Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) vs Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)

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Echo Dot (5th Gen) compared with Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)

	AmazonEcho Dot (5th Gen)	AmazonEcho Show 8 (3rd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2022	October 2023
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	Mono	–
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	One 1.73″ front-firing full-range driver (1.6″ in Amazon's technical details)	Two 2″ full-range neodymium drivers with a passive bass radiator
Audio formats
Audio formats	–	Spatial audio processing
Room tuning
Room tuning	–	Room adaptation (senses the room's acoustics and adjusts playback)
Frequency response
Frequency response	62 Hz – 19 kHz (at volume 6)	–
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; Amazon Sidewalk; smart home over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh and Matter	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	A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP
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; home cinema with a compatible Fire TV	–
App
App	Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web)	Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web)
Design
Weight
Weight	0.304 kg (better)	1.034 kg
Controls
Controls	Microphone off button; tap gestures (accelerometer); temperature sensor; ultrasound motion detection; AZ2 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	Three-microphone array; button disconnects the microphones	Button disconnects the microphones and camera
Mounting
Mounting	–	Adjustable stand with USB-C charging port sold separately
Size
Size	100 × 100 × 89 mm (W × D × H)	200 × 139 × 106 mm
Colours
Colours	Charcoal, Glacier White, Deep Sea Blue	Charcoal, Glacier White
In the box
In the box	Echo Dot, 15 W power adapter, quick start guide	Echo Show 8, 30 W power adapter with 1.5 m (4.9 ft) cable, quick start guide