The Google Home Mini speaker is no longer (officially) available, and has been replaced in Google’s line-up of smart home speakers by the Google Nest Mini. At first glance, it would seem that little has changed apart from the name, but if you are thinking that all of the upgrades must be under the hood, and are thinking of changing your existing Home Mini for a Nest Mini, here are the key specification details of the two devices side-by-side.
| Google Home Mini | Google Nest Mini (Gen 2) | |
| Dimensions & Weight | Diameter: 98 mm Height: 42 mm Weight: 173 g | Diameter: 101.6Â mm Height: 50.8Â mm Weight: 181Â g |
| Colours Available | Fabric top, silicone base Chalk Charcoal Coral Aqua | Fabric top, silicone base Chalk Charcoal Coral Sky |
| Audio Formats Supported | HE-AAC, LC-AAC, MP3, Vorbis, WAV (LPCM), Opus, FLAC | HE-AAC, LC-AAC, MP3, Vorbis, WAV (LPCM), Opus, FLAC |
| Wi-Fi & Bluetooth | 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz/5 Ghz) Bluetooth 4.1 | 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz/5 GHz) Bluetooth 5.0 Chromecast Built-in |
| Sensors | Capacitive touch | Capacitive touch |
| Speaker/s | 40mm Driver – 360 sound | 40mm Driver – 360 sound Google Assistant Built-in |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 (far-field microphones) |
| Processor | – | Quad-core 64-bit ARM CPU 1.4 GHz |
| Ports & Connectors | Micro USB | 15 W power adaptor |
| OS Support | Android 5.0 and higher iOS 9.1 and higher | Android 5.0 and higher iOS 9.1 and higher |
