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
Great assistant
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You cannt get a better assistant at this price. Alarm, Timer, YouTube Video, Music and Weather just a shout away
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Hir to Google Mini and Bye to Amazon Echo
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Excellent voice control, Very good Internet connectivity, So I fired my Amazon Echo and hired Google Mini, Very easy setup
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
versatile and loud
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Depends on what you need or plan to use, this device is more versatile than Amazon echo. I don't order or renew online order w/o using computer. Speaker is very loud. In fact I need to reduce the volume to half.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it!
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So much fun to ask Google questions and get answers immediately. Love that she can control my Smart Home too!
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Works pretty well but could be improved
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Does what it should do. If you use google assistant on your phone, you should know it is pretty help.
But, couple things that it could be improved: 1) you can use your phone's assistant to ask it send messages to people, but you can't on this (unless you install IFTTT on your phone and that doesn't work as well as the phone's assistant); 2) now that I have both the phone and google home, sometimes it gets confusing. I want to talk to my phone to set an alarm, but it sets it on the home device. Now, I wake up in the bedroom and need to turn off my alarm, I need to go to the living room to turn off on the home device.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Product and Fun
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Google mini is very helpful and can also be a lot of fun. It manages your calendar, tells you the weather forecast and you can do a google search by saying "hey google". You can also stream music and play games.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice to put in bedrooms
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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The speaker sounds good. It’s nice to have to use google assistant. You can play music and it sounds good. Very easy to use and setup up was a breeze.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
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This is a great product easy to use and durable great sound. I’m very satisfied.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Super cool
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Easy to use and fun. You can connect several around your home and they are perfect for a full home sound system.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Google
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Good product for the price. Does all the basics you want. BUT my biggest complaint is that it does have some trouble understanding me and my commands compared to my Amazon Echo. Not sure if this is common yet but it's pretty frustrating.
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No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good so far
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Cool little wiz-bang. We’ve got an echo as well and they’re very comparable in performance. Obviously the speaker doesn’t match the echo, not sure about the dot. It’s got a cool form factor and looks good on the shelf. My only wish is that you could change the activation phrase to more options.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Whoaa- this is so futuristic
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I picked up several of these and placed them around the house for music since they were so cheap on black friday. I love the broadcast feature (kids come for dinner) plus the ability to turn the tv and and off.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice addition to a smart home
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I give it 4 stars instead of 5 because although it's nice to be able to ask it the weather, have it call my phone if I can't find it, it serves as a home phone for me to make calls, lets me know what's on my schedule or add something to my calendar however it's not compatible with all my smart devices like my Chamberlain garage opener or Orbit b-hyve sprinkler system and it works when it wants on my ecobee thermostat. My kids love asking it about sports or to tell them a joke. I would buy it again just because it's small enough to have out of the way and smart enough to like having in the kitchen to help answer just about anything you may need to Google.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great product with A LOT of room for improvement
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I love this home speaker, its great for music or asking it random questions when you don't feel like googling it on your phone. (especially when cooking and your hands are full). I appreciate how fast the answers are, there is practically no load time in between asking and it talking back to you. I enjoy the start my day feature where i can listen to news or add things to my shopping list set an alarm etc... however there are many things that I feel that I have asked it that should be so simple and it gives me an error message. like "take this off my shopping list" and it will tell me to go into the app tod= do it or tell me that it doesn't understated
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing Google Device
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It's so easy to use, easy to set up, plays really loud for a little speaker, a nice device to have in your home
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great assistant
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I got this on a whim. It’s seems fairly ‘intelligent’ and good at contextualizing questions. I like the looks too. Unobtrusive. Like it so much I bought the regular Google Home and will take this to the office.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fun and useful
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I didn't think I would have this much fun! I bought it to try and see what a world with a smart home would be like. I would just get one just for the entertainment value! I am going to go and get a couple more.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
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We have had this google mini installed in our kitchen. Firstly to set the google mini you need to download the google home app and follow the setup instructions, this is common of many electrical products. The set up did seem to take a long time but this could of been down to my internet connectivity rather than the app itself. The google mini needs to be plugged in at all times, It would of been nice if the cable colour matched the device to blend it in more as the white cable stands out on our black worktops and the actual plug is bulky but this is personal preference and doesn't affect the product. We have been very impressed with the google minis 'understanding' it never fails to answer or perform the task requested regardless of who has asked it, woman, man, or child. As a speaker I don't think the sound quality is as good as other speakers on the market but that said other speakers don't remind you to make a packed lunch or tell you how long to cook roast parsnips for. We haven't got Spotify or googleplay which are the main music platforms supported by the voice activation but it is simple to pair your phone or table via Bluetooth to play music. You can request it plays radio stations for you without the need for a secondary device nearby if you don't use the above mentioned platforms. There is so much this device can do and we haven't even begun to fully utilise it yet, what we have done is; -Stored shopping lists on it so when you've got dirty hands cooking and use the last of something you can add it to the shopping list straight away without forgetting - Kitchen timer, you can ask it how long is left on the timer too - New and weather updates specific to you're local area or wherever else you request - Recipes - Radio - TImer My 9 year old has particularly enjoyed some of the fun features like beat boxing, trivia games and getting the answer to his maths homework. This is a fun family gadget.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So good I went back for another!
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I had bought a charcoal colored Google Home Mini on Black Friday and saw the white color while walking out the door. After being very impressed by my first one I went back and got the white one for the kitchen.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A must have!
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Amazing product, I love it , works with my lights and tv and everything, just say hey google and the magic happens! Really fun to use, would definitely recommend this for a beginner on the way to a smart home.
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