https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/17/google_home_mini_great_right_before_you_smash_it_in_fury/

Review At first, it wasn't entirely clear whether it would be worthwhile doing a review of the new Google Home Mini.

The new, cut-down version of the digital assistant could probably have been summed up in a tweet. Something like: "Home Mini: smaller, cheaper, sound worse but still fine."