AdminSelling Google Home can be a lifesaver for anyone who equips their home with a virtual assistant. Whether you’re looking for a series of smart displays or more discreet speaker systems, you’ll be pleased to know that we regularly see Google Home offers across devices. Knowing where to find these deals is often the hardest thing, which is why this is where we summarize all the best prices across the range.
The Google Home family of smart speakers is one of the most popular smart speakers on the market for the convenience of voice control. And don’t tell Alexa, but the Google Assistant has proved to be much smarter at responding to our requests. The Google Home and Google Home Mini are roughly on par with the Amazon Echo range in terms of sound quality for music, but the newer Google Home Max honestly smashes each Amazon Echo speaker for music fans who want to feel every beat.
New features and apps are added all the time, but now you can stream music from Google Play, Spotify, Tunein or your phone. There are also smart tech features to pair it with, so watch in awe as the smart lights and thermostats tell you what to do. Even basic functions prove extremely useful, such as adding items to your shopping list and to-do items, or setting alarms – no more burnt pizza!
There are a few modest updates to the Google Nest Mini – the long-awaited sequel to the Google Home Mini. As for the graphic design nothing has changed which is a bit disappointing in all fairness and certainly won’t make a lot of people trading the older model immediately upgrade.
The Nest Mini has slightly improved capacitive control features for volume and playback, with sensor-activated LEDs directing the hand to the right checkpoints. While the Google Nest Mini is still powered by the Google Assistant, it now uses built-in machine learning to fine-tune queries and speed up response times on the Home Mini. There is also a new socket on the bottom of the device that will allow you to hang the speaker on the wall.
The loudspeaker is backed by improved bass and an overall larger speaker system housed in the same housing. We found the original version surprisingly loud for a cheap music player, and the extra bass is appreciated here. The Nest Mini has the same starting price as the Home Mini, but the older device is often on sale for much less, and we expect the Nest Mini to follow suit to keep pace with the Amazon Echo Dot series.
The Google Home Mini is a smaller cheaper version of Google Home, first introduced in 2017. Instead of the expensive £ 129 / $ 129, like his big brother, you pay $ 49 in the US and £ 49 in the UK for the Home Mini, but you can get it for much less at regular intervals throughout the year.
Of course, the Google Home Mini comes with the Google Assistant, which means you ask it questions starting with “OK Google.” And with the power of Google’s search engine and now a very low price to match, Alexa’s time could be running out.
Color options include chalk (gray), charcoal (black), coral (pink), and the most recent entry is mint (light green). At such a low price, you may be tempted by more than one, especially in family homes, as the new Broadcast app lets you talk to any Google Home device in your home.
Google Home Mini’s offerings are strong lately as Google wants to catch up on Amazon Echo Dot sales, so you’ll rarely have to pay the full retail price. Check out our full Google Home Mini review for the full description of the little smart speaker.
The standard Google Home was the first smart speaker released by Google. It costs a little more than the Home Mini, but a more powerful speaker can be worth it if you want to play louder music. It’s a great mid-range option between choosing three speakers, and much cheaper than the high-end Google Home Max.
How much is the original Google Home? Prices started at $ 129 / £ 129, but retailers are slowly becoming more competitive these days. We see more discounts to keep the price well below this value. Do you want to know more? Then check out our full Google Home review.
Okay, so are you after a major melody boom? Next, you’ll want to take a look at the monster-sized Google Home Max. This large speaker includes two 4.5 ” woofers for high-quality music playback, as well as the Google Assistant technology that has proven so popular in the Google Home range of smart speakers. Technically speaking, this speaker is what we would call super intelligent as it automatically adjusts the music playback based on room size and location. The microphone has also been improved and is able to receive your requests from the other side of the room, even at high music volumes.
Google Home Max pricing typically matches the name at $ 399 / £ 399. That being said, prices have started to decline recently so you should be able to get a better deal as shown above. If you’d like to see the full description, check out our Google Home Max review.
The Google Home Hub has now been renamed the Google Nest Hub. However, retailers need some time to update their offerings. These two things are actually exactly the same, it’s just a name change. So don’t worry if the box just has a sticker over the old name.
We waited a while for the screen of one of Google’s smart speakers, and at the end of 2018 we finally got it from the Google Home Hub. At a retail price of just $ 149 / £ 139 / AU $ 219, the Nest Hub is significantly cheaper than the similarly sized Amazon Echo Show.
The Google Nest Hub naturally supports a wide range of smart home products such as Hue bulbs, Nest thermostats, and so on. Unlike the Amazon Echo Show, you get full YouTube support which is great for watching music videos, trailers, cooking videos, instructional content and so on – a huge advantage over a competing device. We often find that the voice-activated Google Assistant surpasses Amazon’s Alexa at almost every turn.
The Nest Hub doesn’t have a built-in camera, so you can’t use it for video calls. If that’s what you really want, we’ve also summarized the latest Amazon Echo Show prices for you, or take a look at the Google Home Hub Max below. For more on this, check out our Google Nest Hub review.
Want something a bit bigger than the Google Nest Hub (also known as the Google Home Hub)? Then you can take a look at the newest member of the Google smart speaker family as it comes with a 10 ” display.
Unlike the smaller version, this version also has a camera that allows you to make video calls via the free Google Duo app, which is also available for smartphones and PCs. There is also a switch on the device that turns off the camera and microphone for more privacy.
Chromecast built-in allows you to stream content directly to the screen if you can place the Nest Hub Max close enough to enjoy viewing on its 10 ” screen, as it is not designed to be hand held. The new gesture control is a useful additional option for controlling media playback without raising your voice or touching the screen.
If camera features, gesture controls, and a larger display aren’t the key points for you, the smaller version is seriously cheaper than this and could be a better option.
What are Google Home databases?
The bottom of the original Google Home speaker can be replaced with different “bases” to replace the default gray one. However, they are not cheap, and the official ones are only available in Google Store (opens in a new tab) at the time of writing.
The fabric bases are cheapest at $ 20 / £ 18 and are available in Mango (orange), Marine (green), and Violet. Metal bases cost $ 40 / £ 36 and are available in carbon (black), copper and snow (light gray). We may just have to jump on that Violet.
We saw some third party sales and fakes, mostly in leather style, at Amazon (opens in a new tab) and eBay (opens in a new tab)but so far nothing particularly tempting and the prices aren’t much cheaper either.
