Testseek.com have collected 209 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo bluetooth portable speaker.
September 2016
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The editors liked
Adds significant bass to an existing Echo speaker setup
Pairing with other speakers is straightforward
Voice recognition is fast and responsive
Volume can get very loud
The Amazon Echo can be controlled completely hands free with voice commands
No battery (plugin only)
Shopping and todo lists
Many ways to get music
Elegant
Minimalistic design
Fast & accurate performance
360degree speaker emits sound evenly
Updated often with new features and capabilities
Integrates with popular services and "smart home" products
Amazon's voice-activated smart home speaker is undeniably futuristic
But it's also practical and accessible. With a rapidly growing slate of features and integrations
It's easy to get excited about the Echo's potential
Easy to set up and learn how to interact with
Activated hands-free amidst noise and impressive distances
Pretty fast to respond
Practical and accessible
Keeps getting smarter with added capabilities
Crisp voice playback
Exceptional voicerecognition capabilities
Very fast and extremely responsive
Extremely versatile
Offering music playback
Connectedhome control
Weather and traffic reports
And much more
Very good app support
Plus an IFTTT channel
Highly versatile
Incredibly responsive
New features and apps being added
Sleek spherical design
Good audio for price
Great smart home skills
Audio in/out port
Exceptional voice-recognition capabilities
Connected-home control
Excellent voice recognition
Works with many third-party devices and services
Regularly expanding support for new features
Fun to use
Solid speaker sound quality
Excellent design that looks great in any room
2.5-inch circular screen is bright
Crisp
And doubles as a clock
Camera can be completely disabled
Great sound in a compact package
Powerful voice-recognition capabilties
Fantastic Alexa integration
Wit
Fast and simple to interact with
Impressive mic and hearing range
Joke-telling game is strong
Easy way to add Alexa control to existing speakers
Compact hardware is easy to set up
Cheapest - on paper
At least - Echo device so far
Flexibility of Bluetooth or bundled 3.5mm cable
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Speaker and remote respond to plain English
Voice control initiates music
Weather
Traffic
And more
Voice-command access to music by artist
Song
Or radio station
Shopping list and reminders transfer to companion mobile app
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Must be tethered to an outlet
Invite-only to buy
Isn't context aware
Only comes in black
It has weak sound when compared to the best wireless speakers in our lineup
Not very smart (but getting there)
Only two lists (todo and shopping)
Purchase by invitation only
No remote included at base price ($30 extra)
Requires constant power (no internal battery)
Some features require active Prime subscription
Pricey
The Echo's sound quality is uneven at times
With weak bass at high volumes. The growing list of "Skills" in the Alexa app could also benefit from better organization
Skills (a.k.a. apps) need better organization
Speaker quality okay
Not sensational
Inferior audio features compared to the leastexpensive Sonos speaker
Flash feature would benefit from additional news sources
Can't control Philips Hue lighting scenes
Speaker quality isn't as good as higher-end Bluetooth or dedicated speakers
Lacks a digital display
No integrated battery
I wish it had a clock
Audio not as good as Sonos One
Inferior audio features compared to the least-expensive Sonos speaker
Speaker distorts at highest volumes
No access to email and messages
Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed
Videos are truncated in full-screen mode
You can't use voice commands to stream music from your own local server
You can use voice commands with only a handful of the 80+ streaming services Sonos suppor
Way too finicky
Sometimes Alexa just ignores you
Needs a real ecosystem outside of Amazon
Amazon's own promotions make Echo Dot cheaper
Can run into standby issues with external speakers
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Published: 2015-10-14, Author: Chris , review by: wareable.com
Superb music player, Great with factual requests, News and weather updates, Alexa SDK means its improving all the time,
Speaker quality isn't great, Must be connected to mains, Voice works better with US accents, Needs more smart home connections
After a week in our house, the Amazon Echo has shown its value as part of the tech arsenal. After four years in my pocket, Siri has not. And that's the thing about a personal assistant. If you don't rely on it, then what's the point? Why do I care if Siri...
Abstract: Amazon Echo just got even cooler than it already was, thanks to a new update that brought support for Wink devices. We recently reviewed the Echo and fell in love with the Bluetooth speaker's Alexa voice assistant. You can ask her to stream music, fetch...
Alexa is a very useful personal assistant, quality mic technology for conversing and getting clear answers, sleek looking speaker design, easy setup, lots of compatible services - and more to come
App isn't that well designed, no battery for portability, not class-leading speaker quality, Echo Dot makes more sense, you'll want Prime to make the most of it
We think hands-free voice control is a godsend and that Alexa, Amazon Echo's personal assistant, truly distinguishes this Bluetooth speaker from the competition. It blew our minds. We won't ever get tired of walking into our living room and casually...
Amazon's voice-activated smart home speaker is undeniably futuristic, but it's also practical and accessible. With a rapidly growing slate of features and integrations, it's easy to get excited about the Echo's potential
The Echo's sound quality is uneven at times, with weak bass at high volumes. The growing list of "Skills" in the Alexa app could also benefit from better organization
The Amazon Echo is a likable "smart" speaker that will grow on you as it continues to improve...
No hands-free calls, texts or emails, Somewhat creepy
No battery for the countertop Amazon Echo Creepy or convenient? Put it this way, notorious AI-paranoid Elon Musk probably doesn't have an Echo on his kitchen countertop. Just as society has had to adapt to screens and cameras everywhere, it's time to rea...
Tons of fun, Intuitive, accurate and natural-sounding voice-assistant, Quick response times, Integration with Fire Tablets, Loads of potential
Limited Prime account integration, Very average sound quality, Wake word limited to 'Alexa' and 'Amazon', Security limited to four-digit PIN
The Echo speaker is Amazon's most interesting experiment yet. I poked fun at the marketing efforts around the Echo and its voice-driven assistant, Alexa. But once I had the speaker in my home, I couldn't deny it was extremely fun to use. Time will tell w...
Published: 2014-12-20, Author: Mario , review by: gizmodo.co.uk
The Echo voice recognition is excellent and more broadly, the voice-driven interface is really well designed. It's fun! We don't say that often enough about gadgets. Echo works well enough to raise an eyebrow each time it magically responds to your comman
Probably the saddest thing about Echo is that it's made by Amazon, and I don't mean that smugly. Amazon makes great products, but the company doesn't have access to my calendar and my Google account built right in. Everything Echo does is amazing, but it
It's not a fabulous speaker, and as a voice-controlled assistant, your phone's more powerful. To be sure, Echo is an unpolished novelty, and I can't be sure that the novelty won't wear thin, especially if Amazon doesn't improve the platform with software...
Abstract: Amazon has done a superb job when it comes to smart speakers - from setting one up to list of compatible devices and skills to understanding and responding to Indian dialects. For me, the setup was rather simple as when I launched the Alexa app, it prompt...
