Testseek.co.uk have collected 209 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 77%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo bluetooth portable speaker.
September 2016
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The Echo voice recognition is excellent and more broadly
The voice-driven interface is really well designed. It's fun! We don't say that often enough about gadgets. Echo works well enough to raise an eyebrow each time it magically responds to your comman
Multi
Purpose
Natural AI
Impetus to better Prime Music
Superb music player
Great with factual requests
News and weather updates
Alexa SDK means its improving all the time
Great music and list making
You can shop through it
Best. Kitchen timer. Ever
Amazon's voice-activated smart home speaker is undeniably futuristic
But it's also practical and accessible. With a rapidly growing slate of features and integrations
It's easy to get excited about the Echo's potential
Alexa is a very useful personal assistant
Quality mic technology for conversing and getting clear answers
Sleek looking speaker design
Easy setup
Lots of compatible services - and more to come
Attractive design
Dependable voice recognition
Alexa is a wonderful smart home controller
Compact design with changeable skins
Lots of third-party compatibility
Affordable price
Great design and clever voice-recognition software
Great sound quality
Compatible with smart home kit
Stellar audio quality
Impressive voice recognition
Useful hands-free apps
Can almost always hear you
Mute button electrically disconnects the mics
Rotating light ring obvious
Lots of thirdparty apps
Sounds pretty good
Sounds more human than any other voice assistant
Intelligent voice recognition
Large ecosystem and growing
Well built
Great speaker quality
Highly accurate voice recognition
Machine learning promises easier use over time
Nice-looking
Easy set-up
Versatile with ever-growing Skills selection
Good voice recognition that gets better over time
Voice control over smart home
Tons of fun
Intuitive
Accurate and natural-sounding voice-assistant
Quick response times
Integration with Fire Tablets
Loads of potential
Intuitive control
Easy thirdparty connections
The editors didn't like
Probably the saddest thing about Echo is that it's made by Amazon
And I don't mean that smugly. Amazon makes great products
But the company doesn't have access to my calendar and my Google account built right in. Everything Echo does is amazing
But it
Caters to Prime
Lackluster sound quality
Echo app needs work
Speaker quality isn't great
Must be connected to mains
Voice works better with US accents
Needs more smart home connections
Only middling as a speaker
Lots of clonky apps
Echo Dot is better value
The Echo's sound quality is uneven at times
With weak bass at high volumes. The growing list of "Skills" in the Alexa app could also benefit from better organization
App isn't that well designed
No battery for portability
Not class-leading speaker quality
Echo Dot makes more sense
You'll want Prime to make the most of it
No real usefulness
Audio quality is average
Sound quality isn't great
No physical volume control ring
Software is occasionally buggy
Works best with an Amazon Prime membership
Occasionally mixes up words
No hands-free calls
Texts or emails
Somewhat creepy
Can't always answer the question
Alwayslistening object in your house
Doesn't support multiple user calendars or personal information
Only one Spotify or Amazon music account can be linked at any one time
Multi-user support lacking
Limited inital skillset
Occasionally struggles to detect 'wake word' at high volumes
Poor sound compared to speakers in price range
Must remain connected to the mains
Limited choice of music streaming services
Limited Prime account integration
Very average sound quality
Wake word limited to 'Alexa' and 'Amazon'
Security limited to four-digit PIN
Sometimes Alexa mishears and can't answer challenging questions
Amazon's voice-activated smart home speaker is undeniably futuristic, but it's also practical and accessible. With a rapidly growing slate of features and integrations, it's easy to get excited about the Echo's potential
The Echo's sound quality is uneven at times, with weak bass at high volumes. The growing list of "Skills" in the Alexa app could also benefit from better organization
The Amazon Echo is a likable "smart" speaker that will grow on you as it continues to improve...
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Published: 2015-06-01, Author: Joel , review by: networkworld.com
Abstract: Our Amazon Echo, a voice-controlled appliance—for want of a better word—arrived on May 17 and we've been using it all week. As Prime members, we paid $100 for ours, but the list price is $200. While some parts are beautifully done, the information service...
Published: 2015-05-31, Author: Margaret , review by: the-gadgeteer.com
No battery (plugin only), Shopping and todo lists, Many ways to get music
Not very smart (but getting there), Only two lists (todo and shopping), Purchase by invitation only
There are a lot of things I wish the Echo could do or do better. I want multiple shopping lists, better integration with my Internet-connected appliances, such as my Nest thermostat, and the ability to answer more complex questions. Alexa isn't very smart...
I've been living with Amazon Echo and “Alexa” for quite a while now and I have to say that I'm truly impressed with Amazon's offering. I held off on my review for a while because I wanted to be sure that I wasn't just experiencing the honeymoon phase of a...
Published: 2015-03-02, Author: Christopher , review by: neowin.net
Why is Alexa Echo so cool and frustrating at the same? When it knows how to answer your question, the experience is like magic. When my wife decided to ask, "Alexa, what color is the dress?" and the response was, "The dress is blue and black," we both ...
Published: 2015-02-10, Author: Raymond , review by: mashable.com
Voice recognition is fast and responsive, Volume can get very loud
Must be tethered to an outlet, Invite-only to buy, Isn't context aware, Only comes in black
The Echo's an impressive voice assistant and voice-controlled DJ, but Amazon's only scratching the surface of what it can do...
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Published: 2015-02-03, Author: Michael , review by: geardiary.com
Abstract: I was able to take advantage of the Amazon Prime member ‘invite' to purchase the Echo at a discounted rate ($99 compared to the non-member $199), but really wanted to give my wife a new speaker for our bathroom (which is a pretty huge room) because the li...
Published: 2015-01-19, Author: David , review by: theverge.com
Fast and simple to interact with, Impressive mic and hearing range, Joke-telling game is strong
Way too finicky, Sometimes Alexa just ignores you, Needs a real ecosystem outside of Amazon
More times than not, the Verge score is based on the average of the subscores below. However, since this is a non-weighted average, we reserve the right to tweak the overall score if we feel it doesn't reflect our overall assessment and price of the produ...
Published: 2019-12-20, Author: Alex , review by: cgmagonline.com
The Amazon Echo 3rd Gen isn't a game changing smart device, but its speaker improvements and great price tag make for a smart buy...
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Published: 2016-07-07, Author: Patrick , review by: mobilesyrup.com
Abstract: With the next great platform war set to take place in the world of voice-activated assistants like Google Home and Apple's new Siri-powered Home app, many Canadian early adopters are gazing jealously at our U.S. counterparts and Amazon's surprisingly capa...
