Amazon Echo Dot review: The 5th time is definitely the charm A nightstand-friendly smart speaker that's versatile, affordable and incredibly easy to use. The clock version is even better.

The Echo Dot (5th Gen) with Clock has a bigger driver for better sound and touch controls to play/pause your music ...

The latest Echo Dot is an excellent smart speaker, with a suite of useful features and decent sound from a compact unit.

Immediately, [Daniel] found out that the Echo keeps your WiFi passwords in plain text, as well as API keys to some of the Amazon-tied services. Found an old Echo Dot at a garage sale or on eBay?

We compare the Echo Dot and Pop in this side-by-side review. Amazon smart speakers are always popular pickups during the holidays and sales events like Prime Day 2025.