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
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So fun for kids
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Easy ordering from Best Buy. Skip the crowds for Christmas shopping. My kids ask Google now for everything from sharks and how to spell words.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good Things Come in Small [Google] Packages
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The chalk color blends in nicely in every room. Easy to setup and connect to my existing 5 WeMo light switches and Nest thermostat (3rd gen) - I now have 5 Google Home devices through my home. My next addition will be a Logitech Harmony Hub to control my home entertainment system. Google’s voice is clear on both the full-size Home and Mini, but playing music suffers on the Mini. Google is Google... full of knowledge, capabilities, and potential. Very capable today, and I’m looking forward to future improvements via free software upgrades.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love this. So easy to use. Great for hands free
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Easy to set you right out of the box. Look voice activation. Use it all the time in the mornings getting ready for work to get weather updates
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for controlling multiple devices by voice.
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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The two most popular options for home control are generally Google and Amazon. I recommend the Google home platform versus the Amazon devices, as Google seems to have much better/variety of product integrations with non-Google products. I've used both, but now use Google home exclusively for devices. I do use Amazon's streaming and free shipping services though (Amazon Prime subscription, etc.) It sometimes takes a little work to set the devices up through Google home, though. I've found the Google speaker quality on these to be okay, but what do you expect from a little disk? You'd want to step up to the more expensive, larger Google speaker for better sound. I typically listen to my music through a hi-fidelity sound system and speakers, so while not my go to for music, I find these are practical to have around the house to say "Hey Google, turn on/off" and... whatever; turn things off and on, like my lights, TV, Stereo, answer random questions and provide alarms or reminders. Good value for the price, particularly when on sale. I own quite a few I've placed in multiple rooms.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Google Mini
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I honestly don’t know all the functionality of this device without compromising too much on my privacy. It has a nice sound quality compare to Alexa but setting up the connections seems little more complicated.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
AI assistant
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Easy set up
Voice recognition is good
Good volume settings
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So much fun
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Bought this for my son, he loves it. It is a great addition to his room. Great speaker for the size and helps with any questions he may have.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice product.
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I can use this in all my room, attached it to the wall and experience voice-based service anytime at a good price. Not bad for the price paid
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to Use and Set Up
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I purchased this item as an after Thanksgiving sale item. I admit that it was an impulse sale buy. However, after getting it home, I found that the item was easy to set up and fun to use. I like that I can get weather updates, play music and make shopping lists all from using my voice. It also functions as my Hub for the smart home that I am slowly acquiring.
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
Didnt realize I'd use it so much
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
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Oh man I thought I was only going to use this for basic questions here and there, but I bought 2 more and the home hub and i talk to this thing all day. Turns my lights on and off, easily call anyone, soooo helpful in the kitchen, and I always get a quick answer to any dumb question I have and theres so much more you can do
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Product
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Although a good product, it was beat out by the Amazon Echo Dot just because it does more of what I need it to. For some this will win. It does have good sound quality and good features, just not right for me.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
convenient
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Easy to use. Just connect to internet. You are able to listen to the radio by telling it, this is also a speaker, no need to get another one.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to setup and use.
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Purchased this for my wife - who is not technically oriented. She was able to perform all setup by herself and use quickly. Well done Google!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great home assistance
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I use this everyday for everything from getting the news, listening to music, and to sync with multiple home devices.
Better than the rest
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
great ad on.
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The sound of the mini is not as good as the full size google home, but does a great job, use it in the garage to get info from google search when working on the car, or to just stream music, nice addition !!!!
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Quality product
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Simply plug and play. Everyone in our house hold uses it for a multitude of information ie: recipies, weather,trivia,facts of all types, etc.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great addition to our google home
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We love this google home mini. It is nice to be able to communicate room to room. We also love the ability to play music throughout our home.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome device
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I got this on sale at bestbuy. One of the best items that I’ve purchased this holiday season. So easy to use. The functionality is priceless.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Google Home, just Mini
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Everything that makes the Google Home great, in a small package. Using this as a nightstand home, to access all smart home features from bed.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Awesome!
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Awesome! Great device. Really smart. Volume isn't fantastic, but adequate. Not quite as smart as I wish and I wish there was more compatibility, but there's some hacks to get most things working. Pretty slick.
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