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
Good vs Alexa
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I have an echo and wanted something that would google as echo does not. The setup is a little tougher and amazon does a good job of updating what the echo can do. However it does google and it is easier to setup wireless devices (nest, smart plug) than echo. The music also sounds incredible! A must buy!
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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Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google does it again
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I have the original Google Home so I wanted one of these to work with it for my home automation purposes (I have smartthings lights throughout the house). Now only do the two devices work seamlessly together, but this one is small enough to easily hide in your house. I see me buying a few more in my near future to make my entire house a smart home in every room. In my experience Google is much smarter than Alexa, so much so my wife actually uses it daily when she would get frustrated with the Echo.
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 starter for a smarter home!
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Its great when you want to know something right away, just ask. I use it for getting the weather, playing music, asking questions. The only thing I dont like ( but am ok with) is starting everything with 'ok google'. For example, when asking for a recipe, instead of just saying 'next' I have to keep repeating 'ok google, next.' Other things it can be utilized for is setting an alarm, agenda notification, and buying. Overall, I love it!
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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Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Suprisingly Cool
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So I bought one of these little guys just to check it out and I ended up being pretty impressed. It's a lot of fun. My kids can play games with it or ask a question and get a quick answer. I use it to take naps and set wake up timers. It has a ton of functionality. I can play music, set reminders, set alarms, set home automation, ask questions and control my Google Chromecast. I love it. Very cool.
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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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to set up, easy to use
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I was able to simply take it out of the box and connect it to the WiFi for it to start working. The google home app is very easy to use during set up. In the app you can connect other devices for the mini to control.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy and Fun to Use
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My wife and I are not techies, but we thought we would try this. We love it! My wife went out and bought a second one for my study because she was so impressed with how it works and how fast it can answer questions.
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
Glad I bought one
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Has made my life slightly easier after tying it into my SmartThings hub and home alarm system. Can ask for morning news, turn on/off lights and set alarm at night.
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
It’s fun
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Got this free with my Nest Thermostat. Like it so much we went and got another one when they were half price so we would have one in bedroom and living room. It works great with the C by GE light bulbs. Also our 3yr old grandson loves tell it to play rock n roll music and it even understands him when he’s not pronouncing his words right. It’s been lots of fun with him plus nice controlling lights by voice from other rooms especially when going to bed.
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
Love my mini
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I was skeptical before buying it, but at $30, I figured, what the heck, it's worth a try. I use it for so many things! Temperature outside, music, kitchen timer, football scores, game time, etc. Highly recommend 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
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome gadget
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Google home is super easy to set up and super easy to use. Turn any individual room into a "smart" room. Tell it turn on the lights, play music, or your fav tv show on Netflix. Worked just fine with my apple product
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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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very useful product
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All our family members use Google Home Enthusiastically every day! We use it to know weather, news ... we use it to listen to music and to know words from other languages ... We are enjoying our purchase thoroughly.
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
love it
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this little gadget is so awesome. my sister thought it was a gimmick until she used it 6 times while doing her homework to spell, Google topics, and make phone calls and immediately begged me to buy one for her home.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great home product!
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We already have the original Google home so we bought the mini to use in other rooms. It's small but don't let that fool you. Overall great product, even if you already have one. It doesn't take up much room either.
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 4 out of 5 stars
Great Little Smart Speaker
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This was an addition to our smart home that pairs with a full size Google Home. We love having this one for another room to control our devices. The sound is not great, but that is as expected given the size. It recognizes all the commands we expect and performs well. A very solid entry from Google.
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 for a first timer
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I was very skeptical when purchasing this product. I hadn't heard much about it but wanted to give it a try. Well worth the money. I can get any info that i need. Plus i can play my music from my Pandora. Worth it.
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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Google assistant
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great little helper!!
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You can actually ask it to call any business name or phone number by number and it will call!! Can't wait until you can press different numbers for extensions too!! It says they are working on that! Exciting stuff!
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 the google mini
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I purchased two of these on black Friday. They were Christmas present. These are sooo awesome to have in other rooms of the house. Can use as alarms, music speakers, information tool any where we are in 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:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome little gadget
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I have a bunch of echo dots but this Google home mini is so much more louder than them. There is somethings that need to be updated but other than that great buy
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
cool gadget!
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i love it! Hands free, ask anything and most stuff will be answered. Music is cool, nice volume for its size. You can have it wake you up, set reminders, add events to your calendar and more. Im so happy i got it!
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
Great device for android users
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I was blown away by how convenient this assistant could be. I am able to find my phone when it is lost and also can turn on/off my TV without moving a finger. Would definitely recommend this to friends and family!
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal