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 5 out of 5 stars
Works Great
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Works well in the kitchen small enough to not take a whole lot of room. Works as described.
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 4 out of 5 stars
Very cool product for the house/office
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Very handy to have Google Assistant around without having to carry your phone. Works great as a speaker for music and works well with other devices.
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
Wonderful device
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Simple and easy to use. Truly a great little device, and honestly not a bad speaker at all!
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
Easy, helpful and fun
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Out of the box and set up in minutes. Very easy! Can be used with smart Home devices such as WeMo so I can have my lights on and off down stairs when I want them to be. Also helpful for weather and traffic when I’m getting ready for work. I usually start my day off with a joke so it’s always fun to be begin the day with a chuckle.
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
Excellent speaker
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We use the device in our bedroom and we find it very useful with alarms and playing music.
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
Love!
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I picked up a Google home and 4 minis to put throughout my home and love the ease of installation (plugging it in and getting it on Wi-Fi) and the wide range of tasks they can do. I have constantly had music playing throughout my house since I hooked them up, yes on purpose. Even my 3 year old likes asking Google silly questions. I look forward to adding more tech to make my house even more of a "smart house".
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
Great speaker
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Love the sound of the speaker on this. Creates loud noise from such small compact speaker.
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 4 out of 5 stars
Love it
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This product helps with so much and is so convenient. I use t as my alarm, set reminders, play my music, ask questions about the weather I 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:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Convenient and fun
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I bought two of these one for my living room and one for my bedroom and I really like the convenience of setting alarms and setting appointments and things to do. I was able to play games with my kids which was really fun and I was able to link both devices so the same song would play and both my living room and bedroom which was really cool. I would definitely recommend this product especially for the price.
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 4 out of 5 stars
Good Value
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Perfect for night stand, have one on each side of the bed. Also good bathroom speaker. Only down side can not tap to stop like the reg google home.
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 4 out of 5 stars
Good value
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Perfect for night stand, have one on each side of the bed. Also good bathroom speaker. Only down side can not tap to stop like the reg google home.
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
great starter for home networking
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I like the fact you can chain the minis together and play them all at once if desired, I also use this for things such as weather, news and trivia.
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 speaker, better than Alexa Dot!
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I've been trying to determine which is better Alexa or Google Home. I can say that Google Home is better at answering questions and integrates with your phone Alexa still has better smart home integration. The other thing I noticed is that I don't have to wait for the notification tone to ask my question, like with Alexa. What I really like is the speaker on the Mini is much better than that of the Alexa Dot.
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
Actually works
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I have it in the kitchen. It was easy to set up / plug and play / join network / sync with my iPhone 8. It is very helpful as it can answer random questions and actually works! I use it as a calculator, timer, reminder, etc. It streams music. A great feature is it recognizes voices and answers questions accordingly, e.g., what’s on my calendar. Streams weather and news. Overall impressive for a mini speaker!
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
Daily helper
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Great use and help with daily tasks from playing music to controlling smart house gadgets
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Google assistant, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome product
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For $29 very good sound quality and Google Assistant is really interesting & intelligent.
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 for price
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Amazingly small with a big punch. Detects very quietly spoken words, and responds quickly
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price, Size
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Small and simple
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Bought as a Christmas gift - wanted to try one that was small and inexpensive first before we considered one of the larger higher capability ones.
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
Not to shabby
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I have an echo, and 3 dots in my house. I bought this during the black Friday deal to try it out. It actually fares better than the dot in sound quality. I am too invested into the echos at this point to switch over. I ended up giving this to my parents who are 60 years old. I also bought them a few smart plugs. They love it and use it every day for music as well as turning on and off their Christmas lights
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 4 out of 5 stars
Definitely worth the price
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Of course, the only products that are getting cheaper by the day are the electronic products. More than my urge to explore its capabilities, I wanted to buy this for my kids. It certainly worked well. My 6 and 11 year-old are having good time asking questions, listening to various sounds, and listening to the stories during their bed time. Especially, the stories are not just one, or two-liners, but of decent length, and at times the kids slip into sleep by the end of it. It receives your voice commands better than your best half does it to you ;)
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk