Amazon Echo Dot Max vs Amazon Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen)

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Echo Dot Max compared with Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen)

	AmazonEcho Dot Max	AmazonEcho Show 15 (2nd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2025	November 2024
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	Two-way mono	–
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	One 0.8″ tweeter and one 2.5″ woofer	Two 2″ woofers and two 0.6″ tweeters
Frequency response
Frequency response	53 Hz – 16 kHz (at volume 6)	–
Audio formats
Audio formats	Lossless High Definition	–
Room tuning
Room tuning	Automatic Room Adaptation	Room adaptation
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	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); eero Built-in mesh extender; Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), tri-band, dual-antenna MIMO; Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3; A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP	A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP
Streaming
Streaming	–	Fire TV built in (Fire TV app store); Amazon Music and other services through Alexa; Bluetooth
Ports
Ports	Power only	–
Multi-room
Multi-room	Multi-room music with other Echo devices; stereo pair with a second Echo Dot Max; Alexa Home Theater 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	0.505 kg (better)	2.25 kg
Controls
Controls	Buttons for volume and microphone on/off; tap gestures (accelerometer)	15.6″ touchscreen, 1920 × 1080, landscape or portrait; Alexa Voice Remote (2024); microphone and camera off button; 13 MP auto-framing camera with shutter; octa-core processor with Amazon AZ2 neural network engine; RGB ambient light sensor and accelerometer
Microphones
Microphones	Four-microphone array; button disconnects the microphones	Button disconnects the microphones and camera
Mounting
Mounting	–	Wall mount included; premium counter stand and snap-on frames sold separately
Size
Size	99.2 × 108.7 × 108.6 mm (H × W × D)	16.1 × 10.1 × 1.4 in (W × H × D); 4.96 lb
Colours
Colours	Graphite, Glacier White, Amethyst	–
In the box
In the box	Echo Dot Max, 22 W power adapter, quick start guide	Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen), Alexa Voice Remote (2024) with batteries, 30 W power adapter with 1.5 m (5 ft) cable, wall mount with anchors, screws and template, quick start guide