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Testseek.com have collected 64 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo Show 2 and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo Show 2.
Award: Most Awarded May 2019
May 2019
 
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64 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • ZigBee smart home hub onboard
  • Large
  • Vibrant
  • Higher-resolution display
  • Vastly improved user interface
  • Offers a visual interface to the Google Assistant
  • Works as a single control panel for all Google-compatible smart home devices
  • Step-by-step cooking
  • Bigger display than original Echo Show
  • Improved speakers make for better sound
  • Integrated Zigbee smart home hub
  • Improved UI for discovering and browsing Alexa Skills
  • New browser support for Silk and Firefox
  • Updated UI makes more things tappable and s
  • Feature-rich touch-screen interface
  • Friendly design with big
  • Bright screen
  • Powerful audio
  • Web browser
  • Excellent audio with bass
  • Convenient smart-home hub
  • Two-way doorbell and camera audio
  • Ridiculously good speakers
  • Improved display
  • High-quality build
  • Simple set-up
  • 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
  • Brilliant integration of three great products - a voice controller
  • Smart display
  • And a Zigbee Smart Home Hub
  • Much improved sound quality
  • Bigger screen is much nicer to look at
  • Design is more pleasing to the eye
  • Software is more capable and easier to use
  • Big
  • Bright display is significantly larger than 1st Gen
  • Great audio with plenty of bass
  • Alexa's display-capable skills have improved considerably
  • Smart home hub functionality is easy to use
  • Price unchanged from original Echo Show
  • Improved streamlined design Outstanding sound quality
  • Supports NBC and Hulu (including Hulu Live)
  • Built-in browser lets you watch YouTube
  • Step-by-step recipes with video instructions

The editors didn't like

  • No Z-Wave support
  • Not the best smart speaker for music
  • It's another screen to distract you in your home
  • The small size means some compromise on fullness of audio
  • It can't be used as a base for video calls
  • Screen transitions are a tad too slow
  • Mic/camera disable button won't be sufficient for some privacy-focused users
  • Still no Netflix app or Skill
  • Heavily sculpted sound emphasizes extremes and downplays midrange
  • Screen only supports 720p video
  • Clunky browsing experience
  • Nasty screen glare
  • Alexa is still weird on displays
  • Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed
  • Videos are truncated in full-screen mode
  • The power plug can be a little tricky to hide
  • Lack of visual search can be frustrating
  • Plays catch-up t
  • Hard to find in stock
  • Still largely limited to Amazon services
  • No hardware shutter to block the camera
  • Screen-based skills are still lacking
  • YouTube experience is laughably bad
  • Smart hub functionality only covers the basics
  • Browser feels a little half-baked
  • Searching for recipes by voice is limited
  • Display quality is only so-so
  • Isn't fully compatible with Nest Hello video doorbell
  • Not compatible with YouTube TV

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  Published: 2019-12-16, Author: Ari , review by: techbuyersguru.com

  • Brilliant integration of three great products - a voice controller, smart display, and a Zigbee Smart Home Hub
  • Hard to find in stock
  • IntroductionWe've tested nearly every Amazon Echo product ever released, as well as a few competitors, and our favorite product so far has been the Echo Show. But there was one thing Amazon really needed to add to it to assert full control over the Smart...

 
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  Published: 2019-02-06, Author: Michael , review by: pcworld.com_techhive.com

  • 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, ZigBee smart home hub onboard, Large, vibrant, higher-resolution display, Vastly improved user interface,
  • Hefty cord somewhat limits where it can be placed, Videos are truncated in full-screen mode, No Z-Wave support, Not the best smart speaker for music, The power plug can be a little tricky to hide, Lack of visual search can be frustrating, Plays catch-up t
  • The Echo Spot just might be the perfect smart speaker, with a versatility and fashion-sense that give it a sense of purpose and style.In a two-device race to rule table-top A.I, Google Home bests Amazon Echo in terms of audio quality, microphone range, d...

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  Published: 2018-12-21, Author: Michael , review by: pcworld.com_techhive.com

  • ZigBee smart home hub onboard, Large, vibrant, higher-resolution display, Vastly improved user interface, Offers a visual interface to the Google Assistant, Works as a single control panel for all Google-compatible smart home devices, Step-by-step cooking
  • No Z-Wave support, Not the best smart speaker for music, It's another screen to distract you in your home, The small size means some compromise on fullness of audio, It can't be used as a base for video calls
  • The second-generation Amazon Echo Show might use the same processor as the first, but virtually everything else is new and improved.The Google Home Hub brings a visual face to Google Assistant and adds an extra dimension to the information it serves. This...

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  Published: 2018-12-12, Author: Martyn , review by: pcworld.com_techhive.com

  • Abstract:  If you've spent any time looking at DIY smart home security products, you'll have come across Ring and Nest. These aren't the only companies in this space, but they are two of the biggest names, and each is fighting hard to win your business.Many articles...

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  Published: 2018-11-07, Author: Staff , review by: gadgetnutz.com

  • Abstract:  Even YouTube makes an appearance on the new $229 Echo Show.Source: Echo Show 2018 review: Seeing is believing, and there's a lot more to see...

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  Published: 2018-10-29, Author: Russell , review by: androidcentral.com

  • Ridiculously good speakers, Improved display, High-quality build, Simple set-up
  • Alexa is still weird on displays
  • If you're already a part of the Alexa ecosystem, you're going to love this new Echo Show. It sounds so nice, and Amazon's track record of improving the Alexa experience speaks for itself. This experience will be way better than it is right now in a matter...

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  Published: 2018-10-08, review by: arstechnica.com

  • Bigger display than original Echo Show, Improved speakers make for better sound, Integrated Zigbee smart home hub, Improved UI for discovering and browsing Alexa Skills, New browser support for Silk and Firefox, Updated UI makes more things tappable and s
  • Screen transitions are a tad too slow, Mic/camera disable button won't be sufficient for some privacy-focused users, Still no Netflix app or Skill

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  Published: 2018-10-08, Author: Khari , review by: venturebeat.com

  • Abstract:  Well before any of its competitors put out a similar device, Amazon introduced the Echo Show in mid-2017, incorporating the sound and intelligence of Alexa with visuals to accompany voice responses.Some of the lessons learned from the first Echo Show are...

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  Published: 2018-10-08, review by: pcmag.com

  • Feature-rich touch-screen interface, Friendly design with big, bright screen, Powerful audio, Web browser
  • Heavily sculpted sound emphasizes extremes and downplays midrange, Screen only supports 720p video
  • The 2018 model of the Amazon Alexa-powered Echo Show smart display is a major upgrade over the original, with a larger, more functional touch screen and a much more powerful speaker system...

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  Published: 2018-10-08, Author: Monica , review by: tomsguide.com

  • Excellent audio with bass, Convenient smart-home hub, Two-way doorbell and camera audio
  • Clunky browsing experience, Nasty screen glare
  • The Echo Show has become much, much more than just Alexa with a screen—it feels like a top-tier speaker, a miniature television, a smart-home hub and a sturdy tablet all in one. While I love using the thing, there’s still room for improvement. Ironically...

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