The latest smart speaker comes with improved design language, better sound output and all the goodness of Amazo...

Design; Sound output; Price

Heavy power adapter; Fabric gets dirty

The new Echo Dot is the best compact smart speaker on the market by a wide margin.

Impressive full sound quality; Inexpensive introduction to smart home control; Alexa smarter than ever; Improved aesthetic befitting modern home design; Better microphone sensitivity

Fabric covering could show dirt over time; New power port is less universal

The third-generation Amazon Echo Dot looks prettier and sounds a whole lot better than earlier iterations of Amazon's entry-level smart speaker.

A very inexpensive voice-powered smart home controller; Best sounding audio in its class; Pretty industrial design

It's still not a speaker I'd recommend for critical music listening; $10 more expensive than the 2nd-gen model if you don't care about its musicality,...

Great device. The sound quality is incredible. I have grown tired of listening to music out of my phone's speaker. Music and podcasts sound incredible. Voice quality on a phone call is good on the dot end but just ok on the phone end. You pick up all the ambient noise. Love all the "skills" it has!

I really like all the features this product has to offer. Still learning new things and ways to use it in my daily life

For not a lot of money you get a whole load of smart voice functionality and decent sound The new Echo Dot is the easiest, cheapest and best way to bring Alexa into your home. It works well on its own or can be nicely integrated into myriad other smart home and AV products, bringing voice control...

Clear; solid sound; Improved Alexa capabilities; Budget price

Alexa intelligence is limited

Alongside the all new 2018 edition Echo Plus , Amazon also announced a new Echo Dot recently. The 3rd generation Echo Dot makes improvements in design and audio while retaining the same basic formula. Let's take a closer look at it.

This DC does everything. Great quality. Plugged the audio thru my home theater system no bigger speakers needed.

Cool little gadget. Does the job as advertised. Setting up the skills is easy - but finding the right one can be a mission. But this is not a fault of the unit. Works well and also looks pleasing on the eye with the fabric outer.

Bought this as a gift, and its great. The music function is fun (Alexa, play Jack Johnson, or Alexa play Smooth Jazz or whatever) and ridiculously convenient. We also ask the weather, random questions, and play occasional games. Sound quality is very good for such a small unit! Love this.