But the Dot is still small in stature: 3.9 inches in diameter and 1.7 inches in height. It’s a little larger too, making way for a new speaker that’s now half an inch bigger. If that sounds like a criticism, it’s not the new Echo Dot looks great.
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It now comes with a fabric wrap, making it look like an Echo Plus that’s been stomped on. Remember those fabric covers Amazon started selling so you could pay extra to make your Dot look a little less cheap and plastic? The new Dot apparently took some inspiration from that. Put the old and new Echo Dots side by side and you almost wonder if we were too kind on Amazon when we reviewed the last model. And it still costs £49.99.Īmazon probably should have done this sooner, but hey, it’s here now, and we’ve been living with it for a week. In fact, time has not been kind to the Dot at all, but Amazon is refreshing its smallest smart speaker into one worthy of 2018. And when the Google Home Mini arrived, one year after the first Echo Dot, Amazon’s diminutive speaker suddenly looked (and sounded) worse.
Problem is, it’s really been more about the brains than the sounds.
Updated model: Amazon Echo Dot 4th-generation review A small, puck-shaped smart speaker for £50 – often found on sale or bundled with some other smart home gadget – the Dot is the easiest, most affordable gateway to Alexa. The Echo Dot has long been Amazon’s most effective assault on the smart home.
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