Customer Ratings & Reviews

So easy to setup and use. I use the my Google mini almost everyday.

It's very loud and it's great for transitioning your home into a smart house

It is an amazing and affordable speaker. I would definitely recommend it!!

OMG... why didn't I get this device sooner? This is perfect for turning on my TV, playing music, asking about the weather, & I look forward to having more of these around the house. Perhaps I'll have smart lights to go with this as well. This device is pretty awesome to have. I recommend having a Google home!!!

Got this as a Christmas present for my sister. I really liked the color.

Sometimes slow to start. Often just stops for no apparent reason. Sometimes I turn it on and it starts playing commercials. I've gone back to listening to my 45 year old Panasonic radio. When I turn it on it starts immediately and stays on. When I turn it off, it's off and not "listening" to me.

I haven’t yet found something I dislike about this new google nest mini. It is more sensitive to “hey google,” and I never have to shout or raise my voice for it to hear me. Wait, I lied: the only thing that was more challenging was the setup. It could have been the WiFi coverage in the room I was setting the mini up in, so I’m not sure this is actually a con. Since I got it set up, it’s been wonderful.

We love our nest Minis! Sound quality is really good.

ITS FAST AND EASY TO USE AS I LEAVE IT ON. ITS FUN TO ASK IT QUESTIONS. Nice quality

I luv the music and google hears me all the time so yes i think this is awesome.

Love it! Perfect color to combine my bathroom wall. Sound is loud and clear.

It is a good device. Easy to use and easy to navigate.

This Nest mini google assistant is good enough for me.

works like a charm no issues so far and my kid likes it to read story bed time.

nice edition to my google nest hub. the price was well worth it

Excellent product. Sound is good High recommended.

These are nice to put in every room of the house.!

Much better than the older ones. The sound and extra features are excellent

The Google assistant was fine, but had to return. It was unable to use the community WIFI that was available and getting a better WIFI was not an option

Having owned the 1st generation Google Home Mini, I’m keenly aware of its functionality and reliability, both of which are excellent. This 2nd generation model, now called the Google Nest Mini, is just as reliable as the first. The most significant improvement is the sound quality. Even though this newer model is the same physical size as the earlier one, the quality of the speaker/driver is improved. Before, if you wanted to cast music from your phone to the device, the sound was tinny and not very powerful. Now, the sound is louder and fuller with some actual base notes. The base isn’t the kind that will knock your socks off, but at least there’s some lows coming from this speaker. But it’s important to keep in mind that this puck-sized speaker’s main purpose is to offer Google Assistant, not be the backbone of your sound system. However, if you need a small speaker to play some music, this 2nd generation model will more than suffice. When using the Google Assistant feature built into this speaker, I find it works well with many of my smart devices. For example, I’ll ask Google to turn off the living room lights, and the speaker does an excellent job hearing my voice over the TV and other noise, to execute my instructions. This model now has 3 internal mics, as the previous model only had two. The accompanying Google Home App does a good job walking you through the steps for setup, unless you hit a snag. I encountered a problem while connecting the device to my home Wi-Fi network during the in-app setup. There was an error and I had to start over again. When I attempted to setup the device a second time, the app couldn’t even recognize the device. I figured I needed to factory reset the unit, but I couldn’t find any instructions on how to do so. The 1st generation device has a physical pinhole button on its underside; this unit does not. I ended up going to Google support site for the Nest Mini and found the instructions on how to factory reset the device. For those wondering, you’ll first need to switch the physical mic button to the off position (located on the side of the unit), then when the lights on top turn orange, you’ll need to press your finger down over the lights on the center of the Nest Mini. After 5 seconds, the assistant will tell you that you’re initiating the factory reset process. And after 10 seconds, the device resets itself. After factory resetting it, I initiated the setup process on the app again. This time the Mini was recognized and was completely setup and paired with the Google Home app. Aside from this hiccup when setting-up, I’m very pleased with this speaker/assistant. The main draw of using a Google Assistant device over other options is being able to use the power of Google’s resources (intelligent search results, translation features, compatibility with many smart devices, and its ability to understand naturally speaking language). I’m very pleased with this updated model.