Testseek.co.uk have collected 272 expert reviews of the Google Home bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Google Home bluetooth portable speaker.
January 2017
(78%)
272 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
776 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
One thing's for sure
You might never appreciate just how much music is on YouTube without buying a Google Home. While some of the biggest music streaming services in the world boast libraries of 25
30 and even 40 million songs
They're far from complete
Cheaper and arguably more attractive than Echo
Better at answering questions than Echo
Built in voice control of Netflix and Chromecast
Simple to use
Works with Chromecast
Multi-room capability
Stereo pairing
With Google Assistant built in
The Google Home integrates with Google Calendar
Maps and Chromecast
So it gives you personalized answers. Say the word
And the Home can also control your smart home gadgets or send music and video to your TV and speakers
Customizable base
Massive song library
Expanding hardware ecosystem
Six
Month YouTube Red trial
Actions make it better
Chromecast casting
Contextual conversations
Supports Google Cast
Minimalist design
Good-looking design will integrate anywhere around the home
Touchpanel controls
Future potential is great
In-depth conversational and search-based results
Supports up to six users
Great Design
Excellent Voice Recognition
Constantly Evolving Skill Set
Connects With LOADS of Third-Party Devices
Easy To Use
Great Price
Cheaper than Echo
Wide IoT support
Easy to use
Cheaper than the Echo
Chromecast support
Great design
Decent sound
Reasonable price point
Conversational assistant
Easy setup
It can be personalized to you
Giving you info on your commute
Weather
And calendar
Answers questions and follow-ups fairly well
Lots of choices for music
Great understanding
Can answer lots and lots of questions
Good sound
Small
The base of the speaker is interchangeable and can be swapped for different colours and finishes to suit your home decor bases cost £18 for fabric or £36 for metal
Google Assistant can answer questions
Give navigation or translations and even set timers
The editors didn't like
Clearly the lack of integration into Google's own services is a huge issue. The fact that it can't shoot an email to someone in your contacts or help you schedule events through Google Calendar are massive oversights that vastly reduce how useful the Home
Less good as a music speaker than Echo
Does less overall than Echo
Average sound
Limited smart home capability
The Home's integrations with other Google services still don't allow a lot of give and take -- you can't create reminders or make a to-do list
Missing Google's own services
Phrasing needs to be precise
No Bluetooth
Assistant hampered by wake-up words
App navigation sometimes unintuitive
No Bluetooth for music
Doesn't respond to commands at times
App support for India is limited
Less third-party app support than Amazon Echo
Assistant doesn't sound as good as Amazon Alexa
Microphone pick-up limited when music is playing
Sound Isn't Great
No Call Functionality In UK Just Yet
Some features unavailable in UK
Voice recognition and speech capabilities are slightly lacking
Limited smart home compatibility
Speaker isn't very loud
Needs to be plugged in at all times
Can only link to one Google account for now
Limited smart home control
Variable volume makes control difficult
Can't always hear you
Not much good for a nonGoogle user
Privacy concerns
There's no way of playing music from a device that doesn't have WiFi
You can't change the wake phrase (it has to be 'Okay
Google' or 'Hey
Google')
To play music via Spotify or Google Play you need to pay for the Premium versions of those services
Abstract: You can stop fretting over the impending robot rebellion. It turns out that some smart home appliances are not all that smart.YouTube user Adam Jakowenko last month "decided to have some fun" with his Amazon Echo and Google Home speakers. Using the built-...
Overall, the Google Home is a super smart technology based speaker which eases your tasks of feeding input to your speaker every time. The sound quality of the speaker is very fine as well plus it faces no issues while you give the command when it is play...
Unless you want to live on the bleeding edge of technological innovations, there's little reason to buy any smart speaker right now. Especially in India where market penetration of home automation products is limited, devices like the Google Home or Amazo...
To conclude, the Google Home speaker does come with quite handy tricks and features. The device listens to you and it is able to understand the queries most of the time. However, the problem with Google Home or any other smart speaker, in general, is that...
Compact, Context aware, conversational assistant, Minimalist and sleek design
Average sound quality, Poor third-party app support,
There simply isn't a practical and pragmatic reason at the moment to buy the Google Home over similarly priced Bluetooth speakers such as the JBL Charge 2+ which offer better sound quality. Almost everything a smart speaker does can be done manually.Howev...
Easy to set up, Wealth of information, Reliable ecosystem
Google – and we are not eulogising them here – is more than a tech company these days. It's a go to option for anyone who uses a smartphone or a computer for almost everything. Be it email, information, maps, music, videos – we are all dependent on Google...
Yes, if you a fan of the Google ecosystem. If not, Amazon devices seem to have a bit of an edge on Google at the moment, given the sheer number of things Alexa can help with. But I guess it is just a matter of time before Google Home catches up. Google Ho...
Google's rival for the Amazon Echo is definitely a worthy contender and could even outdo the competition in some cases. We have to give it to Google for designing a device that just blends in to your home. And though there are hits and misses when issuing...
Abstract: The Amazon Echo is a really great device. The smart speaker packs in Amazon Alexa, and is capable of performing a variety of tasks. Plus, with additional Skills, the Echo's capabilities are easily augmented. If you actually want to use Amazon's offering...
Abstract: The Amazon Echo is a really great device. The smart speaker packs in Amazon Alexa, and is capable of performing a variety of tasks. Plus, with additional Skills, the Echo's capabilities are easily augmented. If you actually want to use Amazon's offering...
