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: 2017-10-25, Author: Ry , review by: CNET.co.uk
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
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
Hold off on the Echo Plus until Amazon improves the Alexa app's smart home controls...
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Published: 2017-09-30, Author: Joe , review by: stuff.tv
Abstract: So it turns out Amazon is pretty serious about smart speakers.After unleashing the Echo and Echo Dot a couple of years ago (those of us in the UK had to wait a little longer), the tech giant has wasted little time in upgrading and expanding the family.Ent...
Published: 2017-09-28, Author: Marc , review by: techradar.com
Smart home hub integration, Powerful sound
Old Amazon Echo look
It's a shame the old look remains, but don't judge this book by its cover: the Amazon Echo Plus is a powerful smart speaker that will make your home smarter in the easiest way possible...
Published: 2017-09-27, Author: Stuart , review by: pocket-lint.com
Zigbee support build in, design remains unchanged, Alexa smarts
Same design as the original Echo
The Amazon Echo Plus in design is more akin to the original Amazon Echo and while is an upgrade from the original model, it's really about making smart home connectivity much easier rather than upgrading things like the design or the speaker.On the surfac...
Amazon clearly wants to offer an Alexa device for everyone. And with these new devices, it's getting that much closer to doing so.At a more affordable price, the new Echo will spell trouble for the myriad voice assistant speakers on the market, while the...
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...
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...
Builtin Zigbee Hub and included Philips Hue light combine for $150 value, Zigbee compatible with over 100 devices, Improved smart device integration and interface within Alexa App, Alexa's wealth of over 10,000 app/device integrations (skills), Quick, eas
Alexa search functionality inferior to Google Assistant, App could use quick toggles for smart home control, No Zwave support
Amazon's had a hit with the Echo from just about the very beginning. While the search prowess of Alexa was easily shown up by Google Assistant when it arrived on the scene a year later, Alexa had already amassed over 5000 skills to interface with various...
