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Reviews of Google Home Mini smart speaker

Testseek.co.uk have collected 198 expert reviews of the Google Home Mini smart speaker and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Google Home Mini smart speaker.
Award: Recommended October 2017
October 2017
 
(79%)
198 Reviews
Users
(92%)
959 Reviews
79 0 100 198

The editors liked

  • Affordable
  • Stylish design with touch controls
  • Integrated Google Assistant and speaker
  • Attractive design
  • Google Assistant delivers good responses to questions
  • Growing support for third-party devices
  • Great companion to Home Hub
  • The Google Home Mini is a stylish-looking speaker with surprisingly strong sound quality. The Google Assistant is a capable Alexa competitor
  • Especially thanks to its ability to search out detailed answers to a wide variety of questions
  • Affordable price point
  • Stylish design
  • Touch controls
  • Fluffy
  • Friendly design
  • Sounds better than an Echo Dot
  • Just as knowledgeable as bigger Home
  • Strong smart home support
  • Recognises the voices of up to six people and gives personalised replies
  • Good value
  • Affordable Google Assistant
  • Chromecast compatibility
  • Fine sound for speech radio
  • Cheap entry to Google's ecosystem
  • A design that blends in
  • Platform is always improving
  • Good looks
  • Looks Good
  • Google Assistant Is Very Impressive
  • Voice Recognition is Great
  • New Features Added All The Time
  • The Google Home Mini puts all of the smarts of Google Assistant into a small and affordable package. The Mini sounds surprisingly good for its size and features a colorful design that can blend into your home's decor
  • Compact and cute design
  • Google Assistant is excellent
  • Works with many apps and devices
  • Cheap
  • Well designed
  • Compact
  • Individual voice recognition gives tailored responses
  • Seamlessly integrates all the features of the Google platform
  • Improved AI that responds quickly
  • Compact and attractive
  • Full Google Assistant
  • Relatively discreet
  • Bluetooth in
  • Sounds decent for a small speaker
  • Relatively loud
  • Can hear you very well
  • If you've got an Android smartphone
  • Just ask the speaker to find your phone and it will make your phone ring
  • The circular shape offers 360degree sound so no matter where you stand in the room you get the same sound quality
  • Google Home Mini can recognis

The editors didn't like

  • No 3.5mm jack output
  • Fabric won't clean easily
  • No audio output
  • Sound quality isn't great (but then it's not designed as a speaker for music
  • Really)
  • There isn't much the Home Mini does that Alexa can't do
  • Too. It also lacks a line out jack
  • And requires Chromecast Audio in order to connect with at external speaker setup
  • Speaker lacks bass
  • Doesn't have a 3.5mm line-out or have Bluetooth out
  • Touch buttons on the top have been disabled
  • Still favours Google services over others
  • Echo still more versatile for music and shopping
  • Sound quality is average for music
  • No aux or Bluetooth output
  • Device support could be better
  • Sound quality still lacking
  • No 3.5mm jack
  • Alexa better for smart home devices
  • No 3.5mm or Bluetooth audio output
  • No top touch controls besides volume
  • Sound Quality (For Music) Isn't Great
  • The Mini's touch controls aren't intuitive
  • It doesn't have a line-out jack like the Amazon Echo Dot
  • And the built-in Google Assistant still doesn't have quite as many features as the Dot's built-in assistant
  • Alexa
  • Audio quality is limited
  • Very Google-centric
  • Average sound quality
  • Fiddly to mute
  • No speaker output
  • Poor hands-free calling sound quality
  • Spanish-speaking feature needs improvement
  • No 3.5mm jack or Bluetooth out
  • Fabric could get dirty in a kitchen
  • LEDs a bit dim to see from across the room
  • No 3.5mm auxiliary port
  • So you can't play music stored on devices that don't have Bluetooth through the speaker
  • The sound quality lacks punch and bass
  • You can only summon Google Assistant by saying 'Okay
  • Google' or 'Hey
  • Google'
  • And there's no way to

