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 3 out of 5 stars
Just okay
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I've got two of the Google-Home mini speakers. I prefer my oyher prand of smart speakers to the Google Home
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Purchased as a donation
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Purchased as a donation for a fundraiser so I never used. Popular item and the bidding was nice
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Not as good as they want you to think it is.
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I became the owner of the Google Mini-Chalk when it was included free of charge with a purchase of my Acer Chromebook. What a disappointment! It seems that 2 out of 3 things that I would ask it, the answer would invariably be , “I’m sorry, I haven’t learned that yet. The one time it had the correct answers but was answering too quickly for me to right them down, I could not get it to repeat those answers, which were relevant, but instead gave different answers that were completely irrelevant. No matter what I asked or did, I could not come up with the original answers. It has not helped me out one iota. I unplugged it & haven’t used it since.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Useful
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Useful. But requires paid subscription if you want to hear specific songs and if you want to skip commercials.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good for a fun cheap gift
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Got it for a Pollyanna, I think it’s kinda stupid but makes a cool gift. Hopefully Apple comes out with a competitor:
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Worked GREAT in the begining BUT NOW I'm disappoio
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It started out that it was working very well. I was so HAPPY I bought it,BUT now it doesn't work correctly. GOOGLE HOME MINI
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
a good s,art speaker
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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I have Echo and Echo Dot. Feel like the Home mini does not look nice, even though i like the ASR with Google.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Speaker
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Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
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Worked Well. Would buy it again. The price was reasonable
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Doesn't Work
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I've had this unit for over 7 months and have yet to get it to work! When I try to get it to play music it says that I have to have spotify, but I do have spotify! This came "free" with my Nest thermostat on a special pricing - which is good because I would never buy it. We have Amazon's Echo and it works great every time.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good for starters
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
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It's a decent product. Sound quality is okay. I think Sonos or even Amazon echos sound better.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
not bad
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Overall I am not as pleased with this as I though I would be, but time will only tell if I grow to like it more.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
google mini
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Instructions leave a lot to be desired. Being of moderate knowledge on tech items it should have more information with it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Bluetooth
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Free with washing machine purchase
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We received one of these with a washing machine purchase. I tried using it just as a Bluetooth speaker and after a week of frustration I threw it out. Maybe it’s because I use an iPhone not android or something, but it would constantly disconnect after a few minutes.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Needs work
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While it is supposed to recognize only your voices it recognizes anyone's voice. Learns very slowly. Still working on it
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
OK
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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actually gave this as a gift but they loved it so I guess it was a hit.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
So many similar items
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Got this free with my purchase of my nest thermostat. Still trying to figure how to connect everything.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Not for sound
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Great for info and control of things. Sound is — as expected, not great. But it can be paired with BT devices.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Coral
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Smart home
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This is the newest edition to our Smart home integration. I'm still testing features. Timer is hard to get to turn off.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
its ok
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
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Pretty good for asking questions but I feel the home automation is lacking compared to the echo dot
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Getting to know Google Mini
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I've only had this Google Mini for about a month and I am enjoying it but there are still a few links to work out.