Testseek.com have collected 272 expert reviews of the Google Home bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Google Home bluetooth portable speaker.
January 2017
(78%)
272 Reviews
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Users
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776 Reviews
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The editors liked
Excellent voice recognition
Reasonable price
Easy to setup
Six-month free trial of YouTube Red / Google Play Music
With Google Assistant built in
The Google Home integrates with Google Calendar
Maps and Chromecast
So it gives you personalized answers. Say the word
And the Home can also control your smart home gadgets or send music and video to your TV and speakers
Customizable base
Massive song library
Expanding hardware ecosystem
Sixmonth YouTube Red trial
Nice simple and minimalistic design
It's a great start for smart homes
Is always listening
And does a pretty good job with your commands
Can control lights and other smart home devices
Expandable
You get the feeling this is the first of many Google
Quality Google Assistant speakers from Googles
Easy to set up
Affordable
Decent audio quality
Amazing source of information
Gets better the more you use it
The editors didn't like
Average audio quality
Limited integration with third party services
Wonderful when it works
Frustrating when it doesn't
Works best with other smart home devices
The Home's integrations with other Google services still don't allow a lot of give and take -- you can't create reminders or make a to-do list
Missing Google's own services
Phrasing needs to be precise
No Bluetooth
Speaker isn't fantastic
Interpretation isn't always good
Google doesn't talk to enough around the home (yet)
Published: 2017-08-16, Author: Chris , review by: theverge.com
Abstract: Google's smart speaker can now pull double duty as a phone for voice calls. The company just confirmed that it's rolling out Google Home's calling feature in the US and Canada beginning today. Users can dial anyone in their contacts and local businesses f...
Abstract: Lowe's is currently hosting a big ass storewide sale on a whole bunch of stuff. You'll find deals on almost everything they sell (up to 30% off), but one deal in particular is worthy of finding the front page of DL – Google Home for just $84. This might b...
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Published: 2017-04-26, Author: Mike , review by: fudzilla.com
Google Home is a bright idea but there are some problems. Why, for example, does it not have access to the full search facilities of Google itself? For example, if you search for a person using a browser you get a wide range of results – but Home appears...
Published: 2017-03-09, Author: Paul , review by: pocketables.com
Abstract: I've been using Google Now/Google Assistant for quite a while and have become used to the quirks of the fairly unimpressive Alexia third party interface I've had for a few months, so when a lot of allergy medication muddled my senses I decided to run to T...
Published: 2017-02-24, Author: Joe , review by: makeuseof.com
Google Home is fun device that excels at answering questions from the Google knowledge graph and integrating with Google services and products. Is it better than Amazon's Echo Ultimately that'll be down to personal preferences and the services you need...
Published: 2017-02-09, Author: Tomas , review by: hw4all.com
While Google Home (Google Assistant) test shows how well prepared artificial intelligence for home use: voice control by Google Home pleasure and context recognition works amazingly well. In addition, very practical is the ability to transfer content to c...
Unobtrusive, stylish design, Audio output ranges from just a whisper to pleasingly loud, Longrange microphone works wonderfully, Tight integration with Google accounts and associated services, Affordably priced, iOS compatibility in addition to Android
Feature discovery can be less than intuitive, Absence of certain features (like Play Music library support) is confusing, Additional investment needed to take advantage of smarthome control
Google Home has a ton going for it. As a speaker, it's nice and loud, and not only can its music easily stretch across rooms, but its capable microphones support voice input even when it's far out of reach. The power of the Google Assistant also gives it...
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Currently the Google Home retails for $129, which is slightly cheaper than its biggest competitor, Amazon Echo, but Amazon does offer several Alexa powered devices at multiple pricepoints which is something Google currently doesn't offer. Will Google offe...
Google Home is fun and useful. It can solve arguments but fact-checking via voice search, be your alarm + events for the day, play music, work w/ smart home products, and more. It still offers a leg up over Amazon being powered by Google. You got my pr...
