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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%)
983 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: 2018-02-05, 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, Great sound in a compact package, Powerful voice-recognition capabilties, Fantastic Alexa integration, wit
  • Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed, Videos are truncated in full-screen mode, You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server, You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos suppor
  • 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: 2018-01-26, Author: Florian , review by: notebookcheck.net

  • nice design, stable build, very flexible and reliable voice recognition, non-slip stand, a lot of configuration options, fast response to commands, also compatible with iOS
  • no Skills or API, concerns regarding data protection

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  Published: 2018-01-04, Author: Luke , review by: videogamesuncovered.com

  • Google wants the Home Mini in every home and to be fair that is not a hard want. The device is small, affordable and gives you a lot of functions for the price. It could do with more connectivity but is still worth recommending if you want to dip your toe...

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  Published: 2017-12-18, Author: Paul , review by: pocketables.com

  • Broadcast ability so I can let people know something without having to come downstairs, different room, etc. This works well in conjunction with a babyroom camera to broadcast “google want you to get some sleep”, 4yo is capable of playing that one Taylor
  • Touch controls are not as responsive as the Google Home (or I'm hitting them wrong), Cord is a bit short as I kind of want this on a wall, Audio quality while OK is not at the level the normal Home speaker even scaled back for size I hoped for a little be
  • I've got my 4yo the Google Kid account now, will be moving her over to that if just to get fewer T-Swift suggestions on my profile. That will also enable me to have Man Google voice for my profile, which amuses me to no ends and annoys the everloving crap...

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  Published: 2017-11-28, Author: Nick , review by: androidheadlines.com

  • For $50 or less, you're simply not going to find a better speaker that does so much. While Alexa still holds the crown for smart home integration, Google is catching up every day, and offers a considerably better virtual assistant than any other company o...

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  Published: 2017-10-30, Author: Timi , review by: neowin.net

  • After using it for a couple of weeks, the Google Home Mini seems like a very good starting point for a smart speaker. It doesn't offer the best quality sound, but it is compact and also more affordable than Google's previous and current offerings. The Goo...

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  Published: 2017-10-18, Author: Andi , review by: gizchina.com

  • Speaker quality is actually pretty good. It doesn't have the bass to be used as a party speaker, but for listening to the radio and just filling the space with some ambient music it's more than up to the job.Volume is good too, in a large living room I'm...

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  Published: 2017-10-17, review by: phonearena.com

  • Killer price at $49, Compact size doesn't take much room, Simple design allows it to blend in seamlessly, Same diverse Google Assistant functions as Google Home, Increased support for home control devices
  • Underwhelming audio performance, Touch surface isn't as responsive
  • The Google Home Mini is the perfect addition to Google's lineup. Quite frankly, it's the one piece that perfectly fills the void that the Google Home was unable to capture due to its higher price point of $129. At a mere fraction of that, the $49 priced G...

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  Published: 2017-10-16, Author: Analie , review by: techwelike.com

  • Abstract:  The Google Home MIni was announced last week along with the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The Google Home Mini is Google's 2nd smart assistant speaker. The size of a donut, it's available in 3 different colors, black, grey, and coral.The Google Home Mini is a l...

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  Published: 2017-10-13, Author: Michael , review by: pcworld.com_techhive.com

  • Pretty design, Google Assistant is more sophisticated than Amazon's Alexa, Low price makes it easy to deploy in multiples
  • Lousy for music reproduction, Compared to Amazon's Echos, Google Home devices aren't as broadly compatible with third-party products, Can be paired only with Google Cast-enabled devices
  • The Google Home Mini is a no-brainer for anyone who's already enjoying a Google Home, but it's not the right smart home controller for everyone...

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