Google Nest Mini review: new name old concept?

Google has introduced new Nest products at this year's Made by Google event. These include the Google Nest Mini, the second generation of the Google Home Mini. That changed.
Google has made four major upgrades. The Nest Mini is supposed to be more flexible, more environmentally friendly, faster and with more bass. More flexible thanks to the ability to mount it on the wall, more environmentally friendly thanks to a new cover and recycled materials. The Nest Mini is supposed to be faster thanks to a special chip that enables machine learning and the bass is also supposed to be 40 percent better (at full volume). These are the biggest innovations that Google is touting.
- The Google Home Mini (pictured above) uses Micro USB, the Nest Mini uses a coaxial connector / © Techniknews
- The Nest Mini differs from the Home Mini / © by its notch for a nail Techniknews
- The loudspeakers can only be distinguished from above through the material / © Techniknews
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How do the features perform in everyday life and in comparison to the Home Mini?
Briefly on environmental friendliness, this is not really a "feature", but it definitely gives bonus points. I haven't been able to test the wall mounting yet. But all the more so for the rest.
The sound: You really notice the stronger bass. The sound in general seems stronger. Whether it is really 40 percent better is debatable, but you can definitely feel the upgrade. Google has also installed an ultrasonic sensor that detects when you move your hand towards the Nest Mini and then shows you where you can change the volume. It's nothing crazy, but it's definitely a very nice new feature. I couldn't see any changes to the Google Assistant, which is probably the main reason for a Google speaker, compared to the Home Mini. Some questions are now answered on the device instead of in the cloud, but this feature only works in English so far and will only learn over time.
The app
- You can control the music on the Nest Mini in the Google Home app.
- In the Google Home app you can make various settings for the speaker
The Google Home app is really simple and clear. All important settings can be made and you can, for example, assign different speakers or Chromecast devices to a group. Equalizers can also be found in the app.
Is it worth buying?
Difficult to answer. Everyone has to answer that for themselves. Is one of the sound and the rest worth the surcharge of 39 euros to 59 euros? If so, wait and see! Because Google has repeatedly included the Google Home Mini in very good offers and the chances that they will do the same with the Nest Mini are very high. So if you can wait a little longer, you should z. B. keep your eyes open on Black Friday. The easiest way to do this is (no advertising) Mydealz or idealo. Simply set a "Deal Alarm" there with the code word Nest Mini. But if you want the better deal and can do without the new features: from time to time there is the Google Home Mini for 20 euros or less. Google has already given the Home Mini away to Google One or YouTube Premium customers.