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:
Ease of use, Google assistant
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google Assistant is excellent
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Easy setup, and easy to use. Google Assistant is relatively responsive. Speaker is not the best but good for the price.
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
Google mini
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So far it has outperformed the amazon echo.
I use it to control my light throughout the house, works great with the aliases like "Hey Google, I am leaving" it turns off all the lights, TV, wifi switches, and sound system.
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
Beating Alexa
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I've been using the Alexa ecosystem in our house for 3-4 years, and we're all pretty used to it. On a whim I decided to try a couple of home minis when the were on sale to compare. The voice recognition and answer response is far better than with Alexa, in my opinion. If it weren't for the difficulty in training the family to switch to a new vocabulary, I'd probably ditch all of my Alexas and go with the Google Home system.
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
Enjoyable product
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The sound quality on the mini is better than I expected. I enjoy using this product to listen to the latest news and weather updates and to google search things quickly.
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 4 out of 5 stars
Surprisingly useful
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought 2 in a bundle. It’s so easy to use and install. Plus, kids love it. Speaker has very good sound for its size and it can be paired with external bt speakers as well. Good stuff!
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
Assist me!
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Great assistant for the price. Easy to set up, and it syncs with almost everything.
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
Hey google, stop the war with Amazon.....
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I like the device, since I was finally able to find it at Best Buy, I looked for it on Amazon, before I found out that the two companies are at war with each other and won't list the competitor's devices, or services.....
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, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Smart little speaker
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Looks great, small footprint. Cord is a bit untidy, but can be hidden. Works intuitively through google assistant.
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
Not bad
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I like it as I have android /Google products. Makes everything compatible in that sense. Have Alexa as well, Alexa seems to respond better. I find myself e having to yell hey Google over and over before it responds sometimes. But I love that it connects to Google Chrome cast. Alexa is limited in that sense.
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
Good product
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Broadcasting is a blast. Listening to music & asking questions & getting answers is awesome. Good sound for the size.
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 love this. My daughter uses it for playing music. It’s her alarm and she ask google questions daddy doesn’t know
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Coral
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love google home!!!
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It took my family a week before they were hooked, but it happened. Next steps while cooking without washing your hands to touch the screen. Setting timers, game times, trivia and fun all ready to go. Won’t send texts yet.
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 sound and very responsive
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I like the easy setup and the speaker is great. For having an iPhone I thought this would be an problem, but it wasn’t
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
Way better than Amazon Echo
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Very happy with this purchase works like a charm. Its responds quickly to all your questions. Best part it works same and google search.Reads you the most relevant article on how to topics.Integrates well with Chromecast.
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
Amazing for the size
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Very easy to use, quickly to set up, good sound. Multi language feature making easy to use with all ages and cultures
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
Great little smart speaker
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The greatest gift ever. It was easy to set up. Mostly use for music, but has games too.
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
Great product!
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Compact size with great sound plus it turns lights before you walk in the room. Hey Google is my new favorite phrase.
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
Very easy to use
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Very easy to use, very easy to set up, and very entertaining with the google assistant. Also has a pretty good speaker for music
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
Great size and smart
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great way to get the smartest voice assistant. Google assistant is easy to use and the Google Home Mini sounds great.
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, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best smart speaker
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great way to get the smartest voice assistant. Google assistant is easy to use and the Google Home Mini sounds great.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk