Amazon has slashed the price of its Echo Dot 5th Gen smart speaker as part of Prime Day. The Alexa-powered speaker is now just £30, down from £55 – that's a saving of £25, or 45 per cent if you're really into your maths.
We've seen the Echo Dot 5th Gen fall this low before, but it's a bit of a bungee product, plummeting to a low sum during sales periods before springing back up to its full price for the rest of the time. If you're keen to get your hands on one, then, this is absolutely the time to strike.
Best Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen smart speaker deal
Small and mighty is how we'd describe the fifth-gen Amazon Echo Dot. As well as wi-fi and Bluetooth connectivity, the Dot packs in Amazon's mighty Alexa voice assistant, meaning you can control it entirely with just your voice. The spherical wonder supports a raft of audio streaming services including Amazon Music, Spotify, Deezer, and Apple Music, though not Tidal at this present moment.
If you've got them, you can control a range of smart home devices using the Dot as your cyber valet, while Alexa can answer so many questions and perform so many tasks that it's genuinely becoming a little frightening. You can even play Skyrim, and that is not a typo. Actual Alexa-based Skyrim.
In terms of sound quality, we stated in our review the dinky speaker's "dynamics, range and balance of presentation are impressive, and while you’ll get a far superior experience on more dedicated hi-fi, this is an admirable effort from a budget-friendly smart speaker." It really is impressive, rivalling the more expensive HomePod Mini for breadth, detail and even sonic punch.
While the Echo Dot is often available at a discount during sales events, this is usually around the lowest price to which it falls, as most discounts knock it down to the £35 mark. If you could do with a smart speaker for the kitchen or bedroom, now is definitely a good time to head to Amazon this Prime Day.
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