The Google Home Mini was released October 19, 2017. With pretty much the same capabilities as the original Google Home its small adorable size really packs a punch, and the price makes it even better. Anyways, lets dive a little deeper.
The Key Features
So you may be asking, what can this thing really do? Well say you have multiple smart speakers throughout your house, you can play your music throughout your place with the speakers connected at once. If you have the Chromecast, just simply control your TV with your voice. Got your hands full and need to make a call? Just simply use the Google Home Mini and use hands free calling. Plan your day, check the weather, news, pretty much anything you can imagine.
| Pros | Cons |
| Affordable | Lacks high quality sound |
| Attractive | |
| Compact | |
| Individual voice recognition |
The Specs
| Dimensions & weight | Diameter: 98 mm Height: 42 mm Power cable: 1.5 m Device: 173 g |
| Colours & Materials | Chalk Charcoal Coral Durable fabric top Non-skid silicone base |
| Supported audio formats | HE-AAC, LC-AAC, MP3, Vorbis, WAV (LPCM), Opus, FLAC with support for high-resolution streams (24-bit/96 KHz) |
| Wireless | 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz/5 Ghz) Wi-Fi Chromecast and Chromecast Audio built-in Bluetooth® 4.1 input support |
| Speaker | 360 sound with 40-mm driver |
| Mics | Far-field voice recognition supports hands-free use |
| Power | 5 V, 1.8 A |
| Ports & Connectors | Micro USB port |
| Supported operating systems | Android 5.0 and higher iOS 9.1 and higher |
Purchase Information
| Google Home Mini | $79.99 CAD |
Conclusion
Google Home Mini makes a great compliment with the other Google smart home products. You can often find it on sale for $59.99 CAD making it very affordable. On its own it’s just your typical smart speaker, ask it questions, play music and audiobooks. With for example Chromecast you can control your TV with your voice, watch shows and movies on Netflix, Crave, YouTube etc. Honestly, this is a perfect smart speaker to add to any room.
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