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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.
Award: Most Awarded January 2017
January 2017
 
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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
  • Whi

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  Published: 2017-06-02, Author: Adam , review by: itpro.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Sign up for our daily newsletter The sci-fi vision of a connected home is quickly becoming a reality: both Amazon and Google have launched smart assistants, with an Apple offering based on Siri is rumoured to be on the way. These products are designed t...

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  Published: 2017-05-18, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • Cheaper than Echo, Wide IoT support, Easy to use
  • Some features unavailable in UK
  • Now that Google Home is finally in the UK, what does Google’s butler do better than Amazon’s Echo? Find out all the new features, here...

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  Published: 2017-05-18, Author: Adam , review by: itpro.co.uk

  • Cheaper than the Echo, Chromecast support, Easy to use
  • Voice recognition and speech capabilities are slightly lacking
  • Google Home is pretty much neck and neck with it's biggest rival, the Amazon Echo. That doesn't mean it's not an excellent product, though - especially for those who have already bought into Google's ecosystem...

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  Published: 2017-05-17, Author: Adam , review by: itpro.co.uk

  • Cheaper than the Echo, Chromecast support, Easy to use
  • Voice recognition and speech capabilities are slightly lacking
  • Google Home is pretty much neck and neck with it's biggest rival, the Amazon Echo. That doesn't mean it's not an excellent product, though - especially for those who have already bought into Google's ecosystem...

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  Published: 2017-05-11, Author: Christopher , review by: itpro.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Sign up for our daily newsletter The sci-fi vision of a connected home is quickly becoming a reality: both Amazon and Google have launched smart assistants, with an Apple offering based on the company's HomeKit system is rumoured to be on the way. These...

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  Published: 2017-05-10, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com

  • great understanding, can answer lots and lots of questions, good sound, small
  • variable volume makes control difficult, can't always hear you, not much good for a nonGoogle user, privacy concerns
  • Google Home is an excellent entry into the burgeoning smart speaker race that's revving up between the big US technology companies. Amazon's Echo and Alexa have a head start, but Google's Assistant is highly capable in many ways, but strangely half-baked...

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  Published: 2017-05-09, Author: Devon , review by: devontechsupport.com

  • 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
  • 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
  • It's easy to feel disappointed with Google Home when you buy one and expect it to be the coveted center of the smart home Google has marketed it as. It's just not there yet. It's a bit too rigid in its language comprehension, its list of smart home device...

 
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  Published: 2017-04-29, Author: Gareth , review by: tracyandmatt.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Google reinvented the wheel when it came to the Chromecast. A small, inexpensive piece of hardware that changed the way we used our television. Can they do it again with a speaker that hopes to change the way we deal with life? Thanks to out friends over...

 
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  Published: 2017-04-29, Author: Gareth , review by: techaddicts.uk

  • Abstract:  Google reinvented the wheel when it came to the Chromecast. A small, inexpensive piece of hardware that changed the way we used our television. Can they do it again with a speaker that hopes to change the way we deal with life? Thanks to out friends over...

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  Published: 2017-04-28, Author: Leigh , review by: coolsmartphone.com

  • More functionality is being added regularly and the speaker setup will deliver tunes in different directions around your room. Without fully realising it, it'll integrate its way into your life and help you be more efficient at competing those little task...

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