Amazon · Echo
Echo (4th Gen)
Amazon's mid-sized spherical Alexa smart speaker from 2020, with a woofer, two tweeters and a built-in Zigbee hub, suited to living rooms and kitchens.
- Type
- Speaker
- Atmos
- No
- Connects by
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Battery
- –
- Weight
- 0.97 kg
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree it is a clear step up from earlier Echos, with fuller, weightier sound, a built-in Zigbee hub and good value. What Hi-Fi? found the treble slightly underwhelming and the sound not fully all-round, and TechRadar found it not loud enough at maximum and less clear than the Echo Studio.
From whathifi.com, techradar.com and trustedreviews.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Speaker
- Channels
- Stereo
- Dolby Atmos
- No
- Drivers
- One 3.0″ (76.2 mm) upward-firing neodymium woofer and two 0.8″ (20 mm) tweeters
- Audio formats
- Dolby processing for stereo sound
- Room tuning
- Automatically senses the room's acoustics and adjusts playback
Connections
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- AirPlay
- No
- Voice assistants
- Alexa
- Wi-Fi
- Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz); eero Built-in mesh extender; Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk
- Bluetooth
- A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP; direct control of Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh devices
- Ports
- Power; 3.5 mm audio jack (The Verge)
- Streaming
- Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and others through Alexa; Bluetooth
- Multi-room
- Multi-room music with compatible Echo devices; stereo pair with a second Echo; home cinema with a compatible Fire TV
- App
- Alexa app (Fire OS, Android and iOS)
Design
- Weight
- 0.97 kg
- Controls
- Buttons for volume up, volume down, microphone off and action (The Verge); AZ1 Neural Edge processor
- Microphones
- Button disconnects the microphones
- Size
- 144 × 144 × 133 mm
- Colours
- Charcoal, Glacier White, Twilight Blue
- In the box
- Echo (4th Gen), 30 W power adapter, quick start guide
Pros and cons
Pros
- 3.0″ woofer and two 0.8″ tweeters with Dolby processing for stereo sound
- Smart home hub for Zigbee, Matter and Thread, plus eero Built-in
- 3.5 mm jack for connecting a larger sound system (The Verge)
Cons
- Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- 970 g, far heavier than the Echo Dot
- No AirPlay, and Alexa is the only voice assistant
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Atmos | Connects by | Battery | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | No | Wi-Fi | – | 0.345 kg | Nov 2020 | |
| Speaker | No | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | – | 0.304 kg | Oct 2022 | |
| Speaker | No | Bluetooth | – | 2.85 kg | Jun 2022 |
Sources
- amazon.com/dp/B07XKF5RM3
- press.aboutamazon.com/2020/9/introducing-the-all-new-echo-family-reimagined-ins…
- theverge.com/21527664/amazon-echo-2020-alexa-fourth-gen-review
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