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 5 out of 5 stars
Worth the money little controller
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I got this to play music and video on my nvidia shield. I've started to use it for much more so far.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
If you love google home
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This adds google home to a room on the cheap. I install it on my little office and garage.
This does not have a speaker out to connect to a larger speaker.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
For something so small...
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...music sounds pretty good! MUCH better than an Echo Dot (in fairness, the Dot was made to listen to music, paired to a better speaker). I do like the google interface as interactions seem less robotic than Alexa or Siri. Google seems to automatically engage smart home devices as well.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
I love my google mini
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Sounds great better than expected!! It’s as useful as the ads and I love being able to set reminders
I would recommend this to a friend
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Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
works great
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this works just like the first version but only small which helps putting it any where you want to.
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
Awesome home accessory
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I chose this to sync with my Google account, android phone and a few smart outlets. So far so good.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great
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This is phenomenal. Doesn't take up too much space and works perfectly with spotify and other apps.
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
Google home mini
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The google home mini is a great for having in a different room from other google assistant we have.
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I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great little device
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Pairs nicely with Chromecast and Google Home. I was surprised with how loud this little speaker is.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love this for upstairs
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We have the Google Home in our living room so the Google mini was a great addition to our upstairs.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Better Echo Dot
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More attractive, better sound and often is able to answer questions that Alexa does not understand.
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I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Cool device for Intro Smart Home
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Great communication. It’s able to do a lot of interactions, and speaking to it sounds very natural.
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I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best smart home assistant.
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The google mini came packaged with the nest thermostat. Once I became accustomed to how the mini works there was no looking back. So far this out performs the echo dot in clarity and better intragation with other smart devices (chromecast, lg oled tv, hue system etc...Totally satisfied!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Mini google
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I have so much fun with it, makes me dance a lot and get information while I am doing other things.
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 value for money product with good potential
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Like most people, I bought google home mini during the thanksgiving sale for 30$ and 10$ best buy credit. I am using it for a month now mainly to operate my smart TV. I do believe the product needs improvements but is value for money at 30$ (probably not so much at previous 50$ price). I use amazon echo dot for last 6 months and I find its more evolved than home mini.
Pros:
1) Comes with google search engine. Cannot beat that.
2) Smooth integration with the TV using google chrome-cast and other devices.
3) Excellent speaker for the size. Could use more bass.
4) Easy to use all google services including navigation. Which is a big plus over echo dot.
Shortcomings:
1) Compared to Amazon echo dot the voice detection is not that efficient. Sometimes you've to actually face the device and speak into the mic.
2) Finding the volume up and down keys is a trial and error. You will find it only if you're lucky. Echo dot has kept it really simple and efficient.
Giving 4 stars because I kept comparing it to the amazon echo dot which is 4.5 stars in my opinion.
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 use
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It was easy to set up and use. We use it daily and plan to give it to family members for Christmas.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best smart speaker for the price
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Best smart speaker for the price. Smart, voice loud and clear, ok quaity for music- for 30 bucks!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Size
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very cool product
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It's very small, so doesn't occupy much space. The user experience is smooth so far, and very cool!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love the Google assistant
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Love the google assistant and now the Home mini. It sound really really good, better than expected.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Handy
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I have a mini in my home office and master bath, they pick up your speech rather well but if there is a lot of noise or you are listening to music loudly it can get into the way. Volume is quality and sound doesn’t get distorted when it’s up loud. Glad I got it.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal