The new Dot is fantastic. It sounds a lot better, looks a lot better and is still as cheap as ever. There are no playful colours on offer, and you can no longer power it from a USB power bank, but these are minor quibbles and are somewhat offset by the fact you can use two Dots as a stereo pair and even add an Echo Sub for 2.1 sound.

While the previous Echo Dots were cheap ways to extend smart home control all over your home, they weren't the most attractive devices and had weedy sounds. The Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen) as a vast improvement on the originals, even though it costs exactly the same. The new finish looks fantastic and the new Echo Dot is a device that you'd happily put out on show. Audio has been dramatically improved, too, both in terms of quality and loudness, which makes Alexa easier to understand and means that the odd bit of music or radio is a possibility. If you're looking to put Alexa in more rooms, then this is the device to buy.

Clear and loud audio; 3.5mm and Bluetooth audio outputs; Same price as old model; Improved design;

No longer USB-powered; Not ideal for music;

Great new product. I had one reluctantly bought for me To drag me into the 20th century as I still had my radio CD player. Wow how good are these ,gone is my radio CD player In place is this lovely little echo dot, and does so much more than my old CD player.love it so much I have also bought a few...

Well Alexa usually will listen but sometimes she ignores me for sure which ends in me screaming at her. I'm sure the neighbors love that. She also usually never answers questions correctly and loves to say hmmm I dont know that one. But shes good at playing from my amazon music library.

Meeting up with Alexa certainly opened several doors to ways of doing things.

Echo Dot with Clock : The new Echo Dot takes a winning formula and adds a clock. What’s not to like?

The clock is an excellent addition; Still a great speaker for the price; Comes with 3.5mm output

Alexa is still weaker than Google Assistant

Its better then google

Excellent well priced product

We all love this product. My four year old plays with Alexa and he loves it. A good handsfree entertainment option for a family. Just plug it in and forget about the remote controls for listening to music and watching the TV. All you got to say is Alexa play music from Spotify.

The new Echo Dot looks and sounds better for the same price. What’s not to like?

Same competitive price; Smart new design; Huge improvement to audio quality;

Alexa is still not as smart as Google Assistant;