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
Google Mini is better than Amazon Echo Dot!
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The Google Mini is an all around better device than the Amazon Echo Dot. It has a much better speaker. It is also powered by the Google search browser instead of Bing search like Amazon. I've asked the same 10 questions to Alexa and Google. The Google device answered 8 of 10 while the Alexa device answered 6 of out 10. You can also cast music and audio to the Google Mini speaker. The Google Mini is the all around better buy.
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 assistant
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Easy setup. Speaker is clear and doesn't have trouble recognizing my voice commands.
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
Very good if you use Google and Chromecast
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Very good if you use Google and Chromecast
However, I don't know why Google did not include ability to link to bluetooth speakers. The echo dot has this capability if it is important to you.
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
Love this google home mini
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I brought google home and mini for the different rooms around the house...Apart from the music feature love the hey google broadcast feature and that they act as an intercom around 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, Google assistant
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Its Cool..
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Basically like asking your google assistant on your phone but having it sitting on your nightstand. It was easy to install & works perfect.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Speaker
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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Love it works great. Small but powerful.Would buy another
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
Great for the price
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I got this on sale, and for its price it's every bit as good as the Amazon Dot. I'd prefer to gve it 4.5 stars because the speaker isn't amazing, but for teh price it's not worth complaining!
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
Very useful
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Already have a Google Home downstairs and added this one in my bedroom. Works great. Perfect for setting alarms, controlling the TV and adjusting thermostat without having to get out of bed.
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 units
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I purchased a google hub, and 3 google minis (which are great on their own) I put one in each bedroom, play music, play a google game, use as an intercom when connected to google hub. The speaker is actually surprisingly good for such a little unit. My 2 yr old granddaughter loves to hear jokes, and play music. You can ask time, weather, drive conditions, all kinds of things. The more we discover about it the more we love it.
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
Fun and handy
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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Good product. Easy to use and set up. I synced several together and stream my favorite music on them. I definitely will buy again.
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
Great Tech for any Smart Home or Skynet Supporter
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Super handy gadget that once I saw it I had to have it. My wife and I live a minimal life so we opted to forego installing any light in our house other than what the sun decides to provide for us. No lamps, no lightbulbs, not even a bat signal type of flood light. This lifestyle isn't for everyone or anyone for that matter, including us so we picked up a Google Mini and a couple smart bulbs to place around the house. It can do a lot more than just turn on/off the lights by a simple command but that is the feature we utilize the most. One of the unexpected features I didn't realize it was capable of is how funny it is to be in one room and then you hear it answering questions nobody asked it or when you randomly walk past it and hear it whisper little sweet nothings from time to time. As soon as I realized it was listening to us and became self aware I decided to add a few more to the house so I could really speed up it's learning curve and utilize it's neural net processor. Now that I have multiple units sprawled across the house, I rarely ask it to do trivial things like turn on the lights for me. It's an insult to the tech. Now I consistently ask Google to broadcast flatulence across all devices. I can't begin to tell you how awesome it is to hear Google Rip Wet AF Alabama Mud Clumps in sync all over the house. It's like I'm engulfed in a Stank Symphony of sorts. It's not for everyone, especially my wife but I suggest you look up other reviews to see how others might utilize it's features but all in all I can't rave about it enough.
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
Genius!
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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A powerful small device that can do a lot to get the job done. Google assistant can spell words, do math problems, give answers with detail information, sing songs, play music, do letters sounds, play podcast, play local music stations from the radio. The every day features are unbelievable, and list is a a lot longer.
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
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great aid for vision impaired
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Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
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Bought this for my father (90 yrs) who has impaired vision. It's a great way for him to get info (time, weather), simple functions (timer) and phone numbers- all of which he has trouble doing due to his impaired vision and no longer publishing phone books. It's really helping him, day to day.
Seems to be more reliable, easier to activate than Amazon's Echo series.
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
Google Home Mini
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I bought this at the same time I bought the Google Assistant. I use it in my bedroom and bought the Insignia smart plug. Now I can turn on and off the bedside lamp from anywhere in the house. I like to tell the mini to play the sound of the ocean and the sound lulls me to sleep. I’ve also had it tell me stories and play music. Sometimes i add things to my shopping list. I plan to buy another one and have it delivered to my son for his birthday.
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
Bought as a gift
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I bought these as gifts for Christmas so I will be updating after Christmas Day. What I can tell you is that I chose this one over Alexa in efforts to have it be more of a conversation. Hoping my girls will love it. Glad is a different color so they don’t argue over it.
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 addition to my home.
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Love this product! Anything I ask it, I get an answer. Like playing music, recipes, and weather.
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 choice for use in our home gym
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Small - yet quality of sound is really good. We use in our home gym and were impressed. Great gift idea.
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
Awesome Gift
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love this device. Definitely useful for daily abilities and great sound for music
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
Google home mini is great!
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Everyone should have one! Sleek, easy to use, great sound. Ask it anything, music, sleep to ambient rain.
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
Great Product
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Perfect for home integration of smart devices. Works well with Hue, WeMo, Nest, and Harmony.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk