Testseek.co.uk have collected 102 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo Dot bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo Dot bluetooth portable speaker.
June 2016
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The editors liked
Affordable way to make your home smarter
Alexa accuracy is generally good
Works with additional speakers for boost to sound
Compact and sleek design
Superb mic pickup
Easy setup and connectivity
Plenty of compatible services
Great price point
Stellar music
To-do list and timer apps
Handy news
Weather
Smart home and calendar stuff too
Futuristic tech
Old-fashioned price
You can plug it in to any speaker with a line in
Cheap and easy to use
Good comprehension
Lots of compatible devices
3.5mm output
Smaller and cheaper than the big Echo
Has audio output options
Small & unobtrusive
Aux connection for connecting to external soundsystems
Alexa is still the best digital assistant around
Much cheaper than the main Echo unit
Excellent mic array means it can almost always hear you
Small but loud enough to be heard clearly
Great device support
Clear mute
Turns your old HiFi into a smart
Voicecontrolled speaker
Voice control IoT devices
Seamless smart home integration
Pretty decent DJ
Dirt cheap
Compact and unobtrusive
Connects to any audio system
Far-field voice recognition
Constantly evolving functionality
Size
Excellent voicerecognition
Range of 'Skills' Looks good
Audio output options
Design Price Portability
Makes Echo portable with 6 hours battery life Loud Audio Crisp Treble Easy Setup
The editors didn't like
Built-in speaker is poor for music
App can be unreliable
Some frustrations with understanding commands
No battery for portability
As a standalone speaker the quality is tinny
…So yes
You do need to already own a speaker to get the most out of it
Same limitations as full-size Echo
Low quality speaker
AI could be more advanced
Sensitive audio equipment may pick up Wi-Fi interference when wired
Poor quality inbuilt speaker
Physical volume buttons aren't as nice as Echo's dial
Cheaplooking plastic finish
Lightweight
Poor quality audio
Really needs to be connected to a speaker for music
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
Alexa sometimes plays dumb
Needs hooking up to a better speaker
On-board sound is weak
Internal speaker not great for music
Using cabled speakers means keeping them on
Weak Bass NonWaterproof Distortion at max volume Voice not always recognised
At a third of the price of the big Echo, the Echo Dot is the best choice for most people. The only difference is that the built-in speaker isn't great, but you can plug in your own hi-fi or use a Bluetooth speaker. Alexa is genuinely useful, especially in...
Published: 2016-11-30, Author: Marc , review by: stuff.tv
Seamless smart home integration, Pretty decent DJ, Dirt cheap
Alexa sometimes plays dumb, Needs hooking up to a better speaker
The Echo Dot is far from a perfect device. It's sometimes a little buggy, needs to be spoken down to and falls short when asked certain questions. But I'd still wholeheartedly recommend that every single person reading this buys one. If you have any smar...
Published: 2016-11-28, Author: Samuel , review by: theguardian.com
excellent mic array means it can almost always hear you, small but loud enough to be heard clearly, great device support, clear mute, turns your old HiFi into a smart, voicecontrolled speaker, voice control IoT devices
really needs to be connected to a speaker for music, 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
The Echo Dot is everything that's great about the larger Echo speaker condensed into a small puck that costs one-third of the price.Being able to voice control things without having to pull out a phone or push a button marks a massive step forward for the...
That's the only downside to buying the Dot, though, and the rest of it works just as well as the full-fat Echo. It's a great way to add Alexa to other rooms in your home, allowing you to manage your calendar, shopping list, order stuff and listen to audio...
Published: 2016-11-17, Author: Jay , review by: gadgetynews.com
Size, Excellent voicerecognition, Range of 'Skills' Looks good, Audio output options
Internal speaker not great for music, Using cabled speakers means keeping them on
The Echo Dot is a truly impressive little bit of kit. The voice-recognition is excellent.The internal speaker isn't great for music but hooking it up to an external speaker isn't a huge chore. Bluetooth worked better for me rather than having a speaker sw...
Stellar music, to-do list and timer apps, Handy news, weather, smart home and calendar stuff too, Futuristic tech, old-fashioned price, You can plug it in to any speaker with a line in
…So yes, you do need to already own a speaker to get the most out of it, Same limitations as full-size Echo
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Published: 2016-11-10, Author: Adrian , review by: pocket-lint.com
Works with additional speakers for boost to sound, compact and sleek design, superb mic pickup, easy setup and connectivity, plenty of compatible services, great price point
Some frustrations with understanding commands, no battery for portability, as a standalone speaker the quality is tinny
The Amazon Echo Dot is a brilliant, small and affordable smart home device. The Alexa personal assistant is currently as good as it gets, despite some foibles in her conversational understanding.The small scale does mean small sound, but the ability to ad...
That's the only downside to buying the Dot, though, and the rest of it works just as well as the full-fat Echo. It's a great way to add Alexa to other rooms in your home, allowing you to manage your calendar, shopping list, order stuff and listen to audio...
Published: 2016-11-02, Author: Adam , review by: itpro.co.uk
Small & unobtrusive, Aux connection for connecting to external soundsystems, Alexa is still the best digital assistant around
Poor quality inbuilt speaker, Physical volume buttons aren't as nice as Echo's dial, Cheaplooking plastic finish
If you're looking for a cheaper version of the exemplary Amazon Echo that you can connect to your existing speaker setup, then the Dot is perfect. It's got all the cloud-powered brains of Alexa, with the added bonus that it's small enough to slip into...
