Our quick take

Design

  • Finishes: Charcoal, Glacier White, Twilight Blue Dimensions: 100 x 100 x 89mm Weight: 328g Spherical design

  • Echo Dot fourth-gen vs Echo Dot third-gen: What’s the difference?

Sound and performance

  • 1.6-inch speaker 3.5mm output

Alexa and voice controls

  • Alexa app setup Full voice control Smart home controls

To recap

The Echo Dot is likely to find favour with those who want a compact speaker for a small space. Acoustically, it’s now better suited than previous Echo Dot devices, so it functions better as a standalone speaker for music. At the same time, the experience is much the same as it was before, but in a package that’s less discreet.