Amazon Echo (4th Gen) vs Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)

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Echo (4th Gen) compared with Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)

	AmazonEcho (4th Gen)	AmazonEcho Show 8 (3rd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	October 2023
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	Stereo	–
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	One 3.0″ (76.2 mm) upward-firing neodymium woofer and two 0.8″ (20 mm) tweeters	Two 2″ full-range neodymium drivers with a passive bass radiator
Audio formats
Audio formats	Dolby processing for stereo sound	Spatial audio processing
Room tuning
Room tuning	Automatically senses the room's acoustics and adjusts playback	Room adaptation (senses the room's acoustics and adjusts playback)
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	No
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Alexa	Alexa
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz); eero Built-in mesh extender; Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk	Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP; direct control of Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh devices	A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP
Ports
Ports	Power; 3.5 mm audio jack (The Verge)	–
Streaming
Streaming	Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and others through Alexa; Bluetooth	Prime Video, Netflix and Fire TV Channels; Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music and others through Alexa; Bluetooth
Multi-room
Multi-room	Multi-room music with compatible Echo devices; stereo pair with a second Echo; home cinema with a compatible Fire TV	–
App
App	Alexa app (Fire OS, Android and iOS)	Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web)
Design
Weight
Weight	0.97 kg (better)	1.034 kg
Controls
Controls	Buttons for volume up, volume down, microphone off and action (The Verge); AZ1 Neural Edge processor	8.0″ HD touchscreen with adaptive colour; microphone and camera off button; 13 MP centred camera with auto-framing and a built-in shutter; octa-core processor with Amazon AZ2 Neural Network Engine
Microphones
Microphones	Button disconnects the microphones	Button disconnects the microphones and camera
Mounting
Mounting	–	Adjustable stand with USB-C charging port sold separately
Size
Size	144 × 144 × 133 mm	200 × 139 × 106 mm
Colours
Colours	Charcoal, Glacier White, Twilight Blue	Charcoal, Glacier White
In the box
In the box	Echo (4th Gen), 30 W power adapter, quick start guide	Echo Show 8, 30 W power adapter with 1.5 m (4.9 ft) cable, quick start guide