Echo Dot (Newest gen) | Bluetooth smart speaker with big vibrant sound and Wi-Fi | Deep Sea Blue, with Alexa+ Early Access

Really happy with this Echo Dot. Sound quality is clear, setup was simple, and it integrates well with other smart home devices. Great value for the price.

Works great, pairs with Echo show and sound is good. Easily setup and responds well when ask to do something. Occasionally have to repeat myself but pretty good 9 out of 10 times.

Bought 3 of these after 10 years of using google minis. They're easy to install, great sounding speaker (bit heavy on the bass, can be altered in settings). I have linked mine to the central heating and lighting with Netatmo and a Hue bridge/Phillips smart bulbs. Excellent value, would definitely recommend.

New to the Alexa universe, so bought this when the were nearly bogof, which was a good deal. Hilariously listened to her whisper to my husband for five minutes for no reason other than she seemingly thought he'd like it?! He finally managed to get her to 'talk' properly. Were a family that ownt get best use out of all the features, but care about sound quality (very good) and making things slightly easier. Our uses are mainly, music and radio, reminders and alarms, and using it as a glorified walkie talkie. It works very well for all these things, and £60 for two is a good price for what we do now, and we will learn other benefits as we go along, I'm sure. Alexa is responsive, and quickly picked up distinctions between our voices to know who was speaking. It's grey, dull grey, covered-in-dust-forgotten-grey - not at all white. We'd not have gone for this colour if we realised that, but we've chucked them out of the way and they're discreet enough, so we'll get over it. It wouldn't match if you were looking to put along side white goods, or sonos stuff etc. Its just a misleading name, but I suppose 'shabby grey' wouldn't sell so well. Its a bit cheap looking straight out of the box, but its got a weight to it, and is robust - well made. Talking of straight out of the box - as Alexa newbies the accompanying instructions were not clear enough - we had to Google some questions when working through the phone app. A bit of a tipsy curvy review maybe. OVERALL A good machine that suits our needs and will provide more benefits as we live with it longer. Good sound for listening to music/audible, reaching good volume levels. Agree with 'big vibrant sound' description. Happy buyers!

First time using an Alexa in a couple of years but I am really impressed with how good they have become! Looks great in white with the very nice light around the bottom of it. Very easy to set up and use, only took around 10 minutes and all up and running and links with virtually everything in my room (e.g. lights, blinds, TV etc.), making it incredibly handy! The app is really easy to use too, and setting up routines (e.g. morning, night-time, relaxing etc.), is so easy and works really good! Very quick responses, and the microphones are very responsive to prompts/commands! This is an excellent product!

This review is on Alexa Plus early access rather than device it's self. The sound is amazing clear even on ful volume, crystal clear crisp sound. Brilliant for music, Podcasts etc. Definitely a big step up. It also has a built in temperature sensor built in. Just ask Alexa " what's the temperature in here". After using Alexa+ for several months, I can confidently say this is a significant upgrade from the original assistant. The conversational flow feels much more natural - no more robotic responses or awkward pauses when asking follow-up questions. **What I particularly appreciate:** - **Contextual understanding** - Remembers what we discussed earlier in the conversation without me having to repeat myself - **Task efficiency** - Handles complex requests that used to require multiple attempts - **Personality** - Actually feels like talking to someone rather than barking commands at a device - **Smart home integration** - Works seamlessly with all my existing devices and routines **Areas that impressed me:** The creative writing features are genuinely useful - I've used it for everything from drafting emails to helping with my daughter's school projects. The fact that it can switch between being helpful for serious tasks and entertaining for casual chat makes it feel like a proper digital companion. **Minor considerations:** Occasionally takes a moment longer to process complex requests, but the quality of responses more than makes up for any slight delay. **Overall verdict:** This feels like the assistant technology was always meant to be. If you're on the fence about upgrading, I'd recommend making the switch. It's transformed how I interact with my smart home setup. **Rating: 5 out of 5 stars** Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a more intelligent, conversational assistant experience. I'm so impressed I have brought two one is in my bathroom using a battery base, a third party one available on Amazon in black as the official Amazon battery base is only in white. Both versions are 5,000 mAh.

I have history with the Amazon Echo speaker. The tall white series one that stands on my bedside table dates back to August 2017 and is still in daily use and works perfectly. Its ability to capture a weak WiFi signal is still unsurpassed, in my experience. I have latterly gone through skipping some of the iterations but have always been delighted with the practicality, voice assistance and sound quality of the speakers I have invested in. So, on to this newest generation Echo dot. I have 1st and 2nd gen units knocking about or loaned out with my Daughters. The first thing that strikes me about all of the latest speakers and speakers with screens is how easy it is to set them up. I have an Amazon account and I have set up these speakers before but it is really, for me, very easy indeed. Once switched on and recognised by the app the set up mostly goes off an does itself. It is wise to watch it all through but there were really not issues at all. It even stores and uses your WiFi credentials for you. So no need to enter complicated codes or indeed find/remember the code in the first place. I was interested in the sound quality and the ability to act as an Eero mesh network extender. I brought a special bundle comprising two Echo dots and a Tapo bulb, I then added a second bulb to the order. Incidentally, the bulbs are a great buy two and equally simple to set up, if you already use the Tapo app. These speakers are quite small at about 4" round. They still produce a really good performance for their size and I was also able to try, my two, as a stereo pair. For their cost there is little to complain about with their sound quality. They easily beat an old JBL Go 2 that I have, for bass, spaciousness and clarity while they are not far off the quality of a pair of UE Boom 2 speakers, again paired in stereo. They would have set me back around £150 for the pair of them. They seem to pick up commands well enough and respond quickly. They cope slightly less well with weak WiFi than my old Series 1 but I have good , fast coverage and didn't find I had many drop outs or issues. They work well as mesh extenders, I say they but so far I have only needed to set one up in this configuration. It is in our guest bedroom and just ensures that all visitors have good coverage. This for me is a much more socket friendly way to provide Alexa, a smart speaker and a wider mesh network. I am a big fan of Amazon speakers, is it that obvious! My advise would be buy one now, while you still can. They are great value for money and paired up do a great job as a compact sounds streaming system. Just add Amazon music. Although, please leave a few for me. In case I need any more. They are currently, simply a great buy that is very easy to recommend.

I bought this when it was on a Prime day offer for a great price. I'm very pleased with it and it is easy to sinc with my Echo in the kitchen giving me a surround sound effect. My only very little gripe is Alexa on the Dot has an American accent, I've tried to change it but she tells me she hasn't got an English one, haha 😅

Love this, I gave my old one to my Mam and bought the new version

Love Alexa, soo small, fits anywhere

Excellent Working very well

So goo

I love having Alexa ,works fine with lights and plugs bought separately, great with Spotify and radio stations, can't get it to control firestick properly, it just turns it off and I have to turn it back on manually.