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
Despite these two products serving nearly an identical purpose, they couldn't be more different from each other in terms of design intent.After carefully dissecting them both, it's clear Sonos only buys into the smart speaker category because they have to...
If you can get past the creepiness of having a device listening to your every move, the $149 Amazon Echo 2 is the best-value smart speaker available. If want better sound quality, however, the bigger Amazon Echo Plus is worth the extra $80.OverallSpecs$14...
If you can get past the creepiness of having a device listening to your every move, the $149 Amazon Echo 2 is the best-value smart speaker available. If want better sound quality, however, the bigger Amazon Echo Plus is worth the extra $80.OverallSpecs$14...
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...
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...
Abstract: You can stop fretting over the impending robot rebellion. It turns out that some smart home appliances are not all that smart.YouTube user Adam Jakowenko last month "decided to have some fun" with his Amazon Echo and Google Home speakers. Using the built-...
India's first flagship smart speaker, Easy to setup, easy to get along, Built in smart home hub capabilities, Constantly evolving
Questionable build quality, Questionable sound quality, Amazon's other Echos are even cheaper still
The Echo, just like Amazon's Kindle, is a first of-its-kind device in India. It's straight out of a sci-fi movie is what it is. It took some time coming to India, but considering all the localization -- and tie-ups -- that Amazon needed to do for the Indi...
