Testseek.co.uk have collected 94 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo Plus bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo Plus bluetooth portable speaker.
June 2019
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The editors liked
Zigbee support build in
Design remains unchanged
Alexa smarts
New speakers
Offline smart home control coming
The Echo Plus keeps the original Echo's design (and its beloved volume ring) while adding in an aux-out jack
A Zigbee radio to control smart home devices
And an incremental boost in sound quality. It costs $30 less than the original Echo
Smart home hub integration
Powerful sound
Easy to set up
Routines and in-app smart device control
Expanding range of Skills
Clean audio and simple voice control
Improved sound over other Echo devices
Still the king of smart home skills
Alexa is increasingly capable
Alexa is a leading light in smart devices
Perfectly acceptable sound quality for daily listening
Constantly expanding connections and functions
Lower pricing is more attractive
Better audio drivers
Attractive fabric design
Temperature sensor added
Slightly better sound than the Echo
Zigbee compliant
Volume wheel
Good sound for the price
Stylish
Compact new look
Somehow cheaper than the 2014 Echo (!)
Alexa functionality works well
Affordable price tag
Good audio quality
Fine balance
Detail and timing
Pairs with other Amazon products
Lots of smart features
Built-in smart home hub eliminates the need for a bridge between Alexa and your smart home devices
Seamless pairing with Zigbee compatible smart lights
Switches
And plugs
Three color choices (black
White
And silver) available
Multi-room audio featu
Alexa is super easy to use
Ever growing number of skills
Smart Home integration shows real promise
Noise cancelling much improved so mic more receptive
Easy to pair with Bluetooth speakers
Well priced
The editors didn't like
Same design as the original Echo
Looks like the standard Echo
The Plus also costs $50 more than the new Echo
Which has everything the Plus has except for Zigbee. The Alexa app isn't the fully capable smart home control center that the Echo Plus needs it to be
At least not yet
Old Amazon Echo look
Poor sound compared to similarly-priced competition
Can't use Zigbee switches and sensors
Sonos One sounds better
Design looks dated next to 2nd-gen Echo
High price compared to other Echos
Some software annoyances
App needs some work
Sound quality drops at higher volumes
Struggles with Fire TV commands
Still won't catch the ear of audiophiles
Need to ensure Zigbee compatibility
If sound is important
Pay more
Alexa is still some way behind Google Assistant
Bass quality could be better
Nothing at this price
Sound quality of speaker isn't as rich as we'd hoped it would be
Doesn't allow you to connect to other Amazon devices linked to different household accounts
No Z-Wave built-in
Audio quality still not as good as some other speakers in the price range
Published: 2017-12-21, Author: Dan , review by: T3.com
Slightly better sound than the Echo, Zigbee compliant, Volume wheel
Need to ensure Zigbee compatibility, If sound is important, pay more
As we said with the standard Amazon Echo, a future version of this device will be able to run your home. Weather about to get bad? It will know and adjust your home's temperature accordingly without you having to ever set up a rule or spend ages configuri...
Alexa is super easy to use, Ever growing number of skills, Smart Home integration shows real promise, Noise cancelling much improved so mic more receptive, Easy to pair with Bluetooth speakers, Well priced
No Z-Wave built-in, Audio quality still not as good as some other speakers in the price range, Video app based skills lacking compared to audio
The Amazon Echo range, along with voice assistant Alexa, is probably doing more for the idea of launching the Smart Home concept to the masses than any other set of products and the Echo Plus is at the vanguard of that. The Echo Plus is externally identic...
Published: 2017-11-30, Author: Jonathan , review by: alphr.com
In this review, I laid my cards on the table pretty early and I stand by that stance. The Amazon Echo Plus is worth buying for the improved sound quality alone. It's vastly better than the original, and although it does lag a little behind the best Blueto...
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Published: 2017-11-20, Author: Chris , review by: pocket-lint.com
Alexa is a leading light in smart devices, perfectly acceptable sound quality for daily listening, constantly expanding connections and functions, lower pricing is more attractive
Some software annoyances, app needs some work, sound quality drops at higher volumes
With the second-gen Echo and the Echo Plus both being cheaper than the original Echo, Amazon is making the Echo universe more appealing to your wallet. The fact that you get more from the Plus than you did from the original Echo, for less money, is diffic...
Alexa is a leading light in smart devices, Perfectly acceptable sound quality for daily listening, Constantly expanding connections and functions, Lower pricing is more attractive
Some software annoyances, App needs some work, Sound quality drops at higher volumes
With the second-gen Echo and the Echo Plus both being cheaper than the original Echo, Amazon is making the Echo universe more appealing to your wallet. The fact that you get more from the Plus than you did from the original Echo, for less money, is diffic...
A clever attempt at unifying the smart home, but the Echo Plus needs a few improvements before it works flawlessly.Twitter...
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Published: 2017-11-09, Author: Marc , review by: stuff.tv
Improved sound over other Echo devices, Still the king of smart home skills, Alexa is increasingly capable
Sonos One sounds better, Design looks dated next to 2nd-gen Echo, High price compared to other Echos
Is it possible for a gadget to be both truly wonderful and a little underwhelming? Yes it is - and the Amazon Echo Plus is proof. This is a supremely smart speaker which could easily run your whole home, and is also the best-sounding Echo device ever. Wh...
Published: 2017-11-06, Author: Adam , review by: gizmodo.co.uk
Abstract: Despite what you may have read, the Amazon Echo was never a do-anything smart home device. Sure it could tell you about the weather and maybe control your lights, but it lacked the under-the-hood hub capabilities that could make all your connected devices...
Built-in smart home hub eliminates the need for a bridge between Alexa and your smart home devices, Seamless pairing with Zigbee compatible smart lights, switches, and plugs, Three color choices (black, white, and silver) available, Multi-room audio featu
Sound quality of speaker isn't as rich as we'd hoped it would be, Doesn't allow you to connect to other Amazon devices linked to different household accounts
Do buy it if you're in the market for both an Alexa-enabled home assistant speaker and a smart home hub at the same time. If you just need a home assistant device, the cheaper all-new Echo, Echo Dot, or Google Home are better choices. If you're looking fo...
