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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

Google Home Max vs Google Nest Mini

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Google Home Max
Google Nest Mini (2nd Gen)

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Google Home Max Picture
Google Nest Mini Picture
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
No
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
No
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Variants

  • Home Max (Chalk)
  • Home Max (Charcoal)
  • Nest Mini (Chalk)
  • Nest Mini (Charcoal)
  • Nest Mini (Coral)
  • Nest Mini (Sky)

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Google Home Max

Google Nest Mini

The Google Home Max and the Google Nest Mini both offer impressive performances for voice assistant, but the Home Max is a better choice for music and videos. Out-of-the-box, the Home Max has a better-balanced sound profile, and it can get louder. Also, it has lower latency over a Chromecast connection.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.9
5.6

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.2
5.2

Dynamics 
 

6.9
5.3

Soundstage 
 

6.3
6.9

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Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Google Home Max Style Photo
Google Nest Mini Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No

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Portability 
 

3.7
5.9

Dimensions Photo  

Google Home Max Dimensions Photo
Google Nest Mini Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

606 in³ (9,924 cm³)
25 in³ (403 cm³)

Weight 
 

11.7 lbs (5.3 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC Only
AC Only

One-Hand Carry 
 

No
Yes

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Build Quality 
 

6.0
6.4

Build Quality Photo  

Google Home Max Build Quality Photo
Google Nest Mini Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Decent
Good

Water Resistance 
 

No
No

Dust Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Impact Resistance 
 

No
No

Floats In Water 
 

No
No

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Controls 
 

8.0
8.0

Controls Photo  

Google Home Max Controls Photo
Google Nest Mini Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Google Home Max Controls Photo 2
Google Nest Mini Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Great
Great

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)

Call Answer/End 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)

Track Next/Previous 
 

No
No

Microphone On/Off 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Additional Controls 
 

No
No

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Google Home Max In The Box Photo
Google Nest Mini In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.2
5.2

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-0.28
-0.52

Std. Err. 
 

3.00 dB
2.91 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

50.4 Hz
138.5 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

17.2 kHz
15.3 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

6.3
6.9

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

6.44 dB
2.10 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes (when horizontal)
No (mono)

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Dynamics 
 

6.9
5.3

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

95.6 dB SPL
76.5 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

3.88 dB
2.58 dB

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power Saving 
 

No
No

Charging Port 
 

No Battery
No Battery

Battery Powered 
 

No
No

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Voice Assistant 
 

8.9
8.9

Alexa 
 

No
No

Google Assistant 
 

Built-in
Built-in

Speakerphone 
 

Yes
Yes

Siri 
 

No
No

Voice Assistant 
 

Yes
Yes

Voice Activation 
 

Yes
Yes

Microphone Mute 
 

Yes
Yes

Far-Field Performance 
 

Excellent
Excellent

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

Mediocre
Mediocre

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App 
 

9.3
9.3

App Picture  

Google Home Max App Picture
Google Nest Mini App Picture

App Name 
 

Google Home
Google Home

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Bass/Treble
Bass/Treble

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

Yes
Yes

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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

Yes
No

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Bluetooth 
 

7.2
6.7

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.2
5.0

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

246 ms
232 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

197 ms
263 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

170.6 ft (52.0 m)
262.5 ft (80.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
No

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Wi-Fi 
 

8.1
6.5

Wi-Fi Version 
 

Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi 5

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

2.4GHz & 5GHz
2.4GHz & 5GHz

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Apple AirPlay 
 

No
No

AirPlay Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Google Chromecast 
 

Yes
Yes

Chromecast Latency 
 

46 ms
862 ms

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