Amazon Echo Dot Max vs Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)

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Echo Dot Max compared with Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)

	AmazonEcho Dot Max	AmazonEcho Show 8 (3rd Gen)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2025	October 2023
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″ full-range neodymium drivers with a passive bass radiator
Frequency response
Frequency response	53 Hz – 16 kHz (at volume 6)	–
Audio formats
Audio formats	Lossless High Definition	Spatial audio processing
Room tuning
Room tuning	Automatic Room Adaptation	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	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); 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	Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3; A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP	A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP
Streaming
Streaming	–	Prime Video, Netflix and Fire TV Channels; Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music and others 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)	1.034 kg
Controls
Controls	Buttons for volume and microphone on/off; tap gestures (accelerometer)	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	Four-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	99.2 × 108.7 × 108.6 mm (H × W × D)	200 × 139 × 106 mm
Colours
Colours	Graphite, Glacier White, Amethyst	Charcoal, Glacier White
In the box
In the box	Echo Dot Max, 22 W power adapter, quick start guide	Echo Show 8, 30 W power adapter with 1.5 m (4.9 ft) cable, quick start guide