Customer Ratings & Reviews

Google has several things going for this tiny smart speaker. The sound quality is much better than on the Alexa mini devices however it doesn't have the ability to connect an external speaker via a plug or Bluetooth which is a big detraction. There is also no comparison between the Smart's of Google Assistant versus Alexa's very limited responses and knowledge when it comes to answering questions. However the Alexa assistant, in my opinion, is better at controlling smart home devices. Give Google a little time and they will catch up and probably surpass Amazon. For now if you want a better sounding mini smart speaker that can answer your random questions more accurately stick with the Google mini but if your main concern is controlling your smart home then the Alexa Mini is it better return on your investment. As a side note I own six Alexa Minis and two Google Minis and have put them head-to-head so my assessment is accurate.

I have a regular google home in master bedroom but got the mini for our kitchen. It's great to assist in cooking directions and using to work with our lights and coffee maker.

Perfect for ones that do not want the large Google Home device. Does what you want it to, sound quality is worth the 30.00 I spent, overall great looking and full of features.

Great for smaller sized rooms. Nice cheaper option than the regular Home.

As a former sales employee at Best Buy, I know a thing or two about these products. As far as compatibility is concerned, the Google platform will pair with just about any major brand of smart home tech you can find. This speaker will also generate the most feedback for questions asked when compared to any other AI platform on the market. The setup and use of the Google Home ecosystem will take you a few hours to get it perfect, but it's well worth the time put into it. As for the actual customer service and feedback, I was blown away. Yesterday (6/27/2018) there was a worldwide outage for some of the Google Home platform. I assumed that this was a software bug and it was, so I didn't even contact anyone assuming they would patch it. And they did, within half a day. What really made me feel compelled to write this was that Google contacted me, without any reason to, regarding the outage, and clarified what happened. All in all I got to hand it to Google, for being the premier AI system and for being a world innovater. 10/10 AK

I have the Amazon Echo, Tap & Dot, as well as the Google Home devices. I added the Google Mini to my collection, because I do not particularly like the sound quality of the Amazon Dot, and I wanted a small replacement device to take with me on my travels. So far, I am extremely pleased with my Google Mini device. Setup is easy, it's relatively compact, and the sound quality is quite good. In fact, I was so pleased that I bought 2 additional devices for gifts.

I have both a Google Home and Google Home mini. The sound quality of the mini is fine. Music sounds good enough for something that small, better than my bluetooth speaker the same size. Podcasts sound pretty good. For some reason, I find the response time on the mini faster than on my Home. My only complaint is they disabled the top tap feature, which means I have to vocally stop it every time. But rumor is that it will be reinstated, so I am not too concerned.

I have both a Google Home and Google Home mini. The sound quality of the mini is fine. Music sounds good enough for something that small, better than my bluetooth speaker the same size. Podcasts sound pretty good. For some reason, I find the response time on the mini faster than on my Home. My only complaint is they disabled the top tap feature, which means I have to vocally stop it every time. But rumor is that it will be reinstated, so I am not too concerned.

I love this little device! It's a versatile device that can answer thousands of inquiries, set reminders, play music from Spotify, Google music, and Pandora (it also has a very good speaker), play sounds of nature and the radio. It can also help with cooking recipes in the kitchen. You can pair it with Chromecast, and ask it play any video on youtube, or a movie and tv show on Netflix. I could go on and on, I really love this device! Its a great value for $30!

We had a couple of Amazon Dot's around, which started as a novelty and morphed primarily into home control. The switch over to Google home products started with a speaker we used as an alarm clock and grew from there. We ended up replacing the Dots with Minis primarily because the Google voice interface is so much more natural and offered more functionality. The Google Minis offer reasonable sound for music and radio, but now offer so much more utility, and the list of functions they can perform is growing. I have replaced my speakerphone with a Mini, linked in to my contact list! With voice identification, even more personalized service is possible, including separate calendars, contact lists, play lists and alarms. Additionally, Google has opened up 'Assistant' so that it can be embedded in devices from other manufacturers. We now have four minis scattered around the house, along with a clock speaker and a Google Home Hub, which is the best excuse for a picture frame ever.

I purchased a Pixel 2 smartphone from the Google Store and got a free Google Home Mini as part of their initial sales promotion. Set it up and hooked it up to some Phillips Hue light bulbs and my Harmony Hub remote on my TV as I begin my journey into the smart home. First Mini was placed upstairs. Liked it so much I purchased a 2nd one for downstairs. Debating whether I should purchase one more for the master bedroom. Great device and pretty easy to set up!

Bought three of these on the Black Friday sale for $20 after all is said and done. I put them around my house so I could have google assistant all over. I love that I can stream music to the whole house at the same time. They look cool. The only thing I would like to change is for them to have a line out so I can connect them to my speaker system. I know I can just get a chromecast audio but that does not include google assistant. I love these little pucks

Works as well as the larger unit. Easy to configure. Great voice recognition! I am enjoying it in my bedroom.

Bought Google Home last year and sunk a lot of $ into smart lights and switches. Can’t imagine not having it now. As we expected, Google came out with these and to add to whole home functionality with voice prompts we added two of these little guys. We’re about 80% complete in refurbishing our small 1400sq ft condo in all “smart” devices. These things help and we’re all too affordable to pass up. For what we ask them to do, spot on. Keep it coming Google!

These are amazing sound quality is loud and clear they can hear you from just about anywhere if you have a bigger home I suggest you buy a couple Google home sinks effortlessly to all my smart products and now with the power of Google I can control everything with my voice at home it's amazing

Love these things. Easy to use and set up. Like that I can ask it to play music and it does through Pandora.

Purchased this for 91 year old mother who has macular degeneration and cannot see clock dial or telephone pad. Set her up with Gmail account then added her contacts. now she can say "ok Google call Robert" and it will dial her contact. If there were two Roberts it would ask which one, which would confuse her, so didn't do that. You can name contact anything. I made one called help with the phone number of front desk where she lives. I tried to use Amazon echo and it will dial a number but not by saying contact name. You have to give it a number unless the other person also has echo device

So when I first bought this I thought like most people that I had no use for it, but since it was on sale for $29 plus you got a 10 gift card instantly I figured why not if anything It will be my new bluetooth speaker. Well, I got it home and set it up and immediately realized this thing was going to be used all the time. Since then I've used it morning noon and night and don't see anything that gonna slow me down. Just buy it you won't be disappointed,.

Great little speaker for the price. The google assistant is awesome esp when paired with home control items!

Great little speaker for the price. The google assistant is awesome esp when paired with home control items!