Testseek.com have collected 94 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo Plus bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo Plus bluetooth portable speaker.
June 2019
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The editors liked
Adds significant bass to an existing Echo speaker setup
Pairing with other speakers is straightforward
Built-in ZigBee radio
Restores volume-control ring from the original Echo
The Echo Plus keeps the original Echo's design (and its beloved volume ring) while adding in an aux-out jack
A Zigbee radio to control smart home devices
And an incremental boost in sound quality. It costs $30 less than the original Echo
Integrated Zigbee automation hub
Audio has slightly more bass response than the standard Echo
Strong Wi-Fi reception
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
Alexa is as capable as ever
Audio quality a little better than standard Echo (2017)
Zigbee hub gives a taste of the smart home
Does all of the things the first Echo did for $30 less
Can directly control smart home gadgets without a hub
Makes it very easy to set up new smart home gadgets
Connects to lots of smart bulbs
Good sound quality
Easy setup
Builtin Zigbee Hub and included Philips Hue light combine for $150 value
Zigbee compatible with over 100 devices
Improved smart device integration and interface within Alexa App
Alexa's wealth of over 10
000 app/device integrations (skills)
Quick
Eas
Sounds better than the first Echo
Has access to thousands of Alexa skills
Slightly cheaper than before
The editors didn't like
Expensive
Doesn't allow sensors to trigger lights
No support for Z-Wave smart home devices
Not a great loudspeaker
The Plus also costs $50 more than the new Echo
Which has everything the Plus has except for Zigbee. The Alexa app isn't the fully capable smart home control center that the Echo Plus needs it to be
At least not yet
Alexa app can't control smart home devices with as much granularity as dedicated apps
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
Audio still isn't as good as we hoped for
Zigbee-only hub has limited device support
Alexa app is limited in granular controls
Smart home support is still very limited
Amazon's other new Echo is even cheaper still
Routines do not integrate other Amazon products well
Very basic smart-home automation
Same design as original Echo
Alexa search functionality inferior to Google Assistant
App could use quick toggles for smart home control
Integrated Zigbee automation hub, Audio has slightly more bass response than the standard Echo, Strong Wi-Fi reception
Alexa app can't control smart home devices with as much granularity as dedicated apps
The $150 Amazon Echo Plus is a very capable voice-assisted speaker that can't quite replace a dedicated hub if you're serious about smart home automation. That will likely change, but right now, for most people, the $100 Echo is a better bet...
Published: 2017-10-25, Author: Brian , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: The new Echo is a no-brainer. It's smaller, sounds and looks better and, most importantly, it's significantly cheaper than its predecessor. It was a long-awaited and much welcomed update to the line. The Echo Plus, on the other hand, is more baffling at f...
Published: 2017-10-25, Author: Ry , review by: cnet.com
The Echo Plus keeps the original Echo's design (and its beloved volume ring) while adding in an aux-out jack, a Zigbee radio to control smart home devices, and an incremental boost in sound quality. It costs $30 less than the original Echo
The Plus also costs $50 more than the new Echo, which has everything the Plus has except for Zigbee. The Alexa app isn't the fully capable smart home control center that the Echo Plus needs it to be, at least not yet
Hold off on the Echo Plus until Amazon improves the Alexa app's smart home controls...
Despite these two products serving nearly an identical purpose, they couldn't be more different from each other in terms of design intent.After carefully dissecting them both, it's clear Sonos only buys into the smart speaker category because they have to...
If you can get past the creepiness of having a device listening to your every move, the $149 Amazon Echo 2 is the best-value smart speaker available. If want better sound quality, however, the bigger Amazon Echo Plus is worth the extra $80.OverallSpecs$14...
If you can get past the creepiness of having a device listening to your every move, the $149 Amazon Echo 2 is the best-value smart speaker available. If want better sound quality, however, the bigger Amazon Echo Plus is worth the extra $80.OverallSpecs$14...
Abstract: Despite what you may have read, the Amazon Echo was never a do-anything smart home device. Sure it could tell you about the weather and maybe control your lights, but it lacked the under-the-hood hub capabilities that could make all your connected devices...
The Echo Plus keeps the original Echo's design (and its beloved volume ring) while adding in an aux-out jack, a Zigbee radio to control smart home devices, and an incremental boost in sound quality. It costs $30 less than the original Echo
The Plus also costs $50 more than the new Echo, which has everything the Plus has except for Zigbee. The Alexa app isn't the fully capable smart home control center that the Echo Plus needs it to be, at least not yet
Hold off on the Echo Plus until Amazon improves the Alexa app's smart home controls...
