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
Pretty good for its time and just as good now
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Being a first-generation unit it hasn't been noticed around here, although I do like the Nest branding of the later models which means nothing internally as far as I know. More intelligent than Alexa, but sometimes not as human.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Hello Google
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I find it interesting we can adapt to new things... Who thought we'd be talking to our homes. Once you learn the vernacular google can actually help with nearly anything. Turning on/off lights, appliances, control TV's and satellite control. Intercom, play music streaming movies and video to the TV or even reading the bible, all these in one room or broadcast to all rooms.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great voice assistant
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This works the same as alexa, but this is better because of the Google has more content In web searches which gets you better search results when asking questions. The sound is loud, and clear. One thing I can't figure out is to connect it to a Bluetooth speaker. Alexa is able to do it. I would suggest get alexa and Google, if you had to choose one Google is the way to go.
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 Great Compact Speaker
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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The speaker sounds good and loud enough for the price, also it looks quite stylish, and its assistant is also helpful.
I use it as a nighttime music machine, a wake up alarm, and on occasions asking for information I need to know.
It does the job, the only negative thing is that it has to be connected to WiFi to stream music.
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
Confusing command
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I really like the design. The home mini it self is great. However. But Google assistant commands are very inconsistent. For example. The Google assistant app allows me to play music from my some music. But the Google home mini can't. Even though when I try to change the setting for music inside the Google home app, it takes me to the Google assistant app.
There are bunch other commands that's available in Google assistance app but not the Google home mini.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome little speaker
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This little speaker is awesome! It sounds great, can be used as an intercom , personal assistant, weather and traffic forecaster , radio, alarm clock, the list goes on. I find the google mini to respond faster and more accurately than the amazon echo dot too.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good for the price
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Picked a few of these up on Black Friday. Happy with them , only downside is there are still many smarthome integrations missing from Googles arsenal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Gift for my niece that she enjoys
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Great deal that they ran for this product and it was well worth the price. Merry Christmas!
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 5 out of 5 stars
Great smart device!
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The Google mini is a great speaker for it's size. Not only does it offer the best smart features and Google assistant, it also has good sound for it's size. the volume control is a bit finicky but you can always use your voice for that. Beats Alexa hands down!
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Little Speaker
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While the sound is not fantastic on this little speaker, it's not bad. Add that to all the things you can do with this device, I highly recommend it.
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
Small but deadly!
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Brilliant on its own and can be paired up with other similar products for stereo audio. And if you have a Google TV, get prepared for stereo audio for a true cinema style experience. Good sound quality on its own too.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
makes having a smart home easy
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I have both the Google home smart speakers and the Apple homePod. Although the Apple has features that work well with my other Apple electronica and I love the sound, I have Google Home Minis in several rooms around the house and I couldn't be happier.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Aqua
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good to have
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This thing is so awesome to have it tells me about my day and the weather and fun stuff too
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
Small but mighty
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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There is really nothing to it but it still does so much. I like it for areas like the bedroom or bathroom, I don't want video in those areas and still want to control whatever I have running on the network. Sounds good too for as small as it is.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best voice assistant
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Works great with my nest thermostat and Philips hue lights. Makes everything so much easier.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great
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Bought this for my niece, they have triplets, the parental controls are fantastic and easy.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Sound quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great voice assistant
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This is a great voice assistant to have if your house is smart enabled. You can tell it to turn off the lights (philips hue) or change the temperature on your nest. Play music with it. Overall I am very pleased about this purchase the only that bothers me is if it had follow up questions and other languages supported in but those could get added with a software update.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
User friendly!!!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
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Everyone in the house loves the google home mini. Kids ask it questions so this Mom gets a break from the questions. LOL. Great device. No more clapping the lights off or having to give gentle reminders to turn off the lights. Google does it for me.
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
Love the Mini
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Already had the Google Home device and loved it. We wanted to add the mini to another room.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
I love google
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Work really good. Wakes me up on time. Loud and very effective.
This review is from Home Mini (1st Generation) - Smart Speaker with Google Assistant - Charcoal