Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen) review

While Echo Dot retains all of Echo’s core features, it sacrifices Echo’s large, high-quality audio speaker for a smaller built-in one. So Echo Dot is a fraction of the size, weight and cost of its bigger brother, but at the expense of lower audio quality. But you can connect Echo Dot to external speakers via Bluetooth or a 3.5mm audio cable for an extra boost.

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The third-gen Amazon Echo is a big upgrade on its predecessor, not only in terms of design but audio output, without an increase in price. You can't swap out the fabric this time around, but we doubt the majority of users will miss the feature.

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With a nicer design and vastly improved audio, the third-generation Echo Dot is Amazon's best, cheapest speaker yet.

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The new Amazon Echo Dot delivers dramatically improved sound, making it an even better buy for an entry-level Alexa speaker.

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Making the Echo Dot a speaker that people could actually be satisfied listening to music on is truly just a bit of icing on the cake. Is Alexa a perfect assistant? Far from it. But if having a smart home, rather than a smart assistant, is your goal then the third-generation Echo Dot is almost certainly just what you need. That is, unless you already have a Google-run smart home, of course.

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The new Echo Dot is a slight improvement over the old one in every way. It’s more attractive, sounds better, hears you just as well, still has a 3.5mm socket and Bluetooth audio in and out. It isn’t a patch on the larger Echo speakers, which are almost twice the price, but just about beats its closest rival, the Google Home Mini, on sound and connectivity.

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The new Amazon Echo Dot can give many of the latest portable speakers a run for their money, considering its super-portability, versatility element, the improved sound quality and other smart functions that it can do. The smart  functions of the device let you do a lot more than the usual Bluetooth speaker. As for music, you can enjoy it in the privacy of your room and if required, connect the Echo Dot with another, more powerful speaker for a louder and richer sound.

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If you’ve never bought a smart speaker before and are curious as to what’s on offer, the Amazon Echo Dot is the right entry point in this segment. If you had an Echo Dot from the earlier generation, don’t bother with this. Get a powerful Bluetooth speaker instead and pair the Dot with it for better sound.

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If you are on a strict budget you can opt for the new Echo Dot. It has better audio quality than the older Echo Dot as well as the Google Home Mini, and while the audio quality is acceptable for casual use, you can pair it with a better external speaker if you want.

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The new Echo Dot is the easiest, cheapest and best way to bring Alexa into your home. It works well on its own or can be nicely integrated into myriad other smart home and AV products, bringing voice control and smart features just a command away.

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