Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025) vs Apple HomePod mini 2

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Echo Show 8 (2025) compared with HomePod mini 2

	AmazonEcho Show 8 (2025)	AppleHomePod mini 2
Overview
Released
Released	November 2025	Coming 30 October 2026
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	Stereo	–
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Two front-facing full-range drivers and one 2.8″ woofer	Full-range driver and dual passive radiators, with a custom acoustic waveguide for a 360° sound field
Room tuning
Room tuning	–	Apple S10 chip with computational audio for real-time tuning
Audio formats
Audio formats	Spatial audio	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	No
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	Yes
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Alexa	Siri
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); Thread; Ultra Wideband chip for device proximity; peer-to-peer discovery for guest access
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.4; A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP	Bluetooth 6 (Apple lists no Bluetooth audio playback)
Ports
Ports	–	Power only (20 W adapter included)
Streaming
Streaming	Prime Video and Netflix apps, other video through the browser; Amazon Music and other services through Alexa; Bluetooth	AirPlay from iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K or Mac; Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, third-party music services, TuneIn and UK radio stations by voice
Multi-room
Multi-room	–	Multi-room audio with AirPlay; stereo pair with a second HomePod mini 2; four-speaker surround sound with Apple TV 4K (4th generation), using four HomePod mini 2 or HomePod (2nd generation) speakers in matching pairs; default speaker for Macs with Wi-Fi 6E or later
App
App	Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web)	Home app on iPhone or iPad
Design
Weight
Weight	1.049 kg	0.335 kg (better)
Controls
Controls	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)	Touch surface (tap to play or pause, double-tap to skip, triple-tap to skip back, touch and hold for Siri, + and – for volume); Sound Glow lights the top in time with music
Microphones
Microphones	Button disconnects the microphones and camera	Three-microphone design for far-field Siri; Sound Recognition for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms; temperature and humidity sensors
Mounting
Mounting	Adjustable stand for Echo Show 8 and 11 (2025) sold separately	–
Size
Size	208 × 127 × 150 mm	84.3 mm high, 97.9 mm wide
Colours
Colours	Graphite, Glacier White	White, Pink, Green, Blue, Midnight
In the box
In the box	Echo Show 8 (2025 release), 30 W power adapter, quick start guide	HomePod mini 2, 20 W power adapter, documentation