Black Friday offers a great opportunity for consumers to save money on smart home devices — smart speakers included. We’re still days away before the event’s official kickoff, but Walmart is already pumping us up with cool deals on Google Home smart speakers.
All Google Home devices are equipped with the same
There’s really no reason to opt for one over the other in terms of artificial intelligence capabilities. When choosing which Google Home smart speaker is perfect for you, it all boils down to your personal preference in style, size, and sound quality.
Google Home Mini
The Mini is the smallest and most affordable among Google’s lineup of Home smart speakers. It’s the direct competitor of Amazon’s Echo Dot but is better in the aspect of artificial intelligence. Its orb-themed profile looks and feels warm, with a top cloaked in coarse fabric and a bottom half that’s coated in a grippy silicone. This makes the mini resistant to sliding and fingerprints.
For a dinky, compact speaker, the Google Home Mini sounds surprisingly good. No, it’s not meant to be hi-fi device, but it’s capable of producing full and loud audio especially with a bit of expert tuning. It also doesn’t have an audio output but can pair seamlessly with devices through Bluetooth.
All color variants of the
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Google Home — $79, was $129
The Google Home lies in between the compact Home Mini and the full-on speaker Home Max. Its minimal aesthetic is combined with practical details that make it easy and fun to use. The inclined top acts as a touch-capacitive panel which lets you play and pause music, change the volume with a tap, or activate the assistant. Four multicolored lights twist and whirl as an indication that the task has been set in motion.
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Google Home Max — $299, was $399
As the moniker suggests, the Google Home Max is the largest in the Home lineup of smart speakers. It’s a massive speaker meant to rival the Apple HomePod, but with
As a full-on speaker, the Home Max certainly knows how to rock out a party. With support for multiple audio formats and high-performance streaming, it’s capable of filling up a room with tunes all while maintaining an incredibly clear sound with heart-pounding bass. Google even kicked things up a notch and tossed in Smart Sound technology that can automatically optimize the audio based on the room the speaker’s in. This means the Max can hear you across the room even when it’s playing your music.
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