Amazon Echo Spot review This Alexa speaker is as sharp as it is smart
0Amazon Echo Spot review This Alexa speaker is as sharp as it is smart.
I’ll just come out and say it: Amazon’s newest Echo hits the sweet spot.
The Echo Spot fills a hole in Amazon's Alexa lineup that I didn’t even know was there. With no less than six smart speakers, plus a variety of tablets and apps, I thought Amazon had its bases more than covered. There are Alexa options to handle every room, budget, and situation in need of a smart speaker. And if you can't find something in Amazon's stable, you can choose from a bevy of third-party Alexa-compatible devices. But while the Spot isn't the first Echo device with a screen, it is the first seemingly designed to complement whatever room you put it in. It might not stand out like the Show, but it doesn't fade into the background either.
Simply put, the Spot has something the other Alexa-powered devices in my house don’t: good looks. It’s the first Echo that I didn’t actively try to hide. In fact, I tried a few different locations in my kitchen before I was happy with its visibility, and I’m already scouting places in my bedroom and home office for future Spots. The Spot is more than another Echo with a screen. It’s a new experience and a new direction for the platform, it just might be the device that puts Alexa out of reach of Siri and Google Assistant.
The Spot is essentially a smaller, cheaper version of the 7-inch Show, Amazon’s most expensive Echo device. But unlike the Dot, which is merely a shorter Echo, the Spot is a full reimagining of the Show—smaller yes, but also much more stylish with a more balanced design and classic good looks.