Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025) vs Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker

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Echo Show 8 (2025) compared with Lifestyle Ultra Speaker

	AmazonEcho Show 8 (2025)	BoseLifestyle Ultra Speaker
Overview
Released
Released	November 2025	May 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	Three drivers (two front-facing, one up-firing) in a Direct/Reflecting design; CleanBass with a QuietPort opening
Room tuning
Room tuning	–	TrueSpatial processing; EQ in the Bose app
Audio formats
Audio formats	Spatial audio	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	Yes
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Alexa	Alexa
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.4; A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP	Bluetooth 5.3 and Bluetooth Low Energy
Ports
Ports	–	3.5 mm aux input
Streaming
Streaming	Prime Video and Netflix apps, other video through the browser; Amazon Music and other services through Alexa; Bluetooth	Apple AirPlay 2; Google Cast; Spotify Connect; Bluetooth
Multi-room
Multi-room	–	Groups through AirPlay or the Google Home app, including with other makers' speakers; two make a stereo pair; two can be surrounds for the Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar (7.1.4 with the Lifestyle Ultra Subwoofer)
App
App	Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web)	Bose app
Design
Weight
Weight	1.049 kg (better)	1.66 kg
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 buttons on top
Microphones
Microphones	Button disconnects the microphones and camera	–
Mounting
Mounting	Adjustable stand for Echo Show 8 and 11 (2025) sold separately	Lifestyle Speaker Wall Bracket and Floor Stand sold separately
Size
Size	208 × 127 × 150 mm	7.270 × 4.767 × 6.594 in (H × W × D); 3.660 lb
Colours
Colours	Graphite, Glacier White	Black, White Smoke; limited-edition Driftwood Sand
In the box
In the box	Echo Show 8 (2025 release), 30 W power adapter, quick start guide	Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, power cable, quick start guide