Google Home Mini
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Multifunctional smart speaker from Google for listening to music and controlling the smart home system. Compared to similar Amazon Echo Dot devices, this model has a much more attractive design, and the ability to deeply integrate with Google services makes it an attractive choice for users who want to enjoy the convenience of voice control today. Unfortunately, the voice assistant is currently only available in English.
Smart speaker Google Home Mini is equipped with a built-in Bluetooth adapter, Wi-Fi module and one broadband speaker. It can play music, control smart home devices, answer simple questions, add calendar events, and play video/audio via Chromecast. The manufacturer is positioning itself as an affordable device for advanced users and home IT technology enthusiasts. Thanks to the data accumulated by Google voice services, speech recognition is implemented at a very high level, even a pronounced accent does not interfere with it at all. You can listen to music on the speaker using the streaming services Google Play Music, Pandora and Spotify. The device is produced in three colours: light grey, dark grey and red. The upper part of the speaker is made of textured fabric, which looks spectacular and is easy to clean from dust.
Google is the undisputed leader in technology, so it's no surprise that its Home range of smart speakers epitomize affordable innovation. And you can become their owner starting from $50. That is how much the Home Mini costs, which will be discussed later.
Stylish piece of furniture
Unlike the main model of the Home line, Home Mini received really minimal dimensions of 42x98x98 mm and an external resemblance to a pillow. The abundance of unobtrusive colours (Chalk, Charcoal, Coral, Aqua) pleases the eye and makes the speaker harmonious in any interior. The fabric grill is pleasant to the touch and easy to clean from dust, as is the plastic bottom.
Nutrition Features
Home Mini is positioned as a portable speaker, but does not have a battery. Power is supplied via the included microUSB cable and AC adapter. On the one hand, this is not very convenient, on the other hand, a power bank or a smartphone with OTG (reverse charging) easily solve the issue, no matter where you are.
Loud kid
The power output of the Google Mini is not stated, but it plays as loudly as the 40mm omnidirectional driver allows. All volume for a small room up to 15 m². it will even be too much. The sound is soft, open, and even almost intelligible, as far as it is possible for one band.
Management and communication
After the first turn on, the speaker is proposed to be configured using the GoogleHome application so that advanced functions become available. For example, Multiroom, voice control, audio streaming from Spotify and Google Music services, data backup, Google Assistant(which, unfortunately, does not support Russian). After setting up (about 5 minutes), you can control the speaker with voice commands and receive voice responses from the assistant. For example, find out what the weather is like in your city today or what time it is, ask them to play a song.
Google Mini connects via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and is controlled entirely from the transmitting device, there are only two buttons on the speaker itself — volume and power.
Google Home Mini is a handy companion for business and entertainment, which is worth buying to pair with a laptop, smartphone or tablet if you are a fan of Google and you need a speaker more as an assistant than for music.
