Before You Buy Guy here: in today's video we're taking a look at the Google home Mini
and we're going to compare it with the Google Nest Mini and we're gonna see
what is the difference between these two speakers and find out if it's worth you
upgrading to this new nest mini. I'm gonna do a direct audio comparison to
see how each speaker performs in terms of audio quality. I'm also going to test
the microphone for both of these speakers to see which one performs better
in this quick video you're going to get all of that and more let's get to it
all the Google devices have now been rebranded to be nest devices as opposed
to the Google home devices and coming with that Google would love to sell you
one of these new nest minis and they've actually upgraded the speaker.
they look very similar, there's not much difference between the two speakers when you
compare them side to side. They're the same size and the mesh that covers the
top of the speaker it does look similar but it is a little bit different when
you compare them side-by-side it's hard to say which one I prefer.
One of the main physical differences between these two speakers is the Google Nest Mini has
got a new power cable over the Google home Mini. The Google home Mini uses a
micro USB cable to power the device and it runs at a maximum of 5 watts.
Google's new nest mini speaker comes with a new updated power cord that runs at 15 watts
in theory that extra power should provide a better quality of sound
Google also says that this speaker is an improvement on the first generation
because it can detect your voice from further away I'm going to put both of those to the test
but before I do let's have a look at there's any other physical differences between these two speakers
both speakers have a switch which you can use to deactivate the mic if you choose to
the new Google Nest Mini has this little hole here which you can use to hang your
nest mini to the wall. If you are looking to hang your speaker's up on the wall
the new nest mini is definitely going to be a good option for that. The old Google
Home Mini has this rubbery texture at the bottom which is very grippy and
helps keep the device in place and stops it from slipping around.
even though this old speaker looks quite different at the back here
the new speaker is still I would say just as grippy. Unless you've got up really close you probably
wouldn't be able to tell the difference between these two speakers so physically
they are pretty much exactly the same. In order to accurately test the quality of
the sound for both these speakers I've recorded both speakers playing the same
song and then merge them together to give you a better idea of the sound
difference between each of these speakers. I tried to pick a song that has
a good range of different sounds to help you understand the main audio differences
between the two speakers This audio test goes for about one minute
have a listen and see what you think
So I guess with the audio quality it really depends on your opinion
After listening back to the audio comparison the generation 2 speaker to me sounded
a lot better the bass was deeper and richer and the overall quality of
the sound just seemed quite a bit better. I think the fact that they've upgraded
that speaker cable has made a big difference to the audio here. I think the
new speaker was a clear winner in terms of the depth of quality in the music.
Now the way you turn the volume up and down on these two speakers is the same
you tap on the side of either side of the device to turn the volume up or down
the main difference is the new nest mini has got lights that light up and show you
where to press whereas the old speaker it was a little bit difficult sometimes
to work out where to press to actually change the volume. But you know you can
just adjust the volume of your speaker by telling it to adjust the volume
rather than tapping on the side as well. So let's have a look at the speakers and
see how far away it was able to pick up my voice when I use the activation word
I started off at five meters because I figured both speakers should easily be
able to pick up my voice from five meters away
I wanted this test to be as accurate as possible. When I did this test I made
sure I was just speaking in a normal conversation voice without raising the
volume regardless of how far away I was from the speaker. I was actually really
surprised by how well both speakers performed for this test.
I got all the way up to 11 meters with both speakers picking up my voice from 11 meters away
when I got to 12 meters only the nest mini picked up my voice
and at 13 meters neither speaker picked up my voice
I have to agree that google has improved the range that this speaker has in terms
of being able to pick up your voice from further away than from the first generation speaker
But it's only a small difference in terms of how far
away you can be extra with this new speaker as opposed to the old one
unless you have ridiculously large rooms you should be absolutely fine with either of
these speakers being able to pick up your voice from anywhere in any large room
so to summarize the differences between these two speakers: if you want to mount
your mini speaker on the wall getting the new nest mini is a great option for you
the main difference is the quality in the speaker. The audio is
much better on the new device and playing music from the old device
doesn't sound anywhere near as good as the new device in my opinion.
if you really want good sound quality you probably want to go with a bigger
speaker than this anyway. I think most people just use these speakers to be
able to pick up your voice regardless of what room you are in - and if you just
need it for that both options are going to work absolutely fine
the new speaker does have a slightly greater range on the microphone but the
difference is pretty small and unless you have a really large house you
probably won't notice the difference. Maybe you're perfectly happy with the
existing home mini devices and the extra features from the new Nest Mini aren't
really going to benefit you that much and if that's the case you might be able
to find a couple of the old generation 1 speakers on the second hand market really cheap.
Don't get me wrong this new speaker is better than the old one if
you're buying a new speaker for your house you can be happy knowing that
you're getting always extra features. I don't know if it's worth getting rid of
your old speakers to replace them with this one unless you really need that audio upgrade
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