Testseek.co.uk have collected 95 expert reviews of the Amazon Echo Show 5 smart speaker and the average rating is 80%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Amazon Echo Show 5 smart speaker.
July 2019
(80%)
95 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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766 Reviews
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The editors liked
Decent price
Especially once sales hit
Good screen
Does all the Alexa stuff
Loads of Amazon goodies at hand
Thoughtful design
Integrated how-to videos
Sub-£100 price tag
Plays video
Surprisingly loud
Works brilliantly as an alarm clock
Visual element improves many Alexa skills
Great price
Privacy shield on camera
All the features of the Show 2 in a smaller package
Enough size/volume for most rooms
Screen features are continuously improving
Ring doorbell integration
Great value
Relatively compact
Sounds good
Alexa
Good smart home control
3.5mm output
Extra clock and alarm features
Relatively low cost
Alexa keeps getting better
Easy smart home controls
Decent audio performance
Excellent price
Powerful speakers for the size
New dashboard and smart home controls
Alexa voice-control
Decent sound and video
Nicely put together
Great price point
Well-designed and sturdy
Good sound for the size
You can play videos from WikiHow that show you how to do everything from chopping a pineapple to tying a tie
Built-in parental controls let you block access to items like the web browser
The display has a camera so you can make video calls to other Echo
The editors didn't like
Browser experience is bad
Screen a tad laggy
Smaller than most smartphones
No YouTube app
Makes Echo Spot redundant
Resolution isn't great
Won't do your music library justice
Alexa can be temperamental
No YouTube
So so audio quality
Disappointing microphone sensitivity
Not the best Echo option for music
Many Alexa Skills need further optimisation
Too small to watch long videos
Fairly big on your bedside table
Large bezels around screen
Screen isn't HD
Can't stand vertically
Screen isn't very big
Limited video app support
Thick display bezels
Some features really need a search option
Needs multiple settings for proper night control
Audio isn't the best
Slight lag on the touch screen
Low-ish resolution
Rating
The camera isn't as high quality as the existing Echo Show
You'll need subscriptions to Amazon Prime or Spotify to ask Alexa to play music from these services
Published: 2019-07-08, Author: Roger , review by: appleinsider.com
If you're going purely on cost versus features, I'd still pick the Nest Hub first and foremost. It offers a 7-inch display, and Google's platform is ultimately easier to use and more flexible. Amazon remains the most popular choice for smartspeakers howe...
Clever, compact design, Great speakers, Improved privacy tools
Auto-brightness isn't well tuned, Amazon's photo services still aren't super useful
I find myself frequently getting to this part of the review with an Alexa-based thing and telling you the hardware is great if you're already in the Alexa ecosystem. But not today. It doesn't matter who you are, the Amazon Echo Show 5 is a great addition...
The Amazon Echo Show 5 packs a lot of features into a compact smart display that can easily fit on your nightstand. The sunrise alarms make getting out of bed easy. The new smart home control panel gives you a handy way to control your gadgets with a touc
The similar Google Nest Hub is better at showing off your pictures, walking you through recipes and organizing your smart home. The Show 5's screen is a little too bright for a darkened room. You can't customize your snooze times, see your commands or set
The Amazon Echo Show 5 isn't quite as good as the Google Nest Hub, but it's a solid smart display that's particularly compelling as a smart alarm clock...
Physical camera shutter, Cute and compact, Good video-call quality, Smart-home camera and doorbell integration
So-so video, Laggy interface, Limited uses
After spending a bit of time with Echo Show 5, I asked Amazon who exactly this device was for, and how the company intends it to be primarily used. Amazon’s spokesperson responded that it was a flexible device that could be used in any room, for many diff...
Abstract: Hoping to become the smart display you keep next to your bed, Amazon's Echo Show 5 goes on sale Wednesday in the United States, Europe, and Japan, with support for India and Mexico coming soon.In terms of design, the $89 Echo Show 5 is a half-size version...
Published: 2019-06-24, Author: Brian , review by: techcrunch.com
Abstract: The Echo team must have started sweating when the Lenovo Smart Clock was announced during CES. Deep inside Seattle's Day One building, Amazon was reading the release of the Echo Show 5, a pint-sized version of the company's smart screen that bore more tha...
Sunrise alarm, Great sound quality, Ambient light sensor, Physical camera shutter, Smart home controls
Having a camera by your bedside might be disconcerting, Customizing the display is a bit of a pain, Not fully compatible with the Nest video doorbell
The Amazon Echo Show 5 is a smaller, sleeker Alexa smart display with a few more features that make it a better smart clock. It has a sunrise alarm, a tap-to-snooze function and an ambient light sensor. There's also a physical camera shutter to help allev...
There's so much to love about the Amazon Echo Show 5. If you have not had a cool alarm clock yet on your bedside table, the Echo Show 5 is an easy buy as it offers you many other things as well like interaction with your smart home devices, and more.With...
