All three Echo Show devices compared.
Why you can trust Pocket-lint (Pocket-lint) – Amazon has updated and redesigned its 10-inch Echo Show. Called the Echo Show 10, the third-generation device replaces the bulkier two-year-old predecessor with a new model that has a fresh look and even rotates to follow your around the room if you’re on a video call. But how does it compare to the other Echo Show devices? Here we’re comparing the established Echo Show 5 and Echo Show 8 with the latest version – the Echo Show 10 released in late 2020, spec by spec and feature by feature. All the Amazon Echo devices comparedWhat’s the same? The Echo Show range is pretty similar in software capability, but it’s in terms of design that the devices have changed over the last year or so. The Echo Show 5 and 8 are very similar in terms of design and capabilities – although there are some differences in terms of audio prowess as you’ll hear. The Echo Show 10 is now quite a different device and is ideal as a main Echo device in a family room or kitchen. squirrel_widget_2683477 Of course, at the heart of each Echo device is Alexa, Amazon’s voice assistant that can help you with all the basics as well as more complicated stuff via the addition of Alexa Skills and automation via routines. On-screen, Alexa has been a mixed bag so far, simply because she is voice-first. The interface that works alongside the touchscreen display has needed work and Amazon knows this – an improved interface is coming to Echo Show with the Echo Show 10. Since we haven’t been hands-on with it as yet, we’ll have to reserve judgment, but it seems improvements are on the way to all Echo Show devices. Amazon is also powering up the Show, too, with support for Netflix in addition to the existing Amazon Prime Video and Hulu. In terms of video calling, you’ll also now get Zoom support (plus Amazon’s own Chime communication service for calling other Show devices) as well as the existing Skype. Group calling is also on the way. Of course, Alexa already supports numerous music services including Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and Deezer.
