Amazon Echo Dot 2

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

2

9.0

User Score

Based on 233,247 reviews
as rated by users

Pros:

Price
Voice controlled
Bluetooth audio provides flexibility

Cons:

Sometimes has trouble understanding or answering certain questions
Syncing music across Echo devices still unsupported

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Last revision on July 29, 2021

Reviewers Liked

Price
Voice controlled
Bluetooth audio provides flexibility
Voice commands now syncs across devices
Fast, accurate voice recognition
It's also the only Echo product you can connect to an existing audio setup

Reviewers Didn't Like

Sometimes has trouble understanding or answering certain questions
Syncing music across Echo devices still unsupported
Alexa app can be buggy
No digital audio output
Audio cable not included
Multi-zone audio support not supported

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Expert reviews and ratings

If you're not really into the whole AI concept, that's definitely not a problem at all as it's not really mainstream, but you can't help but think it's cool. For the price of $49.99 you really can't go wrong if you don't mind getting a smaller version...

By techaeris.com on November 30, 2016

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has taken a long time to move from the realms of science fiction and into our homes, but the Amazon Echo Dot (and its bigger sibling the Amazon Echo) do just that.The Amazon Echo Dot just about delivers on its promise to be...

By Absolute Gadget on November 29, 2016

Recently I have had the opportunity to interrogate and request assistance from Alexa, the vocal conduit providing feedback from devices such as Amazon Echo and Echo Dot . In my case, the designated device was the smaller Echo Dot housing Alexa and her...

By GadgetSpeak on November 22, 2016

The Dot is a smaller yet just as powerful version of the Amazon Echo. What it lacks in an internal speaker system it makes up for with an audio-out port and Bluetooth connectivity. While the app and inability to route queries to a single Alexa...

By Engadget on October 12, 2016

Amazon may have all-but stumbled onto its hit Echo speaker and the smart Alexa assistant that powers it, but the new $49.99 Echo Dot proves the retailer has no intention of letting that momentum slip. Resembling a hockey puck rather than the column of...

By SlashGear on October 03, 2016

The new and improved Echo Dot takes Amazon's best-in-class smart home speaker and wraps it in an ultra-affordable...

By cnet on October 03, 2016

That's the only downside to buying the Dot, though, and the rest of it works just fine. It's a great way to add Alexa to other rooms in your home, allowing you to manage your calendar, shopping list, order stuff and listen to audiobooks wherever you...

By gadgetscentral.co.uk on September 24, 2017

Amazon's smallest and least expensive Echo is the one most folks should start with — and for many folks it's all they'll need.Ed. Note: We first reviewed the Amazon Echo Dot in April 2016. In that time it's undergone a hardware revision, and Alexa — the...

By Android Central on August 29, 2017

I have met the future and her name is Alexa. Most of us know Amazon for their great Amazon Prime shopping feature. I mean who doesn't love free two-day shipping. However, today I'll be talking about Amazon's foray into the future of voice activated...

By The Gadgeteer on February 21, 2017

When I reviewed the Amazon Echo 13 months ago, I predicted that people would want one in every room. The Echo can control your home's lighting, play music, estimate your commute time, operate a timer, answer trivia questions, read books and news...

By Good Gear Guide on November 15, 2016

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