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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Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Way better then Amazon Echo to us
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First of all, the speaker in the Google Home Mini is way better than Amazon Echo Dot. Secondly, it does what it’s suppose to do. If you ask Google something- it will read back everything it searched for and what the website and send it to your phone as well. Amazon Dcho Dot- will send it to your phone only. The build quality is amazing as well
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
Has potential
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It bugs me to have to say "ok google" to activate it. I wish it was just a simple naming convention like alexa, siri etc. I have a pixel phone so when I say ok google both are activated. I can't wait to see what functionality will come in the future. So far this is smart and fun. No regrets. Music sounds pretty good considering the small size.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Ok, Google......
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Love this. My son is helping us make our home a little smarter and a little more efficient. This Google Home Mini is the start of something pretty awesome. Will definitely be buying another one in the near future to place in other parts of the house.
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 product
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We own both Amazon echo and google home--was hoping has their own advantage and honestly we like having both. The mini is bought for the bedroom--very nice to have the functionality at this price point for secondary rooms. Would definitely recommend
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
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
These are great little devices
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We have a standard Google Home but wanted to expand into other rooms. We now have two of these Mini units and I couldn't be happier. No, they're not THX certified speakers with super high fidelity sound but they work well and are really easy to use.
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I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
for this low mini is a wonder
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Really great. Mini is just awesome. It tells me morning news, jokes, stories sings for me plays me songs, connects to my tv plays videos.
Helps me to identify where to eat. tells me to take umbrella if it rains.
OMG its a unpaid personal assistant
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works well
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All Google all the time. We have a Google Home but wanted something smaller for the bedroom, this was the answer. Connects easily with the Google Home infrastructure and all our smart home devices. Nice to not have your phone with you all the time.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it!
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I have one full size Home now and 4 minis in other rooms. It's super handy to play music throughout the house or use it as an intercom. I will say that the mini doesn't have the full sound of the full size Home, but it's also significantly cheaper.
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
I love it
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I use my google home mini everyday. While in the shower and I use it to play my pandora music. I also use it to control my nest thermostat.
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 hookup and simple to use
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I got one for Christmas last year and I bought 3 more this year, for gifts and for myself! I love these! Easy to use and hookup, just plug and get the Google Assistant app on your phone. I use it to control other smart home appliances, to listen to music and ask questions all the time instead of having to google things. I also like when I’m gone I can announce something over the google mini to whomever is at home so it’s awesome and comes in handy! Cheap too! Half price during the holidays!
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
Perfect
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Saw the recent ad on TV and had to get one. Not disappointed. Say- Hey Google- ask a question - and you will get a concise answer. Say - hey Google good morning and she will give you time temperature forecast and start giving you the news. 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
Love it!
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Works great in my room. Great sound quality and easy to use.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google Mini
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We are really enjoying the Google mini. We have it set on the top bookshelf in living room and ask it to play music while sitting 10-15 feet away. The kids also have fun asking it questions as well. I love the size of it and the sound it produces.
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 item
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My son has one in thier house in florida, So we liked it and made the choice to buy one for our home too. I like the advantage of being able to turn things on/off from a far. Im glad we purchased it. Nothing but good reviews about having this item
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
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Amazing
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I love this google home mini, it’s great to automate a lot of your house gadgets but also if you’re on the google ecosystem this is one of the most helpful products you can get from the google asistente line because this basically becomes your hub
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
a great device!
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the google home mini might not be as good of a product as it's bigger brother but is still a great product. the speaker quality is good, but it's functions are great.
be aware that once you buy you will probably want to spend more money on the chrome cast, and Philips hue lights but you will make your house even more of a joy to be at.
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
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect for my computer challenged gift recipient
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Sr. citizen who was gifted this item loves to look up random info/trivia and can't spell well, does not understand how to narrow a search or to pick the appropriate URL from an answer set on a computer. Simply asking Google is a perfect solution.
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
Set it up and it will amaze you
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For such a small sized unit, the sound is good. It takes some getting used to insofar as getting to know all that it can do vis-a-vis connecting with other 'smart' items in your house. However, out of the box you can just set it up through the smartphone application...simple - and then start using it as I do, which is mainly "Hey, Google...what time is it?" or the weather or ask it "Hey, Google...play music" to which it responds, "Okay, playing music through Pandora.
It's easy to set up, start using for simple things immediately, and go from there...
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
I’m now in the google ecosystem
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I bought this with the Google Chome cast bundle for 45 and it’s a great little device. I wanted to be able to turn off some hard to reach lights remotely. Google assistant is definitely very helpful for setting timers, asking questions, and casting different apps. Its main use for me is to play music, since I was using a Bluetooth speaker, and having google turn on and off lights since it can be very dark in the morning, being able to request the lights on is helpful instead of having to go across a dark room to turn them on
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
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Further integration of Google Assistant in the hom
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I previously had owned a Google Home Mini in the Master Bedroom, but wanted one for the movie room so that we can eventually control aspects of the TV with Chromecast, Youtube, and Movies at some point. Really enjoy having these around the house.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk