Google Home Mini appears to be an Amazon Echo Dot equivalent

Thanks to Droid Life, we've been given a first look at the Google Home Mini. It looks like a smaller, more modest version of the Google Home voice-controlled smart speaker and, you could say, the brand’s answer to Amazon’s Echo Dot.

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The image appears to confirm three colour finishes – Chalk, Charcoal and Coral – and suggests that it will be mains powered. The three dots on top of the speaker are presumably lights to indicate when you’re interacting with the Google Assistant.

The Google Home Mini is expected to retail at $50 (and probably £50), but we expect confirmation and further details from Google early next month. The tech giant is also expected to announce a Pixel 2 smartphone at an event in San Francisco on 4th October.

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Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

In her spare time, Becky can often be found running, watching Liverpool FC and horror movies, and hunting for gluten-free cake.