Testseek.com 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
$50 cheaper than Echo
Base is customizable
Responsive voice controls
Google Assistant is way smarter than Alexa
The "OK Google" hotword performance is absolutely incredible. It always answers
And all your other hotword capable devices hive mind together to intelligently pick a single device to respond to you
A great media product. For audio there's a loud
Crisp
Attractive design
“conversational” search
Backed by Google's immense database
Excellent audio quality
Amazing far field microphones
Google Assistant
Hands free casting to all Google Cast devices
Phenomenal customizable design
Great integration with Google Services
Multi-room audio playback
Great tie-ins with Google account a
Removable color bases
Well-rounded sound
Multi-room audio
Discrete design that blends nicely with furniture
Incredible audio quality
Controls connected devices
Swappable bases
Excellent voice recognition
Affordable price
Lovely customizable design
Customizable base
Supports virtually every major smart home brand
Hardware Reviews
Google Home review
After nearly two years
Is it still worth it?
By
Jason England
September 12
2018
Google Home is the original Google Assistant enabled smart speaker. When it launched competition didn't exist. If you wanted an A
Looks great
Sounds great
Category-leading microphone performance
Google Assistant is hyper-intelligent
Packed with surprise-and-delight features
Excellent design that looks great in any room
2.5-inch circular screen is bright
And doubles as a clock
Camera can be completely disabled
Great sound in a compact package
Powerful voice-recognition capabilties
Fantastic Alexa integration
Wit
ZigBee smart home hub onboard
Large
Vibrant
Higher-resolution display
Vastly improved user interface
Home looks like a gadget you'd actually want in your home. Assistant does all the basic things really well
Plus a few remarkably cool things too. It's an impressively good speaker
For such a tiny package
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
Integrates with your Google tools
Controls Google Cast-enabled devices
Booming bass
Unobtrusive
Stylish design
Audio output ranges from just a whisper to pleasingly loud
Longrange microphone works wonderfully
Tight integration with Google accounts and associated services
Affordably priced
IOS compatibility in addition to Android
Michael A. Prospero is the reviews editor at Laptop Mag and Tom’s Guide. When he’s not testing out the latest running watc
Skiing or training for a maratho
He’s probably using the latest kitchen gadget
Tasteful design
Access to Google's massive knowledge graph
Google Assistant is conversational and context aware
Chromecast integration has the potential to be a killer feature
The editors didn't like
Only connects to three major smart home brands
Doesn't sound as good as an Echo
Most of my favorite voice commands from the Google app don't work—no reminders
Messages
Or creating calendar events
Do you want to know exactly what voice commands are supported for each service and function? Nobody knows! Comprehensive documentation f
Large power brick
Conversational search is still limited
Not portable/has to be plugged in at all times
Only a few supported non-Google services like Spotify or Pandora at launch
Only a few supported smart home devices at launch
Cloud service is incomplete
Doesn't work as a standard Bluetooth speaker
Limited selection of supported apps and connected devices from the onset
Can still sound robotic with its responses
Sound quality limited
Not total smart home compatibility
Google Cast issues
$30 more than the second-gen Echo
Doesn't sound as good as Echo
Hardware Reviews
Plays catch-up to Amazon in third-party device support
Still has some learning to do
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
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
Not much of the Googleinfused personalization or intelligence seems to be here yet. Google doesn't have many thirdparty partners yet
So you're stuck in Google Land
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
Limited add-ons at this point
Lacks balanced sound
Especially on vocals
Feature discovery can be less than intuitive
Absence of certain features (like Play Music library support) is confusing
Additional investment needed to take advantage of smarthome control
Speaker quality is only so-so for music
Limited third-party app support compared to Amazon
A handful of expected features aren't available at launch
Abstract: Black Friday 2017 doorbusters are already here! As expected, Google Home and Google Home Mini have seen major discounts. Google Home has dropped to $79 ($50 off) and Google Home Mini has dropped to $29 ($20 off). If you were ever in the mood to add a smar...
Published: 2017-11-21, Author: Andrew , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: One of my colleagues was able to spend a bunch of money on my credit card using the Amazon Echo ($129.99 at Home Depot) and Google Home ($129.00 at Dell Home). Both services also freely gave my coworker Chris my personal info because they both thought he...
Published: 2017-10-20, Author: Tim , review by: droid-life.com
Abstract: For a limited time, you can grab a Google Home for just $86.39 via Rakuten, thanks to a coupon code.The unit is already marked down from its usual price of $129, but with the code, you get an additional 20% off. Not bad at all!To get in on this deal, ent...
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Published: 2017-10-07, Author: Mike , review by: tomsguide.com
Michael A. Prospero is the reviews editor at Laptop Mag and Tom’s Guide. When he’s not testing out the latest running watc, skiing or training for a maratho, he’s probably using the latest kitchen gadget
Abstract: It's important to know what the temperatures outside are going to be like before you walk out that door. That's why when we tested home weather stations in the Good Housekeeping Institute Media and Tech Lab, we looked at everything from the accuracy of r...
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Published: 2017-08-16, Author: Chris , review by: theverge.com
Abstract: Google's smart speaker can now pull double duty as a phone for voice calls. The company just confirmed that it's rolling out Google Home's calling feature in the US and Canada beginning today. Users can dial anyone in their contacts and local businesses f...
Abstract: Lowe's is currently hosting a big ass storewide sale on a whole bunch of stuff. You'll find deals on almost everything they sell (up to 30% off), but one deal in particular is worthy of finding the front page of DL – Google Home for just $84. This might b...
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Published: 2017-04-26, Author: Mike , review by: fudzilla.com
Google Home is a bright idea but there are some problems. Why, for example, does it not have access to the full search facilities of Google itself? For example, if you search for a person using a browser you get a wide range of results – but Home appears...
Published: 2017-03-09, Author: Paul , review by: pocketables.com
Abstract: I've been using Google Now/Google Assistant for quite a while and have become used to the quirks of the fairly unimpressive Alexia third party interface I've had for a few months, so when a lot of allergy medication muddled my senses I decided to run to T...
Published: 2017-02-24, Author: Joe , review by: makeuseof.com
Google Home is fun device that excels at answering questions from the Google knowledge graph and integrating with Google services and products. Is it better than Amazon's Echo Ultimately that'll be down to personal preferences and the services you need...
