I recommend that you either wait for a price drop or go for the top model of the 4th generation.
Amazon this week introduced the new smart speaker that would compete fiercely against its previous version. The 5th generation Echo Dot does not change much a priori, except for one of the available colors (blue) that becomes navy blue. Instead, my goal with this article is to give you the reasons why you should not buy this Echo Dot 5, at least for now, since there are other better options for a very similar price.
First of all, I would like to make a overview of what the new Echo Dot 5 means. This device arrives with a rounded shape traced to that of the Echo Dot 4, with a resistant mesh covering almost the entire speaker and with the physical controls for volume, microphone and Alexa at the top. Similarly we have a 3.5mm jack portas well as its connector for the current.
The new 5th generation Echo Dot hasn’t changed much
However, in the interior comes the change: it mounts a powerful 1.73 inch speaker with a total weight of 340 grams. If we remember, the Echo Dot 4 mounted a 1.6-inch driver and weighed 338 grams. This increase in the size of the controller allows us to upload the speaker volume to a higher level, nothing more. And for that we will pay 59.99 euros that it costs at the start?
The best alternative to the Echo Dot 5 is at home
The Echo 4 and a smart light bulb form a perfect tandem in your living room
If we look back, we will see that Amazon always throws two options when it comes to Echo speakers. One of them is the Echo and the other is the Smaller Echo Dot. In the recently passed 4th generation we have the Echo 4 speaker which lately has a price very close to that of the new Echo Dot 5but being a much more powerful and rich sound device.
Right now you can get him with a free Philips Hue bulbfor only 64.99 euros, which is 5 euros more than the current price of the Echo Dot 5. But to make it clear to you, I am going to assemble a small table with the characteristics highlights of each of these speakers.
| specs | EchoDot 5 | echo 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | 10x10x8.9cm | 14.4 x 14.4 x 13.3cm |
| Weight | 340 grams | 970 grams |
| integrated speakers | One 1.73″ media | 3″ woofer and 2 x 0.8″ tweeters |
| ports | 3.5mm output | 3.5mm input and output |
| Dolby technology | Stereo | Dolby Audio |
| Price | €59.99 |
It looks very simple in the table, right? For 5 euros more you can have one of the speakers that, today, is placed above any in the panorama of speakers with a virtual assistant (until the expected Echo 5 is presented). As you well know, this Echo 4 can be used as a bluetooth speaker to use, as smart speaker thanks to Alexa and its WiFi 5 connectionand as a link between the devices connected to your home WiFi network and your voice, to take home automation to another level.
Perhaps it is time to take advantage of the prices of the previous generation until the time the Echo Dot 5 drops in price considerably. We could see a downgrade during the Exclusive Prime Offers for the next October 11 and 12but we can’t know until the day comes.
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