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October 2019
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The editors liked
Good quality sound
Goes/fits anywhere
Notch for hanging
Quick to respond
Works w/other smart home gear
Affordable
Rich
Full-bodied sound
Google Assistant-powered smarts
Backlit volume buttons
Gets loud and sounds good
$50 is eminently affordable
And you can expect to see discounts
Deals
And bundles in the future
No need for table or shelf space
Though the cable isn't too attractive
Chain together units for better sound
Improved sound quality
Google Assistant rarely gets stumped
Works great with other Nest devices
Inexpensive
Fun color options
Loud for its size
Added microphones
Great sound quality
Perfect price
Built-in wall mount for added convenience
Cleverly hidden buttons automatically illuminate when needed
Whole-home audio support is phenomenal
Doubles as a Bluetooth speaker
Improved audio
Still great design and value
Faster Google Assistant with local processing
Better mic setup
Compact design
Environmentally friendly construction
Google Assistant functionality
Physical microphone mute button
Wall mount option
Affordably priced
Surprisingly strong audio quality
Clock is handy if a bit superfluous
3.5mm audio output jack
Alexa is a mature and powerful voice assistant
Hardware buttons make it easy to use
The editors didn't like
Proprietary charging pin
Cable not long enough
No 3.5mm line out
Not a massive upgrade over its predecessor
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A bit small
Hard to find
Not really a deal-breaker
But I'd prefer to see Micro USB or USB Type-C for power
Supposed to be able to detect your "presence" to light up controls — didn't work reliably for me
Capacitive buttons are easy to miss
Sound quality still isn't that great
No cable management to go with the new mounting hole
Great sound quality, Perfect price, Built-in wall mount for added convenience, Cleverly hidden buttons automatically illuminate when needed, Whole-home audio support is phenomenal, Doubles as a Bluetooth speaker
Abstract: Google unveiled its latest products on Wednesday at its Made by Google event in New York, amongst them was the new Nest Mini the successor to the original Google Home Mini. We've hand one in our hands since launch and have been putting it through its pac...
Cleverer than an Echo, Improved sound and performance, Reasonably priced
Doesn't sound as good as an Echo Dot 3rd gen, No 3.5mm audio output
The new Nest Mini is a welcome upgrade then and an interesting one, too. The extra silicon inside will likely mean it's better equipped for future Google Assistant upgrades and it now sounds better, detects your voice more reliably and with greater alacri...
Cleverer than an Echo, Improved sound and performance, Reasonably priced
Doesn't sound as good as an Echo Dot 3rd gen, No 3.5mm audio output
The new Nest Mini is a welcome upgrade then and an interesting one, too. The extra silicon inside will likely mean it's better equipped for future Google Assistant upgrades and it now sounds better, detects your voice more reliably and with greater alacri...
Relatively inexpensive, Built-in Google Assistant, Great mid-range clarity
No stereo separation, No free on-demand music, No line-out/3.5mm port
The Nest Mini is a great deal for your first smart home speaker and a simple solution if you want to extend the Google Assistant experience into other parts of your home. It lacks the musicality of the best-sounding Bluetooth speakers and you'll need to s...
Published: 2020-01-16, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
good sound for the money, wall mount, made of recycled plastic, Google Assistant, Bluetooth 5.0, native BBC radio playback
No 3.5mm input, privacy concerns of a smart speaker, not quite roomfilling sound
The Google Nest Mini is a future-proofing update rather than a radical change. Sure, it sounds a little better, the controls are improved and the wall-mount is nice.But it is the improved machine learning chip within it that is the real upgrade – and one...
Published: 2019-11-21, Author: Henry , review by: stuff.tv
Great price, Improved speakers and mics, Wall mount is handy, Google Assistant is always learning, Voice Match allows for personalised answers
Better Google Home only £40 more, Not loud enough for music at a party, Machine learning is US-only for now
If you live in Google's world (and let's face it, most of us do) then the Google Nest Mini is the best, cheapest way to get into the smart home game alongside the £45 Echo Dot with Clock. If you want close integration with your Google calendar and apps, t...
Abstract: The Google Nest Mini is round with a 9cm diameter and is 4cm thick; there is a choice of four colours: chalk; sky; coral or charcoal.There are three touch controls on the device volume down, volume up and mute. The only physical connection is the 1.5 me...
Wall mount option, Simple touch controls, Speech sounds better thanks to better bass,
Few improvements over the original, No 3.5mm audio jack,
A slight improvement over the original speaker, the Google Nest Mini is a gentle evolution. We love the new wall-mount option, giving you more options of where to place the smart speaker, but the new touch controls are only of minor use. Improved bass res...
Reasonably priced, Cleverer than an Echo, Improved sound and performance
No 3.5mm audio output, Doesn't sound as good as an Echo Dot 3rd gen
The new Nest Mini is a welcome upgrade then and an interesting one, too. The extra silicon inside will likely mean it's better equipped for future Google Assistant upgrades and it now sounds better, detects your voice more reliably and with greater alacri...
