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Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 6398 reviews

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Customers are positive about the Nest Mini (2nd Generation) with Google Assistant, frequently praising its sound quality, ease of use, and compact size. Many also appreciate its affordability and the seamless integration with Google Assistant and other smart home devices. However, some customers reported issues with connectivity. A few mentioned that the bass could be improved.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great smart speaker

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    good speaker, easy to use. no issues. would recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love these Nest mini's

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought two of these Nest Mini Smart Speakers. I love their sound and the ease of use. We keep one in the kitchen and another in the living room. Our Hub is in the bedroom. Great product

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Mini Smart Speaker

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This speaker may be small but it puts out a BIG sound. I have Google Smart Speakers in every room in my house so I can enjoy my music through the house, especially during my quite "Me Time", they sound great when you group them together. I have the mini's in my bathrooms and the larger ones in the bedroom, living room and Den and the Large Smart Displays in the Kitchen/Dining room and the small display in my bedroom all speakers grouped together in the Google Home App to play music throughout the house.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Best Buy Employee

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sound nice

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    Best Buy Employee
    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sounds very nice, works well connecting to blue tooth and my other google devices. Easy to set up using the google home app

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    An Enjoyable Device With One Flaw

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am enjoying my new Google Nest Mini more and more such that I have bought 2 more. The sound on this 2nd generation mini is much improved over the 1st generation version, and I have four of those. (Those 4 are retired, just like I am). I use my minis mostly for listening to music in my two bathrooms and in my dining room. I have one problem with them however. I have being using the new "Move Music" command as I move around my apartment. I can move music to my mins with no problem, but I can't move music from the minis. I don't know if I have a setting set wrong or if the mins have not been updated to execute this command. I think it is more likely a software problem. Hopefully this will be fixed soon. It is just a little frusrating. This coomand works just fine with my other Google devices. It is not the end of the world that the minis have this problem. I am working around it in the meantime.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Simple and Easy

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This was easy to set up and connect to my music streaming services, which I use it mostly for. Google easily recognizes my voice and made it simple to do everyday things.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love easy to setup and great to listen music or the weather

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best smart speaker for the money

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love this thing - we have them all over the house. Controls our thermostat, robotic vacuum, plays music, answers questions, trivia, and we broadcast to get the kids out of bed!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is the 4th mini we have in our house. We love being able to send messages to our kids using them and setting it to play music on 'whole house'. We also use them for timers, alarms, and turning Philips hue lights on/off.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little speakers

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We purchased three of these as part of a home internet upgrade. As part of our Google Nest WiFi we’ve achieved whole home sound system that sounds great. Easy to set up and use. Would recommend to anyone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great little speaker/awesome for smart homes

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome little speaker that works so well with my home automation. It can play music with great sound and also change my lights, lock my door and work as an alarm clock and calendar. For the price point it’s a great buy!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Nice and small.

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have this hooked up in the bathroom and is great for listening to music or podcasts while getting ready for work or bed. Doesn't take up that much space as it's pretty small. Clear sounding speaker.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Buy!

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought for the offices at work for everyone and they were a hit! The setup was super easy (even for those who had to create a google account) and the sound quality is great considering the price!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It does what it does

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I literally only use it to control the house and to set alarm veggie flights so it works

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid mini speaker, manage expectations

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I already had one, so I wanted another to pair to get stereo audio in my bedroom since setting up a true set of speakers or soundbar wasn't really an option. These work great for my purposes, but I do wish Google would do something to enable me to match the lag between audio and video on youtube so these wouldn't be up to 2 seconds behind videos. I've also noticed when I try to stream youtube content to the stereo pair that the pairing can fail without warning. Switching to Pandora, I never see that issue. Why would Pandora be seamless and a Google owned App break their own product? Beyond me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Nest Support
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      Hi BuiltTough, we appreciate your insights. We're sorry to hear about the audio lag when stereo pairing Nest Mini.

      It was a great idea to try another streaming app to isolate the issue. If you haven't tried yet, we recommend unlinking and relinking your preferred music streaming app with your Google Nest account. You can follow our help article on how to link your music services and set your default service here: - Make sure your mobile device or tablet is connected to the same Wi-Fi network or linked to the same account as your speaker or display.
      - Open the Google Home app.
      - At the top right, tap your account.
      - Verify that the Google Account shown is the one linked to Nest Mini. To switch accounts, tap another account or Add another account.
      - Go back to the home screen, and at the top left, tap Add Music.
      - To choose your default service, tap the music service you'd like to use. Assistant will use this service when you say “Hey Google, play music.”
      - To link functionality for your preferred streaming app, you'll need to link your accounts.
      To connect your account, tap a music service > Link account > sign in or sign up for the service and follow the in-app steps.
      - To unlink an account, tap Unlink > Unlink account.

      If you need further assistance, you´re more than welcome to reach to our support team here: https://support.google.com/googlenest/gethelp Nest

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fast easy setup good sound

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great for voice control of smart lights and thermostats. No more stumbling around in the dark or getting up to turn off the forgotten light. Has good sound when playing music and google assistant works well. I grouped with our google hub to provide room to room music. Thinking about a couple more for home wide music.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Small and powerful

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    Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Small yet powerful. Easy such with home app. Using as desktop speaker and does great job

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Pretty nifty

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Pretty nifty. Got this because Alexa uses Wikipedia for information and Google is better at answering at questions. Seems to function smoother and faster. I got it during black Friday it was definitely worth the price. It listens better and has not randomly come on like I was talking to it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Hear what I want, everywhere, no headphones

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I just bought my fourth one -- and not because they break or become defective! I love having them around the house -- bedroom, living room, and bathroom (with a hub max in the kitchen for the photo frame). After seeing how I set it up to automatically play NPR in the morning, mom wanted one in her bedroom too. The app works well with it, and the google assistant on my android devices adds convenience to that. Speaker sounds good enough, but I almost always use some other kind of speaker, except when I had music playing in the mornings instead of radio. You can set it to always use another speaker via bluetooth, but at that point I just use my phone. :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Mini speaker, big sound

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love having access to my Google Assistant from the Nest Mini because even though the sound is clear and loud, the speaker is small and able to be hung on the wall.

    I would recommend this to a friend