Amazon · Echo
Echo Show 8 (2025)
Amazon's 2025 redesign of its 8-inch Alexa smart display, with a sharper 8.7-inch screen, stereo speakers with a woofer, Wi-Fi 6E and a smart home hub.
Model history · 2 models, 2023–2025
- 2023Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)Compare
- 2025Echo Show 8 (2025)
- Type
- Speaker
- Atmos
- No
- Connects by
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
- Battery
- –
- Weight
- 1.049 kg
What reviewers say
Reviewers agree the redesign is a clear step up, with a brighter, sharper screen, faster responses and fuller sound than before, and Trusted Reviews rates it the best smart display overall. The common complaints are the higher price than its predecessor and, for TechRadar and T3, the loss of a physical camera shutter.
From trustedreviews.com, techradar.com and t3.com
Specifications
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- Type
- Speaker
- Channels
- Stereo
- Dolby Atmos
- No
- Drivers
- Two front-facing full-range drivers and one 2.8″ woofer
- Audio formats
- Spatial audio
Connections
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Bluetooth
- Yes
- AirPlay
- No
- Voice assistants
- Alexa
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.4; A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP
- Streaming
- Prime Video and Netflix apps, other video through the browser; Amazon Music and other services through Alexa; Bluetooth
- App
- Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web)
Design
- Weight
- 1.049 kg
- 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)
- Microphones
- Button disconnects the microphones and camera
- Mounting
- Adjustable stand for Echo Show 8 and 11 (2025) sold separately
- Size
- 208 × 127 × 150 mm
- Colours
- Graphite, Glacier White
- In the box
- Echo Show 8 (2025 release), 30 W power adapter, quick start guide
Pros and cons
Pros
- 8.7″ 1340 × 800 touchscreen and a 13 MP camera with auto-framing
- Two front-facing full-range drivers and a 2.8″ woofer with spatial audio
- Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.4 and a Zigbee, Matter and Thread hub
Cons
- 1,049 g, and the adjustable stand is sold separately
- No Dolby Atmos
- No AirPlay, and Alexa is the only voice assistant
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Atmos | Connects by | Battery | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | No | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | – | 0.505 kg | Oct 2025 | |
| Speaker | No | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth | – | 1.66 kg | May 2026 | |
| Speaker | No | Wi-Fi | – | 0.335 kg | Coming 30 October 2026 |
Previous model: Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen).
Sources
- amazon.com/dp/B0DC8ZMR1P
- aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-new-echo-devices-alexa-plus
- aboutamazon.co.uk/news/devices/new-echo-lineup-amazon-alexa-uk
Photo: m.media-amazon.com
