Bose Home Speaker 500 (2018) vs Google Nest Mini 2

We couldn't find enough data on either product to be able to come to any reliable conclusions. We highly recommend that you take a look at some other options in the $210 and $50 budget ranges instead.

The Bose Home Speaker 500 (2018) has done great in quite a few roundups from some of the most highly trusted sources available, such as TechGearLab, SoundGuys, and Rtings, which perform high-quality in-depth testing. It got awarded the "Top Pick" title by TechGearLab, "Ranked 1 out of 5" by SoundGuys, and "Ranked 1 out of 5" by Rtings in their respective roundups. Earning that much praise from such respected sources is undoubtedly an impressive accomplishment.

Taking a look at the Google Nest Mini 2, we found that it was received really well by reviewers from highly trusted sources that conduct objective in-depth testing, including Wirecutter, CNET, Rtings, and PCmag - it was named "Ranked 1 out of 4" by Wirecutter, "Ranked 1 out of 2" by CNET, and "Ranked 2 out of 2" by Rtings in their respective roundups. Any product that's praised by this many of the internet's most trustworthy sources should be considered by everyone who's in the market for a Chromecast Speaker at this price point.

To get a better idea of how they fare when compared directly to each other, we analyzed review scores of sources that tested both. Rtings, for example, preferred the Bose Home Speaker 500 (2018), while Digitaltrends and PCmag rated both of them the same.

We also took a look at which sources had the best things to say about them. We learned that the Bose Home Speaker 500 (2018) got reviewed the highest by TechGearLab - it gave it a rating of 10, while the Google Nest Mini 2 most impressed reviewers at techadvisor.com, which gave it a score of 10.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Chromecast Speakers on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Chromecast Speakers being 7.4 out of 10, whereas the Bose Home Speaker 500 (2018) and Google Nest Mini 2 managed averages of 8.3 and 8.5 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Bose Home Speaker 500 (2018) vs. Google Nest Mini 2 comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.