Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought this as a Christmas present for my husband. He loves it! He uses this Echo Dot to turn devices on and off, control the thermostat and door lock. He even uses her to play music (my primary reason for gifting) . We have her set for “whole house “ music which is a plus. We also use her as an intercom system since we have an Alexa device on each level of the house. Set up was easy and was largely a matter of telling Alexa to discover devices. Add a great price and fast delivery and this was a great buy. Some reviewers appeared to expect greater sound and volume, but we are satisfied.

Perfect little speaker with an excellent sound. The price was a bargain for this speaker. It has a modern sleek look that fit any decor.

Love this! It was my first Amazon Echo Dot and it had made my life so much easier!!

Nice sound. I like the shape and sound of this Alexa. It was easy to set up. Only negative is I got the charcoal color but it came with a white power cord.

Great speaker, nice quality sound. Pretty loud for its size. Very easy to setup and it works great. I may throw it in my boat. Alexa I’m impressed

Bought 2 and linked them together to play in stereo. Easy to setup and the sound is acceptable. The sound is a little better than the previous generation but seems like it has faster processing time. It’s a toss up on whether it is worth paying extra for the new redesigned look and slightly better sound and processing speed. You can buy 2 of the previous generation echos and stereo pair them for about the same price as 1 of these and I’m sure you will be quite happy with the sound. I have 4 of the echo dot 3rd generation already, wanted to try the gen 4 model.

I love that it is small enough to hide but loud enough to hear. love the color as well and the new features it has compared to the older echo dot

Great sound. Alexa doesn't always understand the question or give the best reply, but it's great for music. Wish it didn't default to Amazon music as I prefer Spotify.

It's a brilliant smart speaker that keeps things impressively simple. This 4th generation has a radically different design and much-improved sound.

Good sound. Perfect to create uniformed sound throughout the home or to drop in to talk to kids through out the home

I've already been hooked on Alexa and Echo. But When I have Gen 1 or 2 devices, I feel I may be missing out on something so unnecessary spending occurs. I do like the new design. Functions are basically the same as older versions. Sound is better, but I didn't need anything better for the bedrooms. Still glad I got it when the Christmas deals were shining. Free smart bulb was included too, so I jumped instead of just liking the old version. And no more fingerprints or dust showing on this new style.

Works great bought it for my kids room and bought the light bulbs also to turn on and off the lights and it’s perfect

I kind of hesitated getting this new generation of Echo Dot speakers because of their size, but the price was great so I took the plunge. After getting the speakers and setting them up I'm glad I did. The sound is quite a bit better than the gen 3 speakers, the new Dots are not too big, and they look cool to boot. They connected seamlessly with my mesh wifi, ring doorbells, and my phone, and make a great addition to my home automation suite. Highly recommended.

Very good bass and sound quality, we mainly use it as a music player and it does very good at producing good sound in a large room.

This small thing packs a loud sound! I was really surprised when I played my music through it. It's super loud and has great bass. I honestly just wanted an inexpensive little speaker for my room since I have a portable JBL and this is perfect. I don't really use Alexa that much but if you're looking for a speaker for short periods of time while getting ready or cleaning - I definitely recommend!

great sound and value for the size and price. aesthetically pleasing, blends in perfectly or a nice little item to display

This is so helpful in my kitchen when I can’t use my hands to use my phone for music, time, and cooking questions!

Works great! You can play music, ask for weather updates, jokes, Amazon orders updates, ask Alexa to add things to your Amazon cart etc etc. We actually decided to buy an extra unit to “broadcast” messages to the other Alexa so that way if I need to tell something to someone else in the other side of the house I can do so without having to scream. I use it every morning to play music, check the weather, alarms, and timers.

This was my first one and still love it. It keeps updated, has excellent sound, and gives me quick responses to all my inquiries.

This new 4th Gen Echo Dot brings a new spherical shape to the Echo Dot lineup. It is about the same width as the previous Echo 3rd Gen, but since it is a ball now it is obviously a little taller. The blue light is now on the bottom. Here are my thought so far: THE GOOD - Bottom ring light. The new blue light on the bottom actually illuminates the surface that the Dot is sitting on. This actually makes the light considerably more noticeable, especially if sitting on a semi-reflective surface. - Slightly better sound. The actual speaker hardware is the same as the 3rd Gen Dot, but this one sounds slightly better to my ear. This could be because the speaker is pointed toward the front, instead of pointing straight up like it was in the previous model. THE BAD - Aesthetics. This is personal opinion of course, but I think I prefer the smaller, less noticeable "hockey puck" shape of the previous models. This one is closer to a softball, and stands out much more. Sure it might be better for creating sound, but I don't use Dots for music listening anyway. If I wanted to do that I would use a regular Echo or Echo Studio, which of course sound much better than this Dot. The whole point of the Dot for me was to use it in locations where I wanted a small device that doesn't take up much space. - Price. The old Gen 3 Dot is now $10 cheaper than this version, and it is really hard for me to justify choosing this Gen 4. It really seems like you are just paying for the new shape and very slightly better sound, but that doesn't currently seem worth it to me. There just aren't enough improvements from what I've seen so far. All in all, this new Gen 4 Dot might be worth it for you if you really dig the ball shape and bottom ring light, but otherwise I'd have to recommend sticking with the Gen 3