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
Hey Google, music, lights, tv, Sonos,
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My house is voice controlled.
Lights, tv, music, heating and air conditioning. and to a lesser extent Sonos. If it's good enough for bill gates to wander about commanding his house, it's good enough for me. And answers to questions are spoken back (not just a URL link). It's always improving, and of course Google's experts are just a phone call away, 24x7, if you need them. All in all, so much better than Alexa.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Most used gadget in home
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
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This is the Most used gadget in home. Great sound quality. Louder for its size.
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
really cool
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I love my Google home mini! I'll no longer have to have my phone constantly on my hip. Google listens better on the mini than my Samsung galaxy s8. Only thing is once I start music I can't get it to stop playing till the song is over, due to it can't hear me lol.
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, Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome for alarms and light speaker
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Connect to your spotify and use it as a light speaker. Small and portable and easy to stash.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best gadget ever
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I have owned amazon echo dot, but google just beats it out of water.
The machine learning algorithm is so smart on it, that somtimes it just amazes me.
You will not regret this buy.
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
Decent but wish I had gotten step-up model
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought 3 of these for Christmas at a great price based on positive experience with a 1st gen Google Home. Wish I had instead bought more 1st gen Homes when they were on sale because the sound for music is so, SO much better on the Home than on these Minis, but waited too long to figure that out. I understand the 2nd gen Nest Minis have better music sound (especially bass) but I have not heard them yet so can't comment on their improvement, but suspect the Home will still sound better.
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
Worth every penny
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Okay, so this was a freebie with another purchase. I would not have gone out and purchased it on my own. I do like that when my boys ask me a question or to do something like set a timer, I tell them to go ask Google. The other day we were fighting over Spotify in different rooms of the house on our cell phones. My oldest yelled out to Google to play music. Satisfied us all as it played from the living room. Fun novelty, not necessity.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google Home is FUN!
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It was tricky setting up 3 of them. It is a trip telling Google home to turn on lights, fans, adjust brightness, tell about today's calendar events, get news, etc. I'm still exploring.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I bought 3 of them! Love them all!
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I bought 3 google home mini for home. I put them in my kitchen, bathroom and bedroom.
They work great and I can play music from everywhere on all of them as a multi room sound 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
Love it !
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Have been Echo user since it released.. wanted to try the Google Home mini since the discount was good. Love it so far.. i would have to say its faster than Echo .. thats one advantage
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
Easy for seniors
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I bought this as a gift for a senior who lives alone. I figured it would be a nice companion. She had a local tech come in to install. She loves it and recommends it. It serves more as a companion than an automation device. For her, it serves like a dictionary and encyclopedia. It's linked to the TV and helps her with deciding which shows to watch.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Execellent.
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Really Good design. I am totally satisfied as it is beautifully designed - matching my minimalist approach - and sound quality is impressive. Setup had been simple with little effort.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fun Little Toy
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I don't have the full setup, so this is more just an experiment more than anything. We just randomly ask questions just to test it, but have yet to hook it up to the thermostat or TVs
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, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very satisfied
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Very reasonably priced.
Purchased with Hue lighting system.
Easy to set up. Works great.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice speaker
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I bought this for a friend. The sound is pretty good and it’s a good product for the price
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Too soon to tell
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It's a Christmas present so I haven't used it yet. But from what I've heard from others that have one, it's a good little item. So I took their word for it and bought two! One for each end of the house. (You never know where you'll be when you have a question!)
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
This is the BEST assistant for Google
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I am not rating based on quality of the device and obviously the more expensive Google speakers sound better. For $30 you can't go wrong if you are looking to get a digital assistant.
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 mini version for Google Home
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
These Google minis are great in areas you don't have a lot of space. They provide most features. Speaker is not as good as the Google Home for music but these help keep you connected to the system. Love being able to answer my kids questions by asking Google from any room in the house. Great for setting reminders, timers, etc. for everyday chores and tasks.
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
Great addition to our house!
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
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We love this mini! It's easy to set up and use. Sounds good when playing music too!
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
Awesome little device
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We got a google home as a gift and use it in the living room. We liked it so much we picked up one of these minis for our bedroom. Definitely comes in handy more than you might think.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk