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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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Home life made easier
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This combination voice activated internet radio and home control hub simply makes things work out easier at home.
Good voice control for internet content access and your Google Assistant on call. Control lights and appliances by voice. Works great for those that like to tailor their daily news stream.
Start my day by simply saying "Hey Google, Good Morning" which responds to identify whom it is addressing (recognizes different people in the house by voice), gives the local weather, items on my schedule, my commute time to work, and then the list of news sources I have set up.
I can request that it turn on the lights in the morning and off when I leave and when I go to bed. Continues to increase it's usefulness and the assistant will only get better as time goes by.
Only listens for the trigger phrase to be spoken until triggered when it then recognizes what I ask for. I also have an Alexa device and computers with Cortana. The google voice recognition capability is way ahead of all others. Alexa does have more skills but the Google skills are growing quickly.
The Google home mini and the full sized devices work better for phone calls than the other devices too.
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
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great item
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My daughter love it she talk to google mini whole day ,asking about facts ,asking to tell the jokes, stores, playing music , news
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
great tool for general home entertainment
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Was easy to setup and link to router. Seems to answer most questions quickly, very similar to Echo, will compare as time goes on!
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Better than expected
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Almost everyday when I wake up in the morning, I talked to Google Mini to ask to play Xmas song. It's nice to have at this price.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sound
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For how big it is the sound is awesome but the bass isn’t as good, and there isn’t that much touch controls so that would be nice
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
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Google assistant
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best assistant
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Hard to match Google artificial intelligence. Yes, I can't buy stuff like the other device, but it's not why I want an assistant.
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
nice alternative to the larger home version
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great little machine ! works like its big brother at a fraction of the cost especially during the holiday season when its on sale
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
Perfect for a kid/teenager
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My 13yr old son loves his Google home mini. In fact he wishes he had used the rest of his Christmas money too buy a second one when they were on sale. He originally bought this for the basement teen hang out/video game room so he could play music while gaming. But has since moved it to his bedroom and uses it for music and as his alarm.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great little unit
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It is my alarm in the morning. It has fun games you can play. With Pandora I play music on it. It tells me about the days weather. I have another downstairs and the 2 units act like an intercom.
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 4 out of 5 stars
I bought this one for a gift for a family member
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The google mini is a good buy for people who don't have amazon accounts or don't want to join. I like the idea of your voice recognition and the questions you can ask. A good device in any home.
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 4 out of 5 stars
Solid Product
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Better music sound quality vs. Echo Dot 2nd generation. Recognizes voice commands quite well and very responsive. Some privacy concerns as google saves a lot of personal information on the user.
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I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So cool!
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So I can’t wait for my entire house to become a smart house! I love this product. It’s nice having a personal assistant at home!
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
oh em gee it’s cool
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wow this little guy is amazing if you have connected devices, spotify to listen to or any questions for google! highly recommend
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
Love it
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Works great the CIA can listen to everything you say and even know your shopping list so they can sell you those products online
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Smart home must have!!!
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This small device packs a big punch. Awesome sound and accuracy. Check out my reasons to buy here:
https://youtu.be/Nq2uwTIUVA4
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It’s easy to use
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I️ wasn’t sure how much we would use this but we like having it so we can get information without using our personal electronics
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
Smart House Beginner
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I am starting my smart house and decided to go with thr Google home. So far it appears that it has made my life a little easier.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Clear Sound
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Sound quality was pleasantly surprising. We have an Echo dot as well and the mini has clearer crisper sound. Bought 3 for gifts!
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great addition to the shed
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I currently have the Google home, I added a 2nd Google home Mini to the shed.
It's so convenient to simply ask it to play music
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good speaker
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I have several Alexa’s which are good but Google seems to have a better sounding speaker AND seems to know more than my Alexa’s.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk