Testseek.com have collected 94 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo 4 smart speaker and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo 4 smart speaker.
October 2020
(85%)
94 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(93%)
497 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Zigbee
Bluetooth LE
And Amazon Sidewalk radios onboard
Alexa can control a huge number of smart home systems and devices
Plenty of bang for the buck
Good build quality
Price
Loud bass for small size
Smart home compatibility
Effective microphone system
New round design
Improved sound
Includes Zigbee Hub
Temperature sensor built in
Faster processing
As powerful as the Echo Plus
Strong bass for the size
Built-in smart home hub
Lovely new design
Seriously impressive audio
3.5mm audio jack
Built-in Zigbee smart hub
Great price
Sleek spherical design
Good audio for price
Great smart home skills
Audio in/out port
Strong bass for its size
Alexa is compatible with tons of smart home products
Quality builtin mic is good at picking up the wake word
Loud
Room filling sound
Bass you can hear and feel
Integrated smart home hub
Good voice response
Built-in Alexa support
Mic mute button
Impressive musical performance
Plenty of bass
Smart home hub built-in
Alexa wake-word almost never fails
Great audio quality
Two speakers sound even better as a stereo pair
Reasonable price
Alexa is a mature and useful virtual assistant
The editors didn't like
Google's Nest Audio sounds better
Sonos supports more music-streaming services
Polarizing industrial design
Round build may not be for everyone
Alexa app may be overwhelming initially
No YouTube Music compatibility by default
One less mic
Takes up more desk space
High frequencies don't get quite as much finesse as they could
Alexa can still be awkward to talk to
Inconsistent button response
I wish it had a clock
Audio not as good as Sonos One
Round design is nice
But not for everyone
Alexa app is confusing at first
No YouTube compatibility by default
Music can sound overly “processed” at times
Lacks warmth in the midtones
Not quite loud enough for large rooms
Midrange is still the weak spot
Are you a Google household or an Amazon one
Alexa can be finicky about music requests
Sphere design could be polarizing
Summary
Amazon's redesigned Echo improves upon its predecessor in several ways. It now has a Zigbee smart home hub built in
But more importantly it sounds excellent. If you wa
Lovely new design, Seriously impressive audio, 3.5mm audio jack, Built-in Zigbee smart hub, Great price
Inconsistent button response
The 4th-gen Amazon Echo is the most radical redesign we've ever seen for the smart speaker, and the risk Amazon took paid off in spades. This latest Echo sounds considerably better than past generations, the new round aesthetic is quite pleasing, and it h...
Published: 2021-10-09, Author: Eric , review by: pcmag.com
Abstract: There's no lack of digital assistants to talk with—Siri, Cortana, Bixby, the Google Assistant—but for Amazon, the audio assistant of choice is Alexa, the technology inside its Echo and Fire TV devices, not to mention other third-party speakers and gadgets...
Published: 2021-03-02, Author: Mike , review by: tomsguide.com
Sleek spherical design, Good audio for price, Great smart home skills, Audio in/out port
I wish it had a clock, Audio not as good as Sonos One
The Amazon Echo is the most well-rounded smart speaker, and I’m not just talking about its looks. Yes, the spherical shape of the 4th-generation Amazon Echo makes it visually interesting, but the smart home networking tech and Amazon’s continual improveme...
Good build quality, Price, Loud bass for small size, Smart home compatibility, Effective microphone system
Round build may not be for everyone, Alexa app may be overwhelming initially, No YouTube Music compatibility by default
The Amazon Echo (4th Gen) is an excellent smart speaker for listeners who don't want to spend too much. If your smart home devices are all compatible with one another, you'll be very happy with this simplified speaker. Sound quality has improved over prev...
Published: 2020-11-18, Author: Adam , review by: soundguys.com
Good build quality, Price, Strong bass for its size, Alexa is compatible with tons of smart home products, Quality builtin mic is good at picking up the wake word
Round design is nice, but not for everyone, Alexa app is confusing at first, No YouTube compatibility by default
The Amazon Echo (4th gen.) is a great smart speaker for the price as long as you live in an Alexa world. If your smart home devices are all compatible (which most are) and you don't mind the new orb-like design of the speaker then you'll likely be very ha...
