Customers are delighted by the Home Mini's sound quality, ease of use, and compact size. Many appreciate its affordability and the helpfulness of the Google Assistant, along with its seamless setup and smart home integration capabilities. The positive feedback highlights the device's overall user-friendliness and value. However, some users express disappointment with the lack of Bluetooth speaker functionality.
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Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome device
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Awesome little speaker! Set up was a piece of cake and it sounds great for being so small. Interfaces smartthings was also very easy to set up.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
AI assistant
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Easy set up
Voice recognition is good
Good volume settings
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Little Smart Assistant
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Was late to the party with going to smart home devices but am really getting used to this little guy. Sometimes I'll have to stop and think "why not ask Google my question". Also helps that it's tied to my Hue lights and ecobee thermostat and I can play my music through it as well.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Coral
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great mini
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I already have a google home. Bought several of the minis for gifts. Its the same as the google home maybe not as good sound but much cheaper!
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great smart device
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Great device to compare to the amazon echo dot. It was very affordable and the price is great. Well worth it in every way and worth every dime
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So fun for kids
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Easy ordering from Best Buy. Skip the crowds for Christmas shopping. My kids ask Google now for everything from sharks and how to spell words.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good Things Come in Small [Google] Packages
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The chalk color blends in nicely in every room. Easy to setup and connect to my existing 5 WeMo light switches and Nest thermostat (3rd gen) - I now have 5 Google Home devices through my home. My next addition will be a Logitech Harmony Hub to control my home entertainment system. Google’s voice is clear on both the full-size Home and Mini, but playing music suffers on the Mini. Google is Google... full of knowledge, capabilities, and potential. Very capable today, and I’m looking forward to future improvements via free software upgrades.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love this. So easy to use. Great for hands free
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Easy to set you right out of the box. Look voice activation. Use it all the time in the mornings getting ready for work to get weather updates
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Google Mini
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I honestly don’t know all the functionality of this device without compromising too much on my privacy. It has a nice sound quality compare to Alexa but setting up the connections seems little more complicated.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to Use and Set Up
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I purchased this item as an after Thanksgiving sale item. I admit that it was an impulse sale buy. However, after getting it home, I found that the item was easy to set up and fun to use. I like that I can get weather updates, play music and make shopping lists all from using my voice. It also functions as my Hub for the smart home that I am slowly acquiring.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So much fun
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Bought this for my son, he loves it. It is a great addition to his room. Great speaker for the size and helps with any questions he may have.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice product.
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I can use this in all my room, attached it to the wall and experience voice-based service anytime at a good price. Not bad for the price paid
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Google assistant, Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Compact Smart speaker.
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It can play music, news reports from several sources, and well as answer questions from the builtin google assistant. I use it to play news reports from several sources (ABC, NPR, BBC, etc) It can answer questions including recipe questions. It can also play radio stations or receive music cast via WiFi from your smart phones music service (E.g. Pandora) It can be controlled by voice commands or the Google Home smart phone App. Sound quality for a small speaker is good.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Product
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Although a good product, it was beat out by the Amazon Echo Dot just because it does more of what I need it to. For some this will win. It does have good sound quality and good features, just not right for me.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
convenient
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Easy to use. Just connect to internet. You are able to listen to the radio by telling it, this is also a speaker, no need to get another one.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to setup and use.
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Purchased this for my wife - who is not technically oriented. She was able to perform all setup by herself and use quickly. Well done Google!
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great home assistance
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I use this everyday for everything from getting the news, listening to music, and to sync with multiple home devices.
Better than the rest
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
great ad on.
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The sound of the mini is not as good as the full size google home, but does a great job, use it in the garage to get info from google search when working on the car, or to just stream music, nice addition !!!!
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Quality product
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Simply plug and play. Everyone in our house hold uses it for a multitude of information ie: recipies, weather,trivia,facts of all types, etc.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great addition to our google home
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We love this google home mini. It is nice to be able to communicate room to room. We also love the ability to play music throughout our home.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk