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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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to setup and perfect for a smart home
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We bought this to add a Google assistant to our 2nd bedroom. Now we pretty much have one in every room! It's great because it is easy to setup and also, if you don't want to pay for Sonos, Google Home makes it easy to play music throughout all your Google Assistant speakers. The sound quality (because it is such a small device) isn't as great as Sonos, but for your everyday music pleasure, it is perfect.
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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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Better than the Dot
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Loving the Google home setup. I already had a full sized Google home and got the mini for my bedroom. I use it to play relaxing music for bed time and control my Phillips Hue lights.
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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Google assistant
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
a good direction to start
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i am happy to see google getting into the automation of home products. this has been a good product, so far i have bought two. one from best buy and one from google when it came out.
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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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice assistant for everyone
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Great little device that helps greatly through out the house. I bought it mainly to turn my TV, lights and music on/off with my voice but it does much more. Def recommend for everyone
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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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Really fun
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We use this for a lot of purposes...ask what time a store or restaurant opens, who appeared in a movie, crossword puzzle clues, and to play music. We seem to use it more every week.
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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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Device
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At this point we are using it with a few voice commands, but as we add more connected things in our home it will be used much more. Just as a music speaker, it sounds great as well.
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
small in stature but a real powerhouse
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I already had a Google Home so I nabbed a Black Friday deal to add a Mini and I'm glad I did. While it won't compete with your home stereo, the speaker quality is surprisingly good.
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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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Bedroom
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Works great in our daughter's room. We have the Google Home in the living room. Nice and small but with great sound. We bought a second mini for a gift too. Very nice little device.
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 4 out of 5 stars
Better speaker than the Echo Dot
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I bought this to compare to my Echo Dot. The Google speaker is far better than the speaker in the Dot, though I still doubt that I would use it for music.
The Dot is better if you're looking to use it for home automation. It supports more devices and is easier to setup connections.
The Google speaker is slightly easier to setup initially. It does most of the work itself. It can also answer a wider range of informational questions, and the integration with Chromcast for casting Netflix and other services to your TV is nice.
It's quickly closing the gap with the Amazon Echo.
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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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google Mini is awesome
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This google product is way better than Alexa (had this one before) and Echo. Very reeceptive to voice of everyone in my family and very accurate; and for the price is great 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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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great especially for the price
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The google mini is fun to work with and easy to use. It's so good that I bought several as gifts. I can ask it the time, play music and almost anything and it gives me the answers.
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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Google assistant
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product for the price.
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I bought 2 of these mini Google home for Christmas presents. Haven't used them, but I do have the original big Google home and it is great. I have heard the mini is very good also.
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
Little Speaker
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Not a lot to this, I already have an Amazon Alexa and wanted to get this to check it out. It works well as a bedroom speaker and lets me listen to meditation music at night easily.
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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Google assistant
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Better than Echo Dot
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I have owned the Echo Dot and the Google Mini and I like the Google product better. It seems to answer more "questions". And the Google mini works with all my devices in the house.
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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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
So far, so good
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Just got it, works well, but doesn't hear me sometimes from a distance of about 10-12 feet. Also, to activate it you have to say "hey Google.." which is a bit annoying. I would rather just say "Google...".
Works with my Chromecast, which is pretty cool.
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
OK Google is Comparable to Alexa
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I like both Alexa and Google, but I think I like saying a name like "Alexa" instead of "OK Google." I think it should also use Zwave technology, but it does a good job nonetheless.
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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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good Buy
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I have been hesitant to buy a device like this, but for the price I figured I would give it a shot! Works great and the speakers are louder than I originally thought they would be.
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 product,value, and purchase experience!
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Purchased the item on Black Friday It was a good shopping experience since it was easily accessible. The purchased item was great and easy to use out of the box and of great value.
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
Great buy!
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This google Home has been a great collection to my house. It can add appointments and reminders wo me going and entering it on my phone. Plays great sound and recognizes voice well
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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Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great product
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This little thing is awesome, just as good as the original. Not quite as loud but still sounds really good. I bought 3 of them and already had an original one. Now they’re all over my house and can link up it’s awesome. All and all great and a great price.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Chalk