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.
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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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