Get a free Google Home Mini with the Fitbit Inspire HR

This is a bit of a baffling bundle, but that doesnt make it any the worse for it. For some reason, Currys is bundling the excellent Fitbit Inspire HR fitness tracker with the decent Google Home Mini. Its like bundling a set of skis with a toaster, but if you find yourself wanting both, then its still a great deal.

Why? Well, Currys is selling the pair for £79. Given the Fitbit Inspire HR goes for £79 on its own, and the Google Home Mini retails for £50, thats a not insubstantial saving.

So what of the products themselves? Well, I reviewed both: the Inspire for Expert Reviews and the Home Mini for sister-site Alphr, so I have opinions. Gather round everybody&

Lets start with the Fitbit Inspire HR. Its a good little fitness tracker in the tradition of past Fitbit bands, with a stylish but understated design and all the data you could want on your wrist. Because it has a heart-rate monitor, it does far more in-depth sleep tracking stats than past devices, and if youre happy to take your phone out on runs, itll piggyback off your phones GPS to give you in-run stats too.

Im a little less positive about the Google Home Mini, but its for reasons you may or may not care about. My issue is with the lack of audio out jack, which means you have to use the built-in speaker. Its fine for chatting with Google Assistant or listening to podcasts, but a bit weedy as a speaker for music. Yes, it can output music to Chromecast Audio, but thats just one extra expense to consider.

Still, its a good product for people looking to dip their toe in the world of smart speakers and smart homes, letting you ask Google the weather, whats in your calendar, how your commute is looking and even if knows any good jokes.

In other words, £79 for both a Google Home Mini and a Fitbit Inspire HR is a damned good deal. Yes, the two go together like soup and salad, but if you find yourself in the market for both, then you won’t do better than this.

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Alan Martin

Alan Martin is a freelance writer with more than a decade’s worth of experience, mainly in the technology space, with bylines at The Evening Standard, Tom's Guide, The i and many others. His main focus at Expert Reviews is ensuring that your next pick of phone or wearable is the right choice for you and represents the best possible value for money. In the past he’s covered a broad range of games, dental apparel and pet accessories and, on one memorable occasion, had to strip off to retrieve a rogue drone from a lake – such is his dedication to reviews.

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