Google announced a successor to the Google Home Mini at its Made By Google event in October. However, rather than arriving as the Google Home Mini 2, it launched as the Nest Mini. It even looks the same as its predecessor.

The smart speaker has now arrived in India more than a month later with a price tag of INR 4,499 (~$63). It is already available for purchase on Flipkart in Chalk and Charcoal. Sorry, no Coral and Sky.

The Google Store India website says it is also available on Reliance Digital and Croma but we couldn’t find it on both online stores.

The Nest Mini has 40% stronger bass than its predecessor, better voice recognition, and capacitive buttons that light up when the speaker senses you are close. There is also a hole at the back of the speaker in case you want to mount it on a wall rather than have it sit on a surface.

Just like the Home Mini, the Nest Mini can also control your compatible smart home appliances and lights. You can stream songs and podcasts from the internet and also listen to weather reports and the news.

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The Google Home Mini finally has a successor but it isn’t called the Home Mini 2 but the Nest Mini. While the name is different, the design hasn’t technically changed.

The Nest Mini has the same round design as the Home Mini. Its dimensions are even the same but that doesn’t mean there are no changes at all.

First, the Nest Mini now has a hole in the back which will let you hang it on a wall. It also comes in a new blue color called Sky alongside the Home Mini’s Coral, Chalk, and Charcoal. Google has also revealed that the fabric covering the speaker is now made from recycled plastic.

Coming to features, the Nest Mini has 40% stronger bass than the Home Mini. It also has better voice recognition. Google has also brought back capacitive buttons which will light up when it senses you are close. You will be able to increase and reduce the volume by tapping the right and left sides as well as pause and resume playing by tapping the middle of the speaker. Of course, the Nest Mini can control your smart home appliances, stream music, play podcasts and answer questions.

The Nest Mini also has an improved “brain” which learns your most frequent commands and allows them to be run locally on the device rather than sending them to Google’s servers first.

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The Nest Mini will keep the $49 launch price of the Home Mini but expect it to sell for less during sales. It should also be included as a free gift with certain purchases or subscriptions just like Google has done with the Home Mini in some cases. It will be available for purchase beginning October 22.

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It has been nearly two years since Google announced the Home Mini, a portable smart speaker powered by the Google Assistant. According to new reports, Google is developing a new device called the Nest Mini which should be the successor to the Home Mini.

If you have been following the news regarding Google’s smart home products, then you should know why its upcoming speaker is called the Nest Mini and not Home Mini 2. Google announced back at Google I/O that it will be changing the names of its smart home products from Google Home to Google Nest. For example, the Google Home Hub is now known as the Google Nest Hub.

Coming back to the Nest Mini, the speaker is said to come with some significant feature upgrades. According to 9to5Google, the smart speaker will have better sound quality with a higher maximum value and better bass. It has also been reported that it will also feature a built-in wall mount.

The biggest addition coming to the Nest Mini is the 3.5mm audio jack. There are speculations that this will allow users to connect the speaker to external speakers with better audio quality. It may also be for audio input.

Another feature the Nest Mini will have is proximity awareness. It is said the proximity sensor will show the volume the speaker is when you get close enough. Unfortunately there is no mention of the Nest Mini having a built-in battery.

The Nest Mini is also said to come in new color variants different from those of the Home Mini. There is no info on pricing but it is assumed it will sell for $49 just like its predecessor. Promos and deals should see interested users get it for less than that price.

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