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, Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great assistant
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I liked Google mini because works fine. Easy to say some commands. It's discrete and you can leave in any place and don't bother you.
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 setup and use
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I love this product. It’s very simple to setup and works as a great speaker.
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
Easy to use
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The Google speakers is easy to use. It has a clear and loud sounding speaker.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
It’s useful sometimes
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We don’t use it as much as we thought we would. Nothing wrong with the device, we just haven’t found any of its capabilities to be necessary or overly useful for us.
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
Small yet powerful
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
What a great little device. The sound is surprisingly crisp, albeit note Bose quality, but for the price and the various automation options it offers I am pleasantly surprised. If you want a small device for easy music listening, shopping list tracking, news of the day, and much much more, the Google mini is an inexpensive way to get your feet wet with home automation.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google Home is Your Friend!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought four of these little guys to put around the home for my elderly mother. She enjoys streaming music on them and asking for the time and weather. She also uses them to turn on and off the Philips Hue smart-lights that I bought together with these devices. I would recommend the Google Home Mini to anyone looking to find a smart device for a reasonable price.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google Home is Your Friend!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought four of these little guys to put around the home for my elderly mother. She enjoys streaming music on them and asking for the time and weather. She also uses them to turn on and off the Philips Hue smart-lights that I bought together with these devices. I would recommend the Google Home Mini to anyone looking to find a smart device for a reasonable price.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google Home is Your Friend!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought four of these little guys to put around the home for my elderly mother. She enjoys streaming music on them and asking for the time and weather. She also uses them to turn on and off the Philips Hue smart-lights that I bought together with these devices. I would recommend the Google Home Mini to anyone looking to find a smart device for a reasonable price.
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 4 out of 5 stars
Fun to use
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This item is compact and is fun to use. It has helped my son a lot. He says it’s more handy than picking up his phone and googling.
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I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best bargain in tech
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Everything you need a smart speaker to be, and admittedly little to nothing else. There are a few features I'd love to see like an auxiliary out or better sound, but there are other more expensive products to fit those needs. This little guy is the best cheap way to bring Google in to a far corner of your house. Their so cheap you could put one in every closet just for giggles.
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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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We bought this for my dad's room because we love the one in ours so much and knew he would also love it. He doesn't do many things with it except play music but he loves that feature. Most nights that's how he relaxes before bed, using his voice to select what music to play is much easier than trying to search for it on his phone.
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
Excellent
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
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Excellent sound quality. Super easy to use. Makes my life Easy.
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
Fun and useful for all!
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Google Home Mini is both fun and useful. I often ask Google to find my phone, which will ring my phone, even if I have put it on silent. It's also nice to listen to music. Really good quality sound. My one-year-old loves when we talk to Google, especially when we ask what sounds certain animals make. It entertains him for a long time. It's simple, easy to use, and fun for all ages.
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
Google Home Mini
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Bought this for my son. Google home is a good product. It was somewhat behind Amazon Alexa for a while but it has steadily improved and is a great product nowadays.
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
Amazing value
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Volume is great for the size it was very easy to start up and use
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 5 out of 5 stars
Great price
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Great price. Easy to set up. Really great to ask questions, listen to music.
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 4 out of 5 stars
Great little helper
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Considering the price it was a no-brainer for me to get this google mini since I use the google assistant a lot on my pixel phone. The size makes it forgettable at times, it really blends in really well in any room. The audio that comes from the speaker is fairly clear, for the size it has good loudspeakers. The only downside is that if you are in another room it is hard for the mic to pick up any commands. I highly recommend it to anyone that wants to use it as a relaxing tool! it has helped me to relax and fall asleep many times.
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 starter smart speaker
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Smart speakers are a dime a dozen these days, and this is one of the starter entries for sure. If you don’t mind Google knowing everything about you (they already do), then this speaker is fine. It has above average sound for the size and price. The functionality of Google Assistant generally beats out Alexa and puts Siri to shame.
One frustration for me has been the volume touch controls... somewhat finicky in my opinion.
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
Big help
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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I bought this and smart bulbs for my daughter who is a Hospice nurse and has to sometimes go out in the middle of the night. The mini and the bulbs are a god send as she can turn the lice on from her car and not have to come back to a dark house. Thank you so much for such a great product. The mini also does many things for her and keeps her company.
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
What a useful and fun addition to the house
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Bought this to keep from falling behind, technologically, and it turns out I love having it in the house. Yes, mostly all I use it for is "What time is it?" and "What's the temperature outside?" but I'm actually expanding the smart home integration and now enjoy turning lights and even my TV on and off with voice -- even before I enter the room.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk