ECHO DOT vs ECHO 4 (Best Amazon Alexa Smart Speaker 2020)

ADDITIONAL REVIEW NOTES:
$100 vs $50

ONLY ECHO
* Now a zigbee hub!
* Amazon sidewalk connectivity
* BLE Mesh (Acts as a hub for smart home stuff) - future proof
* 3” woofer and 2 x .8” tweeters
* 5.2” diameter
* ¼ - 20 base mount female threads for a light stand or camera tripod screw (options are endless)

ONLY ECHO DOT
* smaller, more window-sill friendly
* clock option for $10 more
* 2 kids designs (tiger and panda)
* white, charcoal, and twilight blue (clock not available on charcoal)
* LED display can show more than just the time
* 1.6” front firing speaker
* 3.5” diameter

BOTH
* same Alexa commands and skills (TONS of them!)
* fabric cover
* mute button, command button, volume up, volume down
* buttons integrated in fabric
* aux in OR out port
* power ports (but different)

SOUND TEST

WHAT GEAR DO I USE?
(Polar H10 is known to be one of the most accurate in the industry and therefore acts as a great standard to which I compare smartwatch heart rate sensors)


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[Discovery.]

I am gonna buy this just for home defense.

[ccroy]

I use an Echo Dot as an alarm clock. So the new one with the clock is perfect!

[Arma_Dei]

I really wish the larger Echo had the clock like the Echo Dot. It would be a no brainer, but I feel like I have to either give up great sound for the ability of being more productive with being more aware of time.

[woofinu]

Nice review. You mentioned 2 things I haven't heard anyone else point out. The threaded mount and the ability to defend yourself with an Echo.

[thelpsoldier]

The fact he said you can use it to throw at someone is brilliant.

[AllenWalker]

I would get The Echo for Common areas like A living room, Dining Room, Basement. But get the Dot for Something like one's Bed room.

[cytherians]

Excellent review on these. The Echo Dot and Echo are so very different, I wouldn't look at it as a "one or the other." The Echo Dot is a terrific desk or bedside speaker. The sound is excellent, a notable step up from the Echo Dot 2. The Echo Dot 3 is essentially the same hardware-wise as the Echo Dot 4 (same internal speaker), but the 4 has a slight boost in soundstage with the sphere. The Echo has so much more going on with sound... but it's also so much more expensive. Use the Echo Dot at desk or bedside and the Echo near the TV or where you typically listen to music.

[sixfootfive]

After watching this, I am convinced by the sound demonstration alone. I am going to buy the regular Echo instead of the dot.

[monopoly]

Already bought the new echo, it's definitely worth the upgrade imo

[vinylmonster]

149.00 here in Australia - just grabbed the larger with improved sound quality and zigbee hub - too bad there was no room for the led display!

[bbblop]

Thanks for the video, I was looking at these 2 on amazon and they literally looked exactly the same.

[GodsendNYC]

Hey, something that might interest you. A couple of days ago my Amazon account was closed with no warning for after hours of wasted time they're telling me it's for excessive returns which I think is an error but that's beside the point. When they closed my Amazon account all my Amazon devices that I own for years primarily all my Echo devices stopped working. I lost access to the Amazon Photos and Prime Video which I pay for. So apparently the devices you already own are subject to be disabled by Amazon on your perceived shopping habits! I assume the same applies to all other Amazon devices and services like fire OS tablets, Ring cameras, and probably AWS as well. Just wanted to make other people aware of this because they definitely don't tell you this when you buy your hardware and services.

[Brisleep]

I know this is a month old but they already have mounts for the dot and the echo, I have two of each, plus with the dot you can use two command strips.

[hamzazahir]

Ngl ... I just love the way he just sticks to the content and goes through it fast

[scorchinchavez]

The Echo Dot 4th gen, 2020 has a built in hub also and its on both are on sale now at amazon :)

[ImNotMC]

Great video! I have 8 echo dots (2nd Gen) in my house and they pretty much control my entire home from lights, to thermostat, garage, etc and I have a love/hate relationship w/Alexa. Is it just me or has Alexa been having the hardest time understanding? I feel Alexa was spot on the first couple years and lately, I often have to call her twice in order for her to answer me or I'll be 3 feet away from her and the Echo 15 feet away or another floor answers me, that happens quite often! I don't have an accent so I don't think that's it, lol. Just wondering if anyone has experienced similar issues with their Echo/Dots?

[ZantherStone]

Can you tell it to turn off the LED clock? (In case I want total darkness in my room at night)

[bobb]

Just got the dot with the clock and love it. Does everything my other large echo does but like seeing the clock in the morning and it has become my new alarm clock waking up to music and my news/talk station. And now its only $39

[nataliez]

I bought an echo and an echo dot. The Echo is fantastic in terms of sound and it's a no brainer. I got the smaller one for my bedroom, but in the main living room area then I'd say the Echo produces sound that's just as good as my expensive bluetooth JBL speaker. Fantastic value. If you had to choose one then go for the Echo

[ruffgirl]

I have two and was wondering if I can have sound coming out of both at the same town through Bluetooth or aux plug-ins