Deciding on whether to buy a product like Amazon Echo or perhaps Amazon Echo? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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Amazon Echo vs Amazon Echo

Amazon Echo specs

Amazon Echo
Amazon Echo specs

Amazon Echo
Type: Smart speaker

Type: Smart speaker

Compatibility: – Fire OS
– Android
– iOS
– Desktop browsers

Compatibility: – Fire OS
– Android
– iOS
– Desktop browsers

Compatible app: Alexa App

Compatible app: Alexa App

Works with: – Philips Hue
– TP-Link
– WeMo
– Samsung SmartThings
– Netatmo
– Hive

Works with: – Philips Hue
– TP-Link
– WeMo
– Samsung SmartThings
– Netatmo
– Hive

Connectivity: WiFi

Connectivity: WiFi

Power: Mains

Power: Mains

FEATURES

FEATURES

1.: Down-firing woofer & 0.6” tweeter built-in. Play music from Amazon Music, Spotify, TuneIn and more.

1.: Down-firing woofer & 0.6” tweeter built-in. Play music from Amazon Music, Spotify, TuneIn and more.

2.: Multi-room music with Alexa. Play across your Echo devices. Available for Amazon Music & TuneIn

2.: Multi-room music with Alexa. Play across your Echo devices. Available for Amazon Music & TuneIn

3.: Voice-control smart devices across your home

3.: Voice-control smart devices across your home

4.: Hands-free calling and messaging

4.: Hands-free calling and messaging

5.: Use thousands of skills and acquire more

5.: Use thousands of skills and acquire more

GENERAL

GENERAL

Colour: Sandstone

Colour: Heather grey

Box contents: – Amazon Echo
– Echo shell
– Power adapter / cable
– Things to Try card
– Quick start guide

Box contents: – Amazon Echo
– Echo shell
– Power adapter / cable
– Things to Try card
– Quick start guide

Dimensions: 147.8 x 87.5 x 87.5 mm (H x W x D)

Dimensions: 147.8 x 87.5 x 87.5 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 820 g

Weight: 820 g

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 1 year

Price: £59.99

Price: £59.99

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews: 256

Review Score: 9.2 / 10

Review Score: 9.9 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy Amazon Echo or Amazon Echo, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 147 products in the same category as Amazon Echo, which is the Smart Voice control assistants category. Of these 147 products the average price was £176.83, the most expensive was £1349 and the cheapest was just £5. We then looked at the price of the 147 in the same as the Amazon Echo, which of course the average was £176.83, top price was £1349 and cheapest £5.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from Amazon and Amazon, the average was £120.66 for Amazon, £120.66 for Amazon. The max for each was £275.98/£275.98 and minimum was £25/£25

Price analysis of Amazon Echo

Price analysis of Amazon Echo

  • Amazon Echo
  • Hands-free voice commands with Alexa
  • Compatible with a range of smart home systems
  • Voice control music from streaming services with integrated speaker
  • Control your home using voice commands
  • Top features: – Voice-controlled speaker for effortless access to music and more – Immersive audio to bring your music to life – Voice-control your home for convenience and peace of mind – Hands-free calling and messaging for easy connections Voice-controlled speakerThrough the Alexa Voice Service, the Amazon Echo lets you find and play music, ask questions about anything, get the latest sports results and weather reports, and much more by simply asking.If you have an Echo in several rooms, you can command Alexa to play jazz in the kitchen, pop in the living room, or play the same song in the entire house. This is available for Amazon Music, Tune In and Spotify (coming soon).Immersive audioFeaturing a 2.5″ down-firing woofer and a 0.6″ tweeter, the Amazon Echo delivers crisp vocals and dynamic bass to bring your favourite music to life.Voice-control your homeCompatible with products from WeMo, Samsung SmartThings, Philips Hue, Hive, Netatmo, TP-Link, Nest and more, Amazon Echo works with lights, locks, switches, thermostats and more to make your life at home a little easier. Dim lights for your kids to fall asleep, turn up the thermostat while curled in your favourite spot with a good book, make sure the front door is locked, order pizza, and much more. Hands-free calling and messagingWith the Echo, staying connected to your friends and family is effortless. Without tapping or searching, you can easily send messages via voice or text or talk to anyone hands-free who also has an Echo device or the Alexa App.
  • Product codes: 841667149974
  • Amazon Echo
  • Hands-free voice commands with Alexa
  • Compatible with a range of smart home systems
  • Voice control music from streaming services with integrated speaker
  • Control your home using voice commands
  • Top features: – Voice-controlled speaker for effortless access to music and more – Immersive audio to bring your music to life – Voice-control your home for convenience and peace of mind – Hands-free calling and messaging for easy connections Voice-controlled speakerThrough the Alexa Voice Service, the Amazon Echo lets you find and play music, ask questions about anything, get the latest sports results and weather reports, and much more by simply asking.If you have an Echo in several rooms, you can command Alexa to play jazz in the kitchen, pop in the living room, or play the same song in the entire house. This is available for Amazon Music, Tune In and Spotify (coming soon).Immersive audioFeaturing a 2.5″ down-firing woofer and a 0.6″ tweeter, the Amazon Echo delivers crisp vocals and dynamic bass to bring your favourite music to life.Voice-control your homeCompatible with products from WeMo, Samsung SmartThings, Philips Hue, Hive, Netatmo, TP-Link, Nest and more, Amazon Echo works with lights, locks, switches, thermostats and more to make your life at home a little easier. Dim lights for your kids to fall asleep, turn up the thermostat while curled in your favourite spot with a good book, make sure the front door is locked, order pizza, and much more. Hands-free calling and messagingWith the Echo, staying connected to your friends and family is effortless. Without tapping or searching, you can easily send messages via voice or text or talk to anyone hands-free who also has an Echo device or the Alexa App.
  • Product codes: 841667156682

What’s better Amazon Echo or Amazon Echo?

There are obviously a number of differences between Amazon Echo and Amazon Echo, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £59.99 cost of Amazon Echo is closer to the expectation you had than the £59.99 pricep point of Amazon Echo.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between Amazon Echo and Amazon Echo. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that Amazon Echo scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas Amazon Echo scores 9 out of 10 from 256 reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your Smart Voice control assistants as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



Amazon Echo



Rating:
9.00 out of
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