Best Amazon Echo deals and discounts on Alexa speakers
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The Amazon Echo is one of the most popular smart speakers, bringing the convenience of Alexa voice control in an affordable device that's compatible with loads of other smart home tech. While Amazon's speakers have been at full price for the last month, Amazon's Spring Deal Days running from 25-31 March, has brought big discounts.
Amazon has a wide range of Echo devices, from the popular and affordable Echo Dot to the Echo Studio that's capable of playing Hi-Res music and spatial audio. Whichever speaker you choose, Alexa will drive the experience, enabling users to connect to loads of different services to deliver information, entertainment and more.
I'm keeping a close eye on prices to make sure that you get the best deal in the coming sales, and below I have recommendations for which Echo speaker to buy, as well as the best prices too. If Apple's Siri on the HomePod or Google Assistant is more appealing to you than Alexa, then Currys is currently selling both rivals for less.
Snap up this smart home starter bundle with an Echo Dot paired with a Philips Hue bulb. You'll get all those Alexa skills, including voice control for your new bulb!
Currently there are discounts on a number of Echo models, but if you want to save even more money, then the bundle above is worth investigating. Pairing an Echo Dot with a Hue Bulb means you're getting the bulb for just £4 - that's a great way to expand your smart lighting, with voice control from Alexa.
It's worth knowing that although Amazon has discounted many of the models in its range, some of these don't quite hit the lowest prices they've been. Black Friday was a little cheaper on many models, but it's unlikely that you'll find these devices cheaper any time soon, so it's worth snapping one up.
Best Amazon Echo deals
The Echo Pop is the smallest of the Echo speakers with sound that's not quite as good as the Dot - but it's great for talking to Alexa in a small space.
The Echo Dot is hugely popular, with sound that defies its diminutive size. It's a great starting point for anyone who wants an Echo device.
The Echo Dot Kids gives you everything the regular Echo Dot does, but has a fun design and comes with a 1-year subscription to Amazon Kids+ for child-friendly content.
The newest Echo of the family, the Echo Spot replaces the Dot with Clock as an ideal bedside assistant.
The sperical Amazon Echo offers robust sound, ideal for a bigger room with that disctinctive design. It offers all the same skills as other Alexa devices, it's just a bit bigger.
Echo Studio is the flagship speaker in the Echo lineup and is designed to provide the ultimate listening experience. It supports lossless audio and spatial audio formats to power the best listening parties.
The most recent update to the Echo family, is the Echo Spot. If you're a fan, you'll know that there was an Echo Spot in 2017, which has now been redesigned and re-released. It replaces the Echo Dot with Clock, and if you're looking for a bedside unit, the Echo Spot is a great choice.
But many people choose the Echo Dot, because it's compact, it's really affordable and the sound quality from this speaker is surprisingly good. The latest version also includes a temperature sensor, so it can tell you the temperature of whatever room you put it in. This is the most popular Echo and you can see how it compares to the Echo Spot right here.
The Amazon Echo (fourth-generation) landed with a stylish new spherical design in 2020 that dramatically improved the sound quality over older versions and is one of the best smart speakers you can buy. It's a little more expensive, but it's a really good speaker.
On all the Echo speakers, Alexa can play tracks, set timers and reminders, read the latest headlines and forecasts, order takeaways and cabs, stream radio stations from around the world, and answer general knowledge queries. You can pair multiple Amazon Echo speakers together to beam your favourite tracks from Amazon Music, Spotify, Deezer, and Apple Music throughout different rooms in the house.
If you want to spend a little more, the flagship Echo Studio is also available. This blockbuster smart speaker pairs the chatty Alexa AI with high-fidelity components that enable Dolby Atmos sound. For those with Amazon's Music Unlimited or Apple Music, you'll be able to listen to HD songs on the five-speaker system inside the Echo Studio. Echo Studio sees fewer discounts than other Echo models, so be prepared to pay a little more.
Whichever Amazon Echo model you decide is best suited to your needs, it's well worth looking into an Amazon Prime membership. This annual membership scheme - which can be accessed free for 30-days (and cancelled at any point during that period so you pay nothing) - includes millions of songs via Prime Music to stream to your Echo speaker, exclusive boxsets and blockbusters via Prime Video, unlimited cloud backup, and more.
Do you have to buy an Amazon Echo from Amazon?
Of course not! A number of the biggest high street and online retailers stock this impressive smart speaker and there are a number of advantages to buying from these stores. For example, if you live across the street from Argos, you might be able to wander across and pick up your brand-new Amazon Echo within minutes. That's even faster than Amazon Prime can muster, despite offering same-day delivery in some parts of the UK.
Prices are usually matched across retailers, so the prices are usually very similar, but if you have a preference for where you spend your hard-earned cash, then feel free to shop elsewhere. Below, you'll find the latest prices on the cheaper Amazon Echo speakers from across the web to compare to Amazon.
The dinky Echo Dot is one of the most popular Echo speakers, combining diminutive dimensions with great performance and affordability.
Amazon's smallest and cheapest speaker, the Echo Pop is great for kids, offering all the fun of Alexa for a great price.