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  Published: 2017-10-01, review by: goodhousekeeping.co.uk

  • If you've got an Android smartphone, just ask the speaker to find your phone and it will make your phone ring, The circular shape offers 360degree sound so no matter where you stand in the room you get the same sound quality, Google Home Mini can recognis
  • No 3.5mm auxiliary port, so you can't play music stored on devices that don't have Bluetooth through the speaker, The sound quality lacks punch and bass, You can only summon Google Assistant by saying 'Okay, Google' or 'Hey, Google', and there's no way to
  • The Google Home Mini works well as a small inexpensive speaker with a comprehensive voice assistant. The price does mean there's a compromise on sound quality. This couldn't be used as a main home speaker but for a small bedroom or to simply to expand the...

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  Published: 2017-09-22, Author: Peter , review by: gadgetscentral.co.uk

  • At first glance, the Google Home Mini looks like a step in the right direction. We don't all have £129 to spare for a digital helper, so offering a cheaper alternative at £49 is has been badly needed.Whether or not the Google Home Mini will be a better pu...

 
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  Published: 2017-09-20, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • Leaks show Google is planning on launching Google Home Mini on 4 October — here’s everything we know so far...

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  Published: 2019-11-02, review by: techguysmartbuy.com

  • Abstract:  So one of the more forgotten unveiling from Google's Pixel 4 event is the new Home Mini Nest Mini. The original one dropped back in 2017 and got its way into many homes w/ its abilities and $49 price point. At a quick glance its more or less identical to...

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  Published: 2019-02-06, Author: Michael , review by: pcworld.com_techhive.com

  • Excellent design that looks great in any room, 2.5-inch circular screen is bright, crisp, and doubles as a clock, Camera can be completely disabled, ZigBee smart home hub onboard, Large, vibrant, higher-resolution display, Vastly improved user interface,
  • Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed, Videos are truncated in full-screen mode, No Z-Wave support, Not the best smart speaker for music, The power plug can be a little tricky to hide, Lack of visual search can be frustrating, Plays catch-up t
  • The Echo Spot just might be the perfect smart speaker, with a versatility and fashion-sense that give it a sense of purpose and style.In a two-device race to rule table-top A.I, Google Home bests Amazon Echo in terms of audio quality, microphone range, d...

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  Published: 2018-07-16, Author: Martyn , review by: pcworld.com_techhive.com

  • Abstract:  You've just noticed a great price on an Amazon Echo Dot or Google Home Mini smart speaker. Should you buy one?The prices are intended to make them impulse purchases, because both Amazon and Google are desperate to get their foot in the door of your home...

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  Published: 2018-04-30, Author: Joe , review by: androidcentral.com

  • Abstract:  When Amazon launched the Echo Dot in 2015, it made a breakthrough in the smart speaker industry by offering all of the smarts of Alexa in a package that was considerably smaller and more affordable than its flagship Echo speaker. That's essentially the sa...

 
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  Published: 2018-04-22, Author: Anmol , review by: wmpoweruser.com

  • Google has made every possible move in a good way to compete in the smart speaker market. Now all Google needs to do is work on its Google Assistant. In my daily use, I found it really useful to do even my small tasks like setting up an alarm and more. Ho...

 
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  Published: 2018-04-19, Author: Chester , review by: musicphotolife.com

  • After 1 week of playing around the Google Home and Mini at home, I realise how useful and fun they can be. If you already have smart home devices at home, then getting a Google Home will allow you to interact with the smart devices. But if your home does...

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  Published: 2018-04-02, Author: Bình , review by: topnewreview.com

  • Abstract:  GOOGLE HOME WAS the first AI smart speaker to officially make its way to Australian shores, and now it's been followed here by its smaller brother, the Google Home Mini. This little marvel pretty much does everything the Home is capable of, thanks to the...

 
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