Customer Ratings & Reviews

Got this as an upstairs companion to the Google Home... turn lights in other areas of the house on and off, weather updates, make calls etc...sound is terrific, expected it to be less than it is

Google Home Mini has a sense of humor! We have conversations about certain topics, and she has witty replies. I'll ask her the temperature in cold weather to know how many layers to put on when I walk the dog outside. Of course, she integrates well with Google searches and saves me from having to log into my laptop for information. She assigns funny names to players when we use her for trivia games. We also have an Echo Show, but Alexa's sense of humor is not as much fun as Google Home Mini. Google Home Mini will give compliments to Alexa who pretty much ignores her. Alexa now lives in another room. If you're looking for a fun AI device, Google Home Mini is for you!

This device has some fun features but still lacks a lot functionality that could make it better.

This is a very useful product. We all know the advantage of Google. This is like your personal assistant. It needs a little bit of training but is an exceptional device. We love it.

I have the home and the minnie and the home has a much better speaker, I would think a better magnet. There are many thing you can do with this thing. I haven't scratched the surface yet. Turn on lights , your have to get a light kit, Make grocery list cook with it, you name it.

Chose this over the echo dot because I have a lot of other google products. Works great, use it mostly to operate my smart TV over chromecast with voice commands. Would recommend!

I have an Amazon Echo which I really enjoy in larger rooms, but the Google Mini more than performs and with better voice recognition. Would definitely recommend for both entry and larger units.

Got this small inexpensive one to try the interactive home concept. Will post more when set up.

I have had a great time learning about my google mini! It is super easy to use and can do a lot

Great price for something that has that much information and a personality. I love to ask it questions and see what kind of answers I get. Some are quite funny.

Still learning everything this product does but so far it's great love it even my kids love it

Bought this on a whim for a low price and it is actually very useful. Can get info without getting out your phone, ask to play specific music on Chromecast on Spotify, etc. Highly recommended.

I opted for this over the amazon echo dot due to how deep i am into the google eco system. I thought it would be perfect to access my google play music library using this device, but it turns out you can't play from your library (only play free radio stations similar to those artists) unless you have a paid subscription. color me disappointed.

Love this google home. Have alexa too and i love the wide features this google home brings in.

What’s the weather today? Turn off the lights. Play country night sounds—my personal favorite! Best Buy gets extra kudos because the swapped out colors for me in a packaged deal!!

This wonderful device is a great addition to any smart home. What it lacks in sound compared to Google's bigger models it makes up for in convenience. Super simple, super small, super awesome.

Fun, useful, and sounds way better than expected for a tiny speaker. I guess if you want to buy paper towels, go with Alexa, but I think this is a better experience otherwise.

The Google Home Mini offers an interactive and fun way to get answers to most common questions. However, the Google Home Mini often does not have answers for numerous questions, which can be irritating, especially when the questions are not out of the ordinary.

Bought a home mini and echo dot at the same time. The home mini has a better speaker and returns better search results, but the echo dot has better mic that picks up your voice better which means I find myself having to repeat myself more with the home mini.

If you want an assistant at home and have a lot of Google integration in your daily life (Gmail, Hangouts, etc), the Google Home Mini can supplement and make things a bit easier. It's great to be able to verbally tell it to add peanut butter to my shopping list or have it read to me my calendar for the day as I'm preparing breakfast. You can indeed have a semi fluid conversation with it where as the Amazon Echo most of the time requires you to say its wake word. It works great with home automation (smart plugs/switches, smart thermostat, etc). There are a couple of bugs in it though. Sometimes it will just turn on even though nobody remotely said "Hey Google" or "OK Google." If you turn the volume all the way up and are streaming music to it, it has a tendency to reboot. The device does get fairly warm, so it's a bit of a concern to me since the Echo stays cool to touch. But this is the first generation, so we can only hope it'll get better.