The Echo Show 5 delivers Alexa on screen at a ludicrously low price but it has its limitations

Great price; Privacy shield on camera; All the features of the Show 2 in a smaller package;

So-so audio quality; Disappointing microphone sensitivity;

The Echo Show 5 delivers Alexa on screen at a ludicrously low price but it has its limitations

Great price; Privacy shield on camera; All the features of the Show 2 in a smaller package;

So-so audio quality; Disappointing microphone sensitivity;

If you want to get into the world of the digital assistant with both audio and video, this is as a good a starting point as we’ve come across.

Alexa voice-control; Decent sound and video; Nicely put together

Audio isn't the best

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Compact; Affordable; Camera cover for privacy; Customisable; Easy to use

Needs to be plugged in at all times; Camera quality and sound isn't great

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The Echo Show 5 delivers Alexa on screen at a ludicrously low price but it has its limitations

Great price; Privacy shield on camera; All the features of the Show 2 in a smaller package;

So-so audio quality; Disappointing microphone sensitivity;

The Amazon Echo Show 5 is smart, compact and easy to set up – it's going to be the best Echo for a lot of people.

Alexa keeps getting better; Easy smart home controls; Decent audio performance

Screen isn't very big; Limited video app support; Thick display bezels

The Echo Show 5 is the Echo Dot of smart displays. It’s smaller, cheaper and does most of the things you want from a smart display. But like the Echo Dot, when you try to use it more for entertainment it begins to fall down.

relatively compact; sounds good; Alexa; good smart home control; 3.5mm output; extra clock and alarm features; relatively low cost

too small to watch long videos; fairly big on your bedside table; large bezels around screen; screen isn’t HD; can’t stand vertically

Aa great alarm clock and a feature-packed smart display that’s already a bargain

Sub-£100 price tag; Plays video; Surprisingly loud; Works brilliantly as an alarm clock; Visual element improves many Alexa skills

Resolution isn’t great; Won’t do your music library justice; Alexa can be temperamental