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The Echo Show 10 has a 10.1-inch HD touchscreen display. That makes sense as it's designed to be mounted on the wall, so you need something bigger to look at. The Echo Show 15 has the largest display with the highest resolution. Echo Show 5: 5.5-inch touchscreen (960 x 480 resolution).Echo Show 8: 8-inch HD touchscreen (1,280 x 800 resolution).Echo Show 10: 10.1-inch HD touchscreen (1,280 x 800 resolution).

Echo Show 15: 15.6-inch HD touchscreen (1920 x 1080 resolution).

That's no different to any other Echo device. The main disappointment in terms of the design of the Echo Show 10 is that the display itself has relatively large bezels, but it has clearly been designed to hit a price point. This will keep you in the centre of the frame if you move around. The Echo Show 8 - updated in 2021 - will also track you around the room when on video calls, thanks to the new 13-megapixel camera. However, the 'tilt' of the screen is manually operated. If you're on a video call, it'll move as you do in order to keep you in the frame. There's a reason for that because the screen can rotate up to 175 degrees. The Echo Show 5 and 8 are a trapezoid shape on the rear, whereas the new Show 10 looks more like an old iMac, with a 'bulb' or flattened sphere shape holding the screen. That means you can hang it on the wall so it's out of the way. The Echo Show 15 on the other hand is flatter, designed for wall-mounting (although there's also a stand available), so it's quite different in design to the other models. Indeed, Show 5 is more of an alarm or clock radio device. The Echo Show 10 has always been seen as a more of a room-filling entertainment device, while Show 5 and 8 are more bedside or desk devices. Squirrel_widget_4591583 What's different? Design The devices support support 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) and A2DP support for streaming audio via Bluetooth. The main body of each device is covered in fabric. In terms of design, all three devices now have a physical privacy shutter (with mic/camera off) and physical volume controls, while all are available in white (glacier) and dark grey (charcoal). Recipe support comes courtesy of Food Network Kitchen in the US and BBC Good Food in the UK.

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Of course, Alexa already supports numerous music services including Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and Deezer.īasically, the software experience - and the services on offer - are more or less the same across all the Echo Show devices. In terms of video calling, you'll also get Zoom support (plus Amazon's own Chime communication service for calling other Show devices) as well as Skype.

The Echo Show 15 enhances things slightly as it has space to play with.Īmazon is also powering up the Show, too, with support for Netflix in addition to the existing Amazon Prime Video and Hulu. On-screen, the interface that works alongside the touchscreen display has been improved over older models to make things more dynamic, but the experience is generally similar across all models. Of course, at the heart of each Echo device is Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant, that can help you with all the basics as well as more complicated stuff via the addition of Alexa Skills and automation via routines. The Echo Show 15 is different again, perfect for wall mounting. The Echo Show 10 (2020) is quite different and is ideal as a main Echo device in a family room or kitchen. The Echo Show 5 (2021) and 8 (2021) are very similar in terms of design and capabilities. The Echo Show range is pretty similar in software capability, but it's in terms of design that the devices have changed over the last year.