Amazon Echo (4th Gen) vs Creative T60
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| AmazonEcho (4th Gen) | CreativeT60 | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | October 2020 | June 2021 |
| Sound | ||
| Type | Speaker | Speaker |
| Channels | Stereo | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Drivers | One 3.0″ (76.2 mm) upward-firing neodymium woofer and two 0.8″ (20 mm) tweeters | One 2.75-inch full-range driver in each speaker; BasXPort bass loading, with no separate subwoofer. |
| Amplifiers | – | Built-in digital amplifier; maker rates 2 × 15 W RMS, 30 W RMS total and up to 60 W peak. |
| Frequency response | – | 50–20,000 Hz; signal-to-noise ratio ≥75 dB. Response tolerance is not specified. |
| Audio formats | Dolby processing for stereo sound | – |
| Room tuning | Automatically senses the room's acoustics and adjusts playback | Clear Dialog enhances spoken dialogue; Surround processing expands the apparent soundstage. Both can be enabled from the speaker; these are not physical surround channels. |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| AirPlay | No | No |
| HDMI eARC | – | No |
| Voice assistants | Alexa | None |
| 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 | – |
| Bluetooth | A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP; direct control of Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh devices | Bluetooth 5.0, SBC codec, A2DP and HFP; quoted range up to 10 m in open space. |
| Ports | Power; 3.5 mm audio jack (The Verge) | USB-C audio, 3.5 mm AUX input, headset/headphone output, external microphone input, fixed 2 m satellite interconnect and DC power. USB-C to USB-A converter is supplied. |
| Streaming | Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and others through Alexa; Bluetooth | Bluetooth audio from compatible sources; no Wi-Fi or AirPlay receiver. |
| Multi-room | Multi-room music with compatible Echo devices; stereo pair with a second Echo; home cinema with a compatible Fire TV | – |
| App | Alexa app (Fire OS, Android and iOS) | Creative app provides SmartComms Kit on a compatible Windows PC via USB. VoiceDetect controls microphone mute automatically, while NoiseClean processes incoming and outgoing static background noise. The maker’s setup walkthrough specifies Windows 10. |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 0.97 kg (better) | 1.9 kg |
| Controls | Buttons for volume up, volume down, microphone off and action (The Verge); AZ1 Neural Edge processor | Right-speaker volume knob, power/source button, Clear Dialog and Surround controls; holding the Surround button switches speaker/headphone playback. |
| Microphones | Button disconnects the microphones | External microphone or compatible headset required for microphone functions; dedicated microphone input is provided. |
| Size | 144 × 144 × 133 mm | Maker lists left speaker 147 × 92 × 199 mm and right speaker 157 × 92 × 199 mm; combined speaker weight 1.9 kg. |
| Colours | Charcoal, Glacier White, Twilight Blue | Black |
| In the box | Echo (4th Gen), 30 W power adapter, quick start guide | Speaker pair, 18 V/2 A mains adapter and regional plugs, 1.2 m 3.5 mm stereo cable, 30 cm headset extension cable, 1.2 m USB-C to USB-C cable, USB-C to USB-A converter and printed guides. |
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