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: 2017-09-28, Author: Marc , review by: techradar.com
Six looks to choose from, Full sound
Looks similar to rival products
The Amazon Echo was in need of a refresh, and this one doesn't disappoint. Amazon has gone down the HomePod and Google Home route, making the device look more like a home furnishing. The new audio boost is a great addition, as is the lower price...
Published: 2017-09-27, Author: Stuart , review by: pocket-lint.com
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
Given the £90 ($99) price point it is hard to fault the new Echo. It looks great works really well, and will continue the huge success of the original model we've been enjoying for the last 2 years.From what we've heard the sound isn't the most amazing in...
Great design and clever voice-recognition software, Great sound quality, Compatible with smart home kit
Works best with an Amazon Prime membership, Occasionally mixes up words
So will Echo be staying put in my home? Maybe. It's certainly easier to use than other voice assistants I've tried in the past, and the fact it's already sitting there on a shelf means I don't have to spend time getting my phone out to check the news or w...
Adds significant bass to an existing Echo speaker setup, Pairing with other speakers is straightforward
Expensive
Ultimately, there's no question that the Echo Dot and Echo Plus are going to continue to sell: They're important products for the company, and these new models are dramatic improvements over their predecessors. Fewer people will buy two specifically to pa...
Published: 2018-06-05, Author: Chris , review by: hothardware.com
Abstract: Amazon and Google are massive tech giants, for vastly different reasons. Google is the leading search engine provider, a smartphone platform juggernaut, and huge advertising machine, while Amazon is the largest e-tailer in the world and a cloud services p...
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
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
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...
