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Compare Echo Devices and Choose the Right Alexa Device for You


With the exception of using Alexa on your phone or tablet, you can’t do the Alexa thing until you get a device that’s Alexa-enabled. That sounds straightforward enough, but that illusion of simplicity is shattered when you see the sheer number of devices that are available. Amazon alone offers no less than a half-dozen different Alexa-enabled devices just in its Echo brand of smart speakers. How are you supposed to know which one to get? To help you make the right Alexa decision, here’s a quick look at what’s available from Amazon’s Echo brand so that you can compare features.



Echo

Echo is your garden-variety Echo smart speaker that’s designed for larger rooms because it comes with two speakers: a 2.5-inch woofer and a 0.6-inch tweeter. It’s fairly big — 3.4 inches in diameter and 5.8 inches high — so you may need to clear a spot for it.

Echo Dot

The Echo Dot is a smart speaker designed for smaller rooms because it comes with a single speaker and is quite a bit teensier overall than the Echo (about 3.9 inches in diameter and about 1.7 inches high). It’s also half the price of the Echo, which is likely why it’s Amazon’s bestselling Alexa device. Sometimes Echo Dot Not Responding so we need to check the proper connectivity

Echo Plus

The Echo Plus is a smart speaker just like the Echo, but it also includes a built-in home-automation hub, which enables you to connect and operate compatible smart-home devices (such as lights, thermostats, and security cameras) from a central location. The Echo Plus is the same size as the Echo, but its two speakers are slightly bigger — a 3-inch woofer and a 0.8-inch tweeter — for richer sound.

Echo Spot

The Echo Spot is a smart speaker that’s similar to the Echo Dot, except that it comes with a 2.5-inch screen that enables you to see the weather, news highlights, and song lyrics. The Echo Spot also has a built-in camera, so you can use it to make video calls to compatible devices. The Echo Spot comes with a single speaker and is 4.1 inches wide, 3.8 inches high, and 3.6 inches deep.

Echo Show

The Echo Show, like the Echo Spot, is a smart speaker that comes with a screen, but the Echo Show screen is big: just over 10 inches along the diagonal. That screen also supports high definition (HD) for great-looking video. The Echo Show also has a built-in 5-megapixel camera, so you can use it to make video calls to compatible devices. The Echo Show comes with two 2-inch speakers and is 9.7 inches wide, 6.9 inches high, and 4.2 inches deep.

Echo Auto

The Echo Auto is designed to hang out with you in your car. It connects to the Internet via your smartphone. The Echo Auto doesn’t have a built-in speaker, but you can use it to connect to your car’s speakers via Bluetooth or by plugging in an audio cable (assuming your car supports either of these options). The Echo Auto is 3.3 inches wide and 1.9 inches deep.

 

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