82
Molly Price
CNET
“Keeping it at the affordable $49 entry-level price makes the Nest Mini an even better value than the Google Home Mini that came before it.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Improved sound quality
- New mounting hole
- Refined capacitive controls
- Fast smarter Google Assistant
- Machine-learning chip enhancement
- Compact puck design with sky‑blue option
Points of Contention
- Hard to hit buttons
- Modest audio performance
- Missing cable guide
- Absent analog output
- No digital display
- Round connector limitation
Professional Reviews
5 reviews from 5 critics80
Ben Patterson
PCWorld
“Its improvements over the Home Mini are small yet notable, including slightly better sound, a mounting hole, and refined capacitive touch controls.”
80
Cameron Faulkner
The Verge
“The main thing you need to know about the new Google Nest Mini is that it sounds far better than the original Home Mini that came out in 2017.”
70
Scott Gilbertson
Wired
“if you want to extend your existing Google Assistant–based smart home into new rooms, or you want to try out Google Assistant on the cheap, the new Nest Mini is a great place to start.”
70
Nick Pino
TechRadar
“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.”
