A:Answer So, Alexa is both an app and hardware. This is a single unit tablet. It does not come with any other hardware.
Saying that, there is an Alexa app pre installed (lol, you actually can not delete it). After setting up the app and linking it to your amazon account you have full Alexa app support on the device. You have to tap the app icon to activate it though. You have to have it "active" to use your voice commands.
Using Alexa on a tablet is not as convenient on a tablet as an echo device. The speakers are no where near as nice and its now always on like an echo device for voice activation. So it works, just not as well. Echo devices range from 20 to 300, so Id go that direction.