Built with Dolby audio support, a 3-inch woofer, and a 0.8-inch tweeter, Amazon’s Echo speaker is a delight to listen to, putting out noticeably louder and clearer sound than its smaller counterpart. Given the smaller size of the Echo Dot’s 1.6-inch speaker, it’s no surprise that the larger Echo is much better at filling the room with sound. Sound qualityĪn internal look into Echo's premium sound system. It might not seem like much of a difference on paper (and you likely won’t be toting it around much anyway), but the heft of the Echo is more noticeable over time than you might think. Unlike the Echo, there are two additional variations of the Echo Dot (third-generation): the Echo Dot Kids Edition and the Echo Dot with clock.Īnother design cue of note is that the Echo weighs just over 1.7 pounds and the Dot clocks in at roughly 1.3 pounds. The Echo Dot comes in four colors: Charcoal, Heather Gray, Plum, and Sandstone, whereas the Echo only comes in Charcoal, Heather Gray, and Sandstone. For comparison, the Echo Dot is roughly the size of a hockey puck, measuring 1.7 inches high and 3.9 inches across. The Echo is the larger of the two speakers, featuring a cylinder design that stands 5.8 inches tall with a diameter of 3.9 inches. The most obvious visual difference between the Echo Dot and the Echo is the size. The Echo Dot (third-generation) is one of the smallest Amazon Echo smart speakers.

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