Amazon Echo Dot Max vs Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025)

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Echo Dot Max compared with Echo Show 8 (2025)

	AmazonEcho Dot Max	AmazonEcho Show 8 (2025)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2025	November 2025
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	Two-way mono	Stereo
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	One 0.8″ tweeter and one 2.5″ woofer	Two front-facing full-range drivers and one 2.8″ woofer
Frequency response
Frequency response	53 Hz – 16 kHz (at volume 6)	–
Audio formats
Audio formats	Lossless High Definition	Spatial audio
Room tuning
Room tuning	Automatic 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); Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3; A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP	Bluetooth 5.4; A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP
Streaming
Streaming	–	Prime Video and Netflix apps, other video through the browser; 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)	1.049 kg
Controls
Controls	Buttons for volume and microphone on/off; tap gestures (accelerometer)	8.7″ HD touchscreen, 1340 × 800 (in-cell touch, negative liquid crystal); microphone and camera off button; 13 MP camera with auto-framing; AZ3 Pro processor with AI Accelerator; Omnisense sensors (ambient temperature, ambient light, presence detection)
Microphones
Microphones	Four-microphone array; button disconnects the microphones	Button disconnects the microphones and camera
Mounting
Mounting	–	Adjustable stand for Echo Show 8 and 11 (2025) sold separately
Size
Size	99.2 × 108.7 × 108.6 mm (H × W × D)	208 × 127 × 150 mm
Colours
Colours	Graphite, Glacier White, Amethyst	Graphite, Glacier White
In the box
In the box	Echo Dot Max, 22 W power adapter, quick start guide	Echo Show 8 (2025 release), 30 W power adapter, quick start guide