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telltale oval shape when viewed from the side, the
same fabric covering (in chalk, coral, and charcoal
colours, with a new sky shade replacing the Home
Mini’s aqua flavour), and the same four LEDs peeking
through the top of the fabric when Google Assistant
is awake and chatting.
Look a little more closely, however, and you pick
out some key differences. Turn the Nest Mini over
and you’ll spot the new mounting hole, which makes
it easy to hang the Nest Mini on a hook or (if you’ve
pounded it in far enough) the head of a nail.
It’s not surprising that Google added a built-in
mounting option on the Nest Mini, given the wide
range of third-party mounting accessories that
sprouted up for the Home Mini. That said, the single
mounting hole means that cable management is up
to you; and trust me, without some help on your part,
the Nest Mini’s charging cable won’t hang perfectly
Pop quiz: which of these
Google smart speakers is
the new Nest Mini?
