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In almost all of my tests, they were able to hear me about as well as the ones in the Echo Dot. Both did a great job in a quiet setting, but required the occasional raised voice during music playback. The difference is clear when you listen to the two assistants speak. With the Echo Dot, Alexa's voice is a little tinny-sounding, and music playback not much better than what you'd get from your phone.
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They sound good, but obviously aren't large enough to provide extraordinary base. Besides the whole house music, the smart speakers' features are fun and occasionally convenient. I purchased a Bond and now have voice control over 6 of my ceiling fans/light fixtures after installing remote transmitters in each. I added a Nest Thermostat E and have remote and voice control over that as well. I already had a Chromecast on both TV's in the house and now have voice control over much of that content (pause, play, rewind so many seconds/minutes, stop, etc..).
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Alexa and the Echo Dot, of course, have similar versions of each of these. Despite the lack of physical buttons, the Home Mini still has touch controls you can use. To adjust the volume, you tap the sides of the device, or you can long press the sides to play and pause music. Get personalized responses for everyone at home with voice recognition.
Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, P.O. Boxes, and APO addresses is not available for this item. Google Home Mini comes in two unique colors, Chalk and Charcoal. Get help around the house with things like your schedule, commute, travel information and more.
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Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. Qualifying purchases could enjoy No Interest if paid in full in 6 months on purchases of $99 or more. Use your voice to quickly find information about the weather, news, sports and more. Get hands-free help in any room with Google Home Mini.
Wireless speaker will connect to your wireless network to provide control of, and access to, virtually all of your smart devices. It can play music, check the weather and traffic, tell you sports scores, control your compatible smart home equipment, and more. It can distinguish up to six different voices to provide control for the whole family. You can stream music to the Home Mini from your compatible smart device via Wi-Fi. At only approximately 3.86" wide and 1.65" tall, the Google Home Mini is designed to fit nearly anywhere in most décors.
Goes from here forward, the Dot has an important hardware feature that the Mini surprisingly lacks -- a line-out jack. You can plug the Dot into your own speakers to make up for its own lack of sound quality. The units in this event are being sold as "open box" condition.
We threw each speaker some rock tracks and some folk and found that the Home Mini is the undeniable victor of the two smart speakers. The Echo Dot can be used to listen to music but we wouldn't advise it. Vocals are edgy, bass is non-existent and it doesn't go very loud.
Overall, it's a design that's capable of blending in with your home's decor while still looking good if you happen to fix your gaze on it. I share the concern of some of my colleagues who worried about getting that fabric cover dirty, though. My anxiety would only rise if I wanted to use it in the kitchen.
The Mini is louder, sounds smoother with music and has decent bottom end for a device the size of a hockey puck. Use your voice to control your compatible lights, thermostats and more. Google Home Mini works with more than 1,000 smart devices from over 150 popular brands.
By comparison, the Home Mini makes the Google Assistant sound warmer and more natural. To wake it up, you say "OK, Google" or "Hey, Google," and then you give it a question or command. It puts the power of the internet just an utterance away, with the Google Assistant as your concierge.
Setup was easy but I don’t have Home nor chromecast nor 90% of the other connections this offers. So it’s a nice talking weather app that can also answer questions some of the time or play music from YouTube or google play. Won’t connect to my google work calendar which is what I was interested in most. Google device can’t connect to google calendar. Glad I got it free with an eBay promo or I’d sent it back by now.
For the most part, though, Alexa and the Assistant are more or less interchangeable. From voice calling to TV controls, new features are constantly coming to each platform. The one exception was my "limbo" test, where I try to wake each speaker from roughly 20 feet across the room using an increasingly quiet voice. The Echo Dot was able to respond to noticeably lower levels than the Mini.
