Customer Ratings & Reviews

We receive one of these as a gift for our wedding, as well as the Google Home (with the screen). We loved both. We got a second one for my niece for Christmas. Now this machine has it's clear limitations compared to the home with the screen but for $20, you're clearly winning. The only downfall is that it's limited on music (like how specific you can select your music) unless you pay for YouTube Music. You don't have that limitation with the Google Home which is significantly more money. It's an understandable limitation from Google. Can't give the keys to the kingdom for $20. If you want the best of the best, you have to pay for the best (Google Home). Like i said earlier, you still can't go wrong for $20

Very easy setup and sounds great. I use it with Google Play Music.

It works it’s easy to use .. I love that it was a reasonable price

Easy to setup with connected devices. Also fun conversation piece.

I really love the device. Very cool. I bought one for my daughter.

I was not sure what to expect out of this tiny little gadget but was totally surprised by the usefulness it adds to my home! Also impressed with the many products that are accessible through the Home mini. Was not sure how much use I would get out of it but it is used on a daily basis by me and my family for various tasks! Very pleased with the added bonus this gives my household to accomplish chores and tasks. The Home Mini is also aesthetically pleasing to the eye and doesn't stick out of place with my household décor. Very user friendly! Great purchase!

I have all the gadgets and I like google home the best for the simple reason that it uses google to search for your answers versus Alexa who uses bing. Ask yourself when was the last time you used bing or heard of it being used to search for something. If you ask google home a question, it will answer it versus the others who direct you where to find it. I got it for 29.99 and it was a steal, it has an ok speaker, not as good as the full size one but works great for music and talking to. I control my Christmas tree lights with it and listen to music when I want to. Highly recommend.

This is a great addition to any smart home. You can ask it questions and also have it turn off lights or turn them on. Everything works as it should.

Great functionality, surprisingly good sound from a small speaker.

Works good I also have Amazon products, and it works very similar.

We love the technology and concept of Google Home but there are several issues in getting it to work with reasonable commands. Our GeekSquad team is amazing to help with the programming but trying to figure out what language and actions to use when paired with the Harmony hub it isn't 100% functional particularly for a handicapped person that needs the voice actions. Otherwise, its very good and compact a great resource for web based information and technology functions for phone calls, wish it had the 911 calling, caller id for placed calls for contacts.

The kids have a blast asking google question and hearing his jokes

Bought two for our bedrooms. Works great! Sets alarms, plays music to put me asleep, tells me the weather and traffic upon waking, etc. My own little butler:)

These two are identical in many ways, but the Echo Dot's 7 far-field microphones versus Home Mini's 2 make it a bit more responsive. The Echo Dot also has full Bluetooth support and a 3.5mm audio jack, whereas the Home Mini has only Bluetooth input and no jack. Home Mini is probably more aesthetic, but the fabric covers are better at collecting dust, too.

Very easy to use to get information like news and weather quickly.

Good personal assistant. Does what it supposed to do without issue

Great little device that can do a multitude of things. I haven't even begun to scratch the surface of this little device. Mainly I use it to play music, but if you have a smart home, you can use it to control many of your devices.

I got an Echo for Christmas and a free Google Mini shortly after. We use both almost everyday. I have the Echo between the kitchen and family room, but the Mini is in my bedroom. I initially placed it on the dresser below the wall mounted Roku TV. The problem was it couldn't hear me when the TV was on. I had to pause or mute, which defeated the purpose of the Mini controlling my Roku TV. So I moved it to my night stand next to the bed and it works much better. I'm happy with both products but I think the Mini is more low-profile than the Dot and certainly more so than the Echo.

The mini is perfect. I bought 8. Couple for myself and the rest for gifts which everyone loved. The volume is more than sufficient for a large room or living area. The range on voice command is good too. I can talk to mine from as far as 20 ft away and it generally hears me unless there are other noises. Best of all, my wife thinks she knows everything. Ah ah! Not anymore. My little google woman is not constantly correcting her. My wife can’t fight a google mini so it’s perfect. And when I have to sleep on the couch at least I have the google mini for tunes or just keep me company.

Use it heavily for music mainly but definitely allows me to feel more in control of my house when I linked it to my Phillip Hue lights!