Amazon Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen)

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Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen)

Released November 2024

Amazon's 2024 wall-mountable Alexa smart display with a 15.6-inch Full HD screen, built-in Fire TV and a smart home hub, suited to kitchens and family noticeboards.

Type
Speaker
Atmos
No
Connects by
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Battery
–
Weight
2.25 kg

What reviewers say

Reviewers find it a good entertainment hub, with a clear screen, smoother Fire TV and quicker responses than the first model, though not enough to justify upgrading from it. Both call it expensive and suggest the Echo Hub for smart home control; Android Police found the sound only average.

From trustedreviews.com and androidpolice.com

Sound

Type
Speaker
Dolby Atmos
No
Drivers
Two 2″ woofers and two 0.6″ tweeters
Room tuning
Room adaptation

Connections

Wi-Fi
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
AirPlay
No
Voice assistants
Alexa
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), tri-band, dual-antenna MIMO; Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk
Bluetooth
A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP
Streaming
Fire TV built in (Fire TV app store); Amazon Music and other services through Alexa; Bluetooth
App
Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web)

Design

Weight
2.25 kg
Controls
15.6″ touchscreen, 1920 × 1080, landscape or portrait; Alexa Voice Remote (2024); microphone and camera off button; 13 MP auto-framing camera with shutter; octa-core processor with Amazon AZ2 neural network engine; RGB ambient light sensor and accelerometer
Microphones
Button disconnects the microphones and camera
Mounting
Wall mount included; premium counter stand and snap-on frames sold separately
Size
16.1 × 10.1 × 1.4 in (W × H × D); 4.96 lb
In the box
Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen), Alexa Voice Remote (2024) with batteries, 30 W power adapter with 1.5 m (5 ft) cable, wall mount with anchors, screws and template, quick start guide

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 15.6″ 1920 × 1080 touchscreen, usable in landscape or portrait, with Fire TV built in
  • Two 2″ woofers and two 0.6″ tweeters, with twice the bass of the first Echo Show 15 by Amazon's measure
  • Wi-Fi 6E and a Zigbee, Matter and Thread hub; Alexa Voice Remote and wall mount included

Cons

  • The stand is sold separately
  • About 2.25 kg (4.96 lb)
  • No AirPlay, and Alexa is the only voice assistant

Closest rivals

Model
TypeAtmosConnects byBatteryWeightReleased
SpeakerNoWi-Fi and Bluetooth–2.02 kgMar 2023
SpeakerNoWi-Fi and Bluetooth–1.95 kgMar 2026
SpeakerNoBluetooth–2.65 kgJul 2026

Sources

  1. amazon.com/dp/B0C5DPSW5Y
  2. aboutamazon.com/news/devices/echo-show-21-amazon-smart-tv
  3. aboutamazon.co.uk/news/devices/amazon-launches-echo-show-21-new-echo-show-15

Photo: m.media-amazon.com

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