The latest addition to the family, the Echo Spot is a great smart speaker for the bedside, with full clock functionality and all the skills of Alexa.
Best Amazon Echo Show deals
Aside from Amazon's speakers, there are also the Echo Show devices. This gives you a display as well, so you can see what's happening, controlling Alexa through touch as well as voice. Echo Show gives you more ways to control your smart home, it means you can access video - including video calling - as well as a place to show you things like recipes.
If you're interested in Alexa+, then that will first become available on the Echo Show 8, Echo Show 10, Echo Show 15 and Echo Show 21. Here are the best prices for the Echo Show speakers right now.
The Echo Show 5 is the smallest of the Show devices, great for a bedside table, but still giving the full Alexa experience - including video calling.
The Echo Show 5 Kids comes with all the skills of the regular Show 5, but comes in a fun design and includes 1-year of Amazon Kids+ providing access to audiobooks, songs, videos and other age-appropriate entertainment.
The Echo Show 8 is the latest and most capable Echo Show, with an 8in screen, robust speakers and all the skills of Alexa. It's an ideal addition to your kitchen.
The Echo Show 10 offers the best sound quality of the Show devices, but its main feature is the 10-inch screen that swivels. That means it and rotate so you can see it wherever you are in the room. It's ideal for video calling.
The largest of the Echo Show devices, the all-new Show 15 is designed to be wall mounted. It supports Fire TV and is designed to be a complete family planner and smart home hub.
The latest addition to the Echo Show range, the Show 21 is a huge smart screen more like a small TV. There's a great stand for it, so you don't have to hang it on the wall.
What is an Amazon Echo?
Amazon Echo is a speaker fitted with a far-field microphone array that enables the chatty AI assistant, Alexa. Using the wake phrase "Alexa...", you can ask the Amazon Echo to perform a number of common tasks. From controlling smart lightbulbs, adjusting internet-connected thermostats, setting timers, reminders and alarms, ordering takeaways, and answering general knowledge questions about anything from the height of the Eiffel Tower to the age of your favourite celebrity ... Alexa is incredibly useful.
The Amazon Echo is also compatible with a number of the most popular services – from Spotify to Apple Music and BBC Sounds, Philips Hue to Ring, Audible to Fitbit. You can use Alexa to control all of these services, including Spotify playlists created on your smartphone, resume an audiobook at the exact spot you left-off in the car ride home, and more.
If you have multiple Echo smart speakers dotted around your house, you can also use Alexa to wirelessly beam messages to people in other rooms.
If a friend or family member has an Amazon Echo in their home, you'll be able to use these speakers to chat to one another, using Alexa Calling.
These internet calls won't be susceptible to international call rates, so it's perfect for international calls. If the recipient is out-and-about, they can answer within the Alexa companion app on their iPhone or Android handset, so you should always be able to get through to them.
Amazon Echo vs Echo Dot
The Amazon Echo is more expensive than Echo Dot, but with that price rise comes dramatically improved sound quality. The redesigned components inside the fourth-generation Echo mean that is can play High Definition (HD) songs, like those included as part of the Music Unlimited subscription or Apple Music, which supports Dolby Atmos.
However, it's worth noting that these components take up space, so the Amazon Echo is considerably larger than Echo Dot. As such, you might want to measure up to make sure you have space on the shelf, kitchen counter, or desk that you want to house this talkative speaker.
Both the Echo Dot and full-sized Echo include a 3.5mm audio port. That allows you to wire-up the voice-controlled smart speaker to an existing sound system – bringing Alexa to older equipment. That's a clever way to upgrade an older system, and also allows you to incorporate speakers that you already own in a multi-room system, or control playback and volume with a quick voice command.
The latest Echo Dot comes with an all-new speaker for improved quality, temperature sensor and touch controls to pause and play songs with a quick tap on the spherical speaker.
The Echo Dot Kids comes packed with parental controls so you can keep an eye on what your kids are asking, with a catchy design to keep them entertained. It comes with a 1-year Amazon Kids+ subscription.
The new Echo Dot Max was launched in 2025 and is designed for Alexa+. It has a refreshed design and houses two speakers, so it's the best-sounding Echo Dot so far.
This model is said to have better responses to voice commands than the previous Echo Dot models.
Amazon Echo alternatives
The Amazon Echo isn't the only option for a smart speaker, and for some people, having to use another app to control Alexa on top of the smart assistant you already have on your phone might be too much - you might prefer Apple's Siri or Google Assistant instead to keep things simple.
Echo also isn't the only device that offers Alexa. If you're after a speaker that offers better sound quality than the Echo but with the skills of Alexa, then you could try the Sonos Era 300, which offers amazing sound quality - with great Dolby Atmos delivery.
If you're an Apple user then you might be tempted by the Apple HomePod. There are two options for the HomePod, the full-sized version and the Mini, both of which offer Siri voice controls and work well with Apple Music, but don't get access to services like BBC Sounds - or even digital radio, so you can't just ask to listen to LBC.
Alternatively, Google has its own range of smart speakers, including the Nest Audio and the Nest Hubwhich offers Google Assistant and will give you access to a full range of information, smart home control and music streaming services. There's also a Nest Mini which is a rival to the Echo Dot.
