink, and space gray. The wall-mounted model is space gray and silver. Wall mounts from Schneider Home start at $59.95 (USB-C Power Mount), $79.95 (AC Wired), and $129.95 (PoE Wired, early 2027). Apple says HomeView is not for sale in the European Union yet because Siri AI is unavailable in iOS there.

HomeView specs: display, chip, camera, audio

HomeView is a 7-inch Liquid Retina touch display on a domed speaker base, linked by a stainless steel tilt hinge. Apple puts the A18 chip inside, the same generation used in recent iPhones. Brightness runs from 500 nits down to 0.3 nits with True Tone. A 12MP Center Stage camera handles FaceTime. Four beamforming microphones pick up voice across the room.

Audio uses two custom full-range drivers in the display plus a down-firing woofer and two force-cancelling passive radiators in the base, with Spatial Audio and computational tuning. The wall-mounted version uses two custom drivers tuned for on-wall placement. HomeView recognizes up to six people by face, can show up to nine live camera feeds, and works as a Thread / Matter home hub with Apple Home and Works with Apple Home accessories.

Siri AI is built in: broader world knowledge, conversational replies, and personal-context help when paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone or iPad. Personal Messages, Calendar, and similar content only surface when HomeView recognizes the enrolled user and their recently unlocked paired device is present. Setup and multiuser support require a compatible iPhone or iPad on the latest software.

HomePod mini 2: price, colors, Siri AI

HomePod mini 2 is $149 (U.S.) and Rs 18,900 in India. Pre-orders are open now, with availability beginning Friday, October 30, in pink, green, blue, white, and midnight. It uses the Apple S10 chip, keeps the compact ball shape, and adds Sound Glow lighting that pulses with music and album art. Siri AI arrives later via a free software update in English in the U.S., Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, and the UK.

It still works as a home hub for accessories and automations, supports stereo pairs and multiroom audio, and can be a Mac speaker on Wi-Fi 6E Macs. With the new Apple TV 4K, four HomePod mini 2 speakers (or matching HomePod 2nd-generation pairs) can form Apple's first four-speaker surround home theater setup, with automatic room calibration.

Apple TV 4K (4th generation): price and what's new

The new Apple TV 4K is $299 (U.S.), or $49.83 per month for six months with Apple Card Monthly Installments where offered. In India it is Rs 39,900 on apple.com/in. Pre-orders started today, with store availability from Friday, November 13, in the U.S. and 29 other countries and regions.

Apple puts the A19 chip inside (up to 50% faster CPU and up to 2x faster GPU versus the previous generation) plus a dedicated AV1 decoder. Three far-field microphones enable hands-free Siri without speaking into the remote. Siri AI brings a full-screen discovery experience and can use personal context from a paired Apple Intelligence iPhone. The Siri Remote adds Find My with Precision Finding on supported iPhones, plus a play-a-sound option. Built-in Wi-Fi and Thread keep it working as a smart home hub, including camera activity descriptions and summarized Home notifications when you have a supported iCloud+ plan.

Apple Home Collection: cameras, lock, thermostats

Apple Home Collection is a co-designed accessory lineup with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. Setup starts with a one-tap NFC flow from iPhone; everything lives in the Home app with end-to-end encryption and no separate account. Availability begins in December, with some accessories in early 2027. U.S. starting prices from Apple Newsroom:

LG Indoor Cam from $199.95; LG Video Doorbell Wired from $249.95; LG Outdoor Cam Plug-In from $299.95; LG Floodlight Cam from $399.95; LG Smart Deadbolt Lock from $349.95; LG or Schneider Home Smart Thermostat from $199.95 each; room / temperature sensors from $39.95. Cameras shoot up to 2.5K, work with HomeKit Secure Video and iCloud+ event history, and support Thread and Matter. Apple did not list India store prices for the Collection on apple.com/in at check time.

Who should buy what

Pick HomeView if you want a shared household screen for FaceTime, music, recipes, and a visual Home dashboard. Pick HomePod mini 2 if you mainly want room-filling audio and voice control at $149, and you can wait for Siri AI in a later update. Pick the new Apple TV 4K if you want hands-free Siri on the big screen, faster performance, and four-speaker HomePod surround. The Collection is for people already deep in Apple Home who want cameras, a lock, and thermostats that set up like AirPods.

Bottom line

Apple's Welcome Home launch is real: HomeView at $299 / Rs 39,900 (November 13), HomePod mini 2 at $149 / Rs 18,900 (October 30), Apple TV 4K at $299 / Rs 39,900 (November 13), and Home Collection accessories from December. The headline product is HomeView, Apple's long-rumored smart display, finally shipping under that name rather than the "HomePad" codename that circulated before the event.