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
Bought both, love the Google Mini
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
If you have a Chromecast, then you should get the Google Mini. If you say "Hey google. Play Stranger Things in the Living Room, then Chromecast turns on, the TV turns on, the Receiver turns on, Netflix starts and Stranger Things plays from where you left off. AWESOMENESS!
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 5 out of 5 stars
LOVE LOVE!!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Such a cool little gadget!! Works with all my google products, small and sleek love the look and really comes in handy for so much!
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
Loud Speaker in Small Package
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This little speaker is loud and easy to use. Once u set it up, you can ask it anything or just play music all day. Comes in many nice colors.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Coral
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good speaker
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good speaker. Easy to use. Just wished the app was a bit better. For example, when I connect my Spotify, I can’t choose specific songs or choose a different playlist on the speaker app.
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
Useful
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love my google home mini. I connected it to my smart TV and Nanoleaf lights, which makes it a lot easier to navigate my tech products all in one setting.
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 for friends who are not tech savvy
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought one as a gift to a friend who wanted to listen to music but didn't have a functioning record player or CD player. Introduced her to YouTube Music (free, with ads) played through the Google Home Mini. After learning how the Google Assistant learned her music tastes, and automatically adjusted to play things she didn't know she wanted (but loved that it did), she could enjoy without the concern of something overly complicated to use - just ask and if the Assistant can accomplish it, it will.
Setup was easy, and the friend reported no issues using 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
This product is very good for streaming music.
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Overall I love my google home mini. I am able to ask "google" many questions and it responds just like Siri and Alexae, but in a more smarter way. Be wary, you must install the google home app in your Iphone or Android device to register and use the product. The best thing about the google mini is that the speakers sound extremely clear and crisp and can reach VERY high volume levels when streaming music via Spotify or whatnot. The only downside to this product is that it must be plugged into an outlet of some sort because it does not even have a battery, which hinders it from being able to travel with it.
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
Great starter or extension of google assistant
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I already had a couple google home speakers in my apartment and this mini allowed me to no longer share one speaker between the kitchen and living room. If you are already tied into several google services, the google home family makes more sense than the amazon echo line.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Buggy set up but works well after tech support
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It was buggy setting up my 2nd voice account and it would not recognize my Philips Hue nor my Lutron Caseta devices until I removed the Google Home Mini Speaker from my Google Home account and re-added it. Google definitely has some set up bugs to work out but their 24/7 support really helped.
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 5 out of 5 stars
Sweet Little Guy
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Small yet loud. Speaker could be a little clearer when volume is only bass is present in the music being played. Very easy to hide while still accessible.
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 4 out of 5 stars
My own assistant
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So excited to wake up & have my day's schedule told to me every morning.
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
Smarter than Alexa
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We purchased Alexa last year and have been somewhat disappointed as she doesn't seem to know very much. We bought Google on a lark because it was so cheap. We have been amazed at how smart Google is. She knows so much more than Alexa. And we don't hear "sorry" any 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 4 out of 5 stars
Nice smart speaker
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Works as expected, with decent sound quality. More attractive than echo.
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
I nice product for getting into home automation.
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I bought the Google Home Mini on Black Friday on sale. It is useful for asking general questions but it really benefits from having more smart devices. I use mine with a Chromecast to play videos and music on my TV. I also have some TP-Link smart plugs for controlling Christmas lights. It’s nice to be able to ask Google to turn the lights off and on.
I think the speaker on the Google Home Mini could be a little better as I think the Echo Dot 3rd gen does have better sound quality. I plan on pairing the Google Home Mini with a Chromecast Audio for better sound quality.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Mini rocks
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Great for the money spent, doesn't always play what's asked but it's fun
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
Small, but still as resourceful as the big one
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This Google Home Mini is an addition to our household. It works well for the kids, and to ask questions to when a phone isn't handy. Of course the speaker is smaller and less powerful, but this goes in our master bedroom and works well in the space. Highly recommended!!
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, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very good device
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Really like the smaller Home Mini in the bedroom, use with a smart plug to turn off and on lights, get the weather report first thing in the AM. Very easy to setup.
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 it!
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These are great for playing music throughout the house. I can also integrate just about every smart home feature I want with IFTTT or Stringify. This thing rocks.
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, Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great little product
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This is a good google product works just as I thought. Good price point and I would get another if I needed. If you are looking for something easy to use and reliable this is the way to go for sure. I own many Google products.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Looking Good
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Looking Good, Not yet used. Hopefully Good. But i got it in good price.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk