Amazon Echo Hub review: Alexa finally puts smart home first
Display: 8-inch, 1280 x 800
Speakers: Pair of top ported full range speakers with stereo playback
Camera: None
Connectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
Voice assistant: Alexa
Hub functionality: Yes (Zigbee + Matter + Thread border router)
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches / 202 x 137 x 15 mm
Weight: 12.87 oz / 365 g
For
- Simple yet sophisticated design
- Excellent connectivity
- Easy set-up and use
Against
- UI still a bit buggy
- Not suitable for entertainment
Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd gen) review: the near-perfect smart display for most households
Making smart speakers a tad redundant
For
- Excellent audio
- Fast performance
- Added Thread and Zigbee support
- Sharp, bright and responsive touch display
- Adaptive Content, Visual ID personalization, and other features are nifty
Against
- Slightly more expensive than predecessor
- Display bezels are still thick
- Same camera, same display resolution
