The 2023 Echo Show 5 is a fine update to the smallest Alexa smart display, but we'd probably wait for it to go on sale.
Amazon Echo Show 5 MSRP $89.00 Score Details “A fine update to the smallest Echo Show, but we'd wait for it to go on sale.” Pros Cons We live in a continued era of speeds and feeds. A time in which every new thing has to be bigger. Faster. Louder. Better in every way, otherwise, it’s decried as a mere iteration, not worthy of whatever little attention we have left.
Related The Echo Show 5 basics For the uninitiated, the Amazon Echo Show 5 is a smart display, in the same category as Google’s Nest Hub, and Apple’s — well, Apple still doesn’t have anything like this. But whereas Google’s Nest Hub bottoms out at 7 inches, the Echo Show 5 scales things down a little more, with a 5.5-inch display.
The display looks okay but isn’t the best for touch. And that’s maybe not a deal-breaker, because the microphone array works well. For what it’s worth, it now has a three-mic array, up from two in the previous model. More is better since that’ll allow the device to hear you more clearly, and from a farther distance. If you don’t want the Echo Show 5 listening in for your commands, one of the three buttons on top of the body will kill the mic.
One thing that’s missing this time around? The outdated micro USB port on the back that you almost certainly didn’t know was there. You do you, but given that the new Echo Show 5 has dual-band Wi-Fi, it really isn’t the sort of device you’d expect to plug in, to say nothing of how that’d make it look aesthetically.
More important, though, is that the camera retains its physical shutter. The little switch is in the same place as before atop the Echo Show 5. Toggle it, and if you’ll cover the camera lens, and also get a notification on the screen that the camera is inoperable. That’s the only way that should be done.
A device with a screen — even a small one like the Echo Show 5 — screams for photos, too. And if you’ve ever used Amazon Photos, you already know that it’s really good, too. Amazon’s video calling isn’t bad. And there are tons of apps available on all sorts of Amazon devices.
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