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The all new Echo Show 5* for 2026 is the perfect bedside companion. You can see your day clearly with Alexa+* at the ready. You can set alarms and times etc and have visual reminders as well as verbal ones. You can ease into your day with a routine that turns your lights or gradually, whilst you wake to the news, your favorite music or the weather forecast for the day.
So what’s new:
- Improved audio with greater voice clarity and deeper bass
- Additional mic for improved Alexa responsiveness
- New, faster processor with Amazon AZ2 Neural Edge
- New, compact design that includes infinity edge cover glass Improved screen for more comfortable nighttime viewing
The 5.5″ screen allows you to play TV shows and movies via Prime Video*. Display your photos as well make high quality video calls to your family and friends with a compatible Alexa* device. Of course you can stream your music from Amazon Music*, Spotify and others.
From your bedside or wherever you place your Echo Show 5* control you smart home devices. You can even look in when you are away with the built-in camera.
Worried about your privacy, its nice to know there’s an off button for the mic / camera and even a built-in camera shutter.
This newer version of the Echo Show has “Alexa+”. This is Amazon’s AI powered Alexa command system. Alexa+ has a more chat like feel, will give you follow up questions, to give you a better response. It will give you more personalised responses as it learns more about your needs and can handle more complex tasks.
Need a bigger screen then there is always the Echo Show 8*, Echo Show 11*, Echo Show 15* or Echo Show 21*.
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