Testseek.co.uk have collected 79 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo 2 bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo 2 bluetooth portable speaker.
October 2017
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The editors liked
Alexa is a wonderful smart home controller
Compact design with changeable skins
Lots of third-party compatibility
Affordable price
Beefed-up audio
New twilight blue colour
Will be discounted
Compact design
Changeable skins
Lots of compatibility
Great design and clever voice-recognition software
Great sound quality
Compatible with smart home kit
More compact and colourful
Alexa is constantly getting smarter
Great price
Alexa voice control
Improved hearing commands
Smart design
Affordable
With a variety of new designs
The new Amazon Echo is better-looking than the original
Just as smart and a lot less expensive. The addition of an aux-out jack lets you connect it with your existing audio setup. It's also a slightly better listener than b
Six looks to choose from
Full sound
Cheaper than the original
Smaller
With new design options
New Alexa features
Interchangeable shell allows you to mix up design
Updated Alexa features include individual voice recognition and routines
Compact
Audio output Jack
Can almost always hear you
Line out
Bluetooth in and out
Clear activity ring
Mute button electrically disconnects the mics
Good thirdparty support
Excellent smart home device control
The speaker comes with Amazon's voice assistant Alexa builtin
You can use Alexa to search the web to answer your questions
Provide a list of your daily appointments
Order a takeaway for you
And even give you a quick roundup of the day's news
Unlike t
The editors didn't like
Sound quality isn't great
No physical volume control ring
Software is occasionally buggy
No Zigbee smart hub
Makes the Echo Plus a harder sell
Poor sound quality
No volume ring
Music sometimes drops out
Software seems buggy with intermittent errors hampering the experience
Works best with an Amazon Prime membership
Occasionally mixes up words
Sound is merely OK
Average sound quality
Though fine for casual listening and strong enough to fill a room with music
The Echo still doesn't sound as good as premium
High-fidelity speakers. The volume ring of the original is gone
Replaced with the cheaper volume buttons of the Echo Dot
Looks similar to rival products
Much the same as the original
Sound on calling feature was more muffled than with original Echo
Sound quality took a turn for the worse
Alwayslistening object in your house
Can activate accidentally
Limited number of music services supported
The sound from this Echo lacks the warmth
Richness and bass that the previous generation offers
Want Alexa to play music from Amazon or Spotify through the speaker? You'll need to pay for a subscription to both of these services for this to be possible
Published: 2019-09-25, Author: Dan , review by: pocket-lint.com
Beefed-up audio, New twilight blue colour, Will be discounted
No Zigbee smart hub, Makes the Echo Plus a harder sell
Available in mid-October, the standard Echo has received a very welcome sound boost and, while last year it was the Echo Plus that was the one to choose it's the other way around now.When Black Friday rolls around and Amazon offers it on a deal, it will b...
Published: 2018-04-26, Author: Alan , review by: alphr.com
And that's really all there is to the Echo 2. The original Echo was a five-star product – this is a smaller version with all of the original benefits and a £60 price cut. With that 40% discount, Amazon could have butchered the sound quality or made it a t...
Abstract: Unlike Bluetooth or wireless speakers that need to be controlled via a smartphone or tablet, a smart speaker is a far more versatile choice. Whether you're lying on the sofa or cooking in the kitchen, you're in control: you can pause and play your music...
It doesn't have the audio standards to take on the best Bluetooth speakers. But, clear audio, great looks and a significantly lower price than the original make this smart assistant a sure fire winner.Twitter...
Abstract: Smart speakers are the booming new category in tech with Amazon and Google leading the way. It's so easy to make one that everyone wants a slice of the pie. Here we round up the best smart speakers you can buy in 2017 going into 2018. In simple terms as...
Published: 2017-11-09, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
can almost always hear you, line out, Bluetooth in and out, clear activity ring, mute button electrically disconnects the mics, good thirdparty support, excellent smart home device control
alwayslistening object in your house, can activate accidentally, limited number of music services supported
The new 2017 Amazon Echo is an absolute bargain at £80. Alexa is still the best voice assistant for smart home control, still hears you better than any other over noise and music, and is still getting better with feature updates and improvements behind th...
Published: 2017-11-08, Author: Chris , review by: pocket-lint.com
Compact design, changeable skins, Alexa is a wonderful smart home controller, lots of compatibility, affordable price
Poor sound quality, no volume ring, music sometimes drops out, software seems buggy with intermittent errors hampering the experience
The second-gen Echo steals headlines with a more compact design and a cheaper price point. It's difficult to ignore the £90 price, especially compared to the £149 of the original. But comparing the new to the old, the experience also feels cheapened. The...
Alexa is a wonderful smart home controller, Compact design with changeable skins, Lots of third-party compatibility, Affordable price
Sound quality isn't great, No physical volume control ring, Software is occasionally buggy
The second-gen Echo steals headlines with a more compact design and a cheaper price point. It's difficult to ignore the £90 price, especially compared to the £149 of the original. But comparing the new to the old, the experience also feels cheapened. The...
The Amazon Echo (2nd gen) is cheaper, looks smarter and is better at hearing your commands than the original, but the sound quality remains so-so.Provided you don't expect more for your £90 - and considering there isn't an alternative for the money - the...
The Echo is smaller, better looking and cheaper than the original. However, it doesn't sound quite as good and lacks bass.This won't matter if you're not buying it to listen to music, but if you are, you're better off tracking down an original or opting f...
