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 editors liked
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
The Echo is one of the most exciting gadgets in years and has huge potential. There's a decent range of ‘skills' available in the UK already, but you should check if your smart home kit is supported before you buy an Echo as it's only half as useful other...
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...
Abstract: The sci-fi vision of a connected home is quickly becoming a reality: both Amazon and Google have launched smart assistants, with an Apple offering based on the company's HomeKit system is rumoured to be on the way. These products are designed to act as s...
Published: 2016-11-21, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
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
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
The Amazon Echo is a device that once you get into your home you'll find more and more uses for it. The question is really whether it does something that's interesting or useful enough for you to buy it.It's a pretty good speaker, but not the best. It has...
Abstract: The very first thing you'll want to do with your new Amazon Echo is learn a few basic voice commands. Saying “Alexa: stop!” will immediately cancel whatever activity is going on; to make music louder or quieter, say “Alexa: volume up” or “Alexa: volume do...
Using the Amazon Echo has certainly been a satisfying experience, the speaker quality is excellent and I love spending breakfast asking it questions to see what sort of responses I get or I sit down to listen to news, ask it what the traffic is like and t...
Published: 2016-10-27, Author: Matt , review by: wired.co.uk
Intuitive control, easy thirdparty connections
Sometimes Alexa mishears and can't answer challenging questions
After living with the Echo for three weeks and the Echo Dot for almost a week, we are convinced interacting with products using our voice will be how we use them in the future. Hands-free, voice-first, commands are convenient and consumer friendly...
So which is better? That's a tough question to answer right now as Google Home isn't even on sale yet, and there's no confirmed UK release date. So if you're itching to get something right now, the Echo is your only choice. There's no doubt that the Assis...
Published: 2016-10-20, Author: Adam , review by: itpro.co.uk
Great speaker quality, Highly accurate voice recognition, Machine learning promises easier use over time
Limited inital skillset, Occasionally struggles to detect 'wake word' at high volumes
The Amazon Echo is a great speaker, but it's Alexa that really shines. Amazon's AI assistant shows us a world beyond touch interaction, and does it with so much polish and panache you'll wonder how you ever lived without it...
