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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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Small but loud speaker
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Small speaker is great for any room. Compatible with lot of things. Better product than alexa
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good sound for a small device
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There are still a few improvements needed, but worth the $19 or $29 as a starter. Its small, so it easily fits and isn't obvious on a counter or table
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
Cool item
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Works great my 14yr old loves it! He always has so many questions...now they can be answered.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Google assistant
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google Home
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I have them all over the house love google home they control my A/C and lights so much more.
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
Awesome
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The Google Home mini is awesome, especially at $29. It does everything the Google Home does.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Really awesome, sad about the defect
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I have a full sized google home in the kitchen, and I got this little guy for my bed side table. The look of it is sleek, and it works exactly like the big one does. The speaker isn’t as good as the big one, but it’s a quarter of the size, so that’s understandable.
What I’m not happy about is the defect on the top touch pad of the device. One of the main pieces of functionality of this tech is to be able to touch the top of the device to pause, play, stop alarms, and generally interact. From the research I’ve done, before these even released, when they were giving a few out to lucky winners as promos, there was an issue with a “ghost touch.” It was causing the google to think that the top was being touched, so you’d have it saying weird things to you all day, and pretty much listening to you all day. From what I’ve read online, there were not a lot of people affected by this defect, but google went ahead with the launch instead of recalling the affected devices. They then issued a software update for ALL users that completely disabled the ability to use the top as an interaction button (you can still tap on either side to change the volume). This forces the user to use all voice commands to interact with the device. Which can be a pain in the butt sometimes.
So the first day I got this product, I set it as my alarm clock, and you can imagine what I looked like at 6 am, trying to beat this thing until it turned off. I finally had to use voice control to get it turned off. But I was used to my full sized google home and I was expecting it to turn off when I touched the top pad.
I’ve heard word that they might recall all of these devices, but I really hope not.
Outside of that, it’s great. I just really hope google figures out something soon.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Bluetooth
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
A good buy
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The speaker is loud for the form factor and is a good start for building a smart home. The only feature missing is the Bluetooth speaker connectivity.
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
Great for the price
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Super fun to use, easy to install and set up will be getting more and for the pcofr worth it
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 little device
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I have started using my Google mini while working out. It is great to skip ahead with music.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google Home Mini is a cute and well designed.
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Been using the original Google Home since launch, the Google Home mini is a very nice addition to the Google Home family. The device is very nicely designed with surprisingly good sound quality consider the size of Google Home Mini. Would definitely recommend Mini to anyone.
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
was worth the price so far
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I purchased this to add to my remote system I designed for my home theater a work in progress and this will supplement that with voice control as well
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 Google Home Mini
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I got this Google Home Mini to control some lights and music. I like it a lot. Now I can control the lights and switch on the music by using my voice!
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
This thing is so cool
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I love my Google because it is so cool I like it more than the Amazon Echo dot..............
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
Great!
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This is a great speaker and useful for all members of our family. Would highly recommend it.
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
Excellent product
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This Google home mini was easy to set up. The sound clarity and quality are both good. My family has both Google home and Amazon Alexa smart speakers. I prefer the Google home mini to the Alexa Dot. The range of questions that it can answer is much better than Amazon Alexa.
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
Love Google
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I have the Google Home and love it, bought these to link and play music throughout the house
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 Google Home for a beginner
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The Mini Google Home is easy for beginners. Downloading the app and getting started is easy!
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
It’s google
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Google worked great. Best Buy gift card on the other hand I’ve been told has no funds on it.
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
Amazing product
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Fantastic does what I ask and more plays Netflix and YouTube on my tv's and music everywhere
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 home automation for cheap.
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I use this device for home automation and to play music, don't let the size fool you, it has good sound and gets louder than I would ever want it. I use it with Phillips hue, Chromecast, a Honeywell thermostat and an August smart lock. You won't regret this purchase at all.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal