Amazon Echo (4th gen, 2020)

21 reviews

Apr, 2024

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sound (13)
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price (7)
bass quality (3)
reliability (2)

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mids quality (1)
treble quality (1)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 21 reviews of Amazon Echo (4th gen, 2020). The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviews about the reliability and bass quality are on the whole positive. The price and design also get good feedback. Many are less positive about the mids quality and treble quality.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Amazon Echo (4th gen, 2020) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 96/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by : What Hi-Fi? (whathifi.com)

Amazon Echo (4th Generation) review

The latest Echo is a solid cornerstone from which to build your smart home

Expansive bass in a small design ; Lots of smart features ; Classy build and finish

Slightly underwhelming treble ; Not fully omnidirectional

Don’t be fooled by its playful design; the new Echo means business, delivering a weighty sound and full command of your smart home

Jun, 2023

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Expert review by : David Nield (t3.com)

Amazon Echo (4th gen) review: another hit for Alexa, but this time it's a ball

The new Amazon Echo is the best yet for features, but it's not necessarily the best smart speaker for everyone

Oct, 2020

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Expert review by : Dan Grabham (pocket-lint.com)

Amazon Echo (4th Generation) review: Certified wonderball

The 2020 Amazon Echo is a design rework that takes on a surprising spherical form, but is it a worthy improvement over alternative smart speakers?

Improved sound ; Easy setup ; Generally available on sale ; Alexa improving all the time

Hard to see the light ring ; Larger footprint ; Echo Studio is the real room-filler

The previous Echo was great value and this newly designed version improves on the offering with new technology, a faster Alexa, and better sound.

Jul, 2022

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Expert review by : Tom Wiggins (stuff.tv)

Amazon Echo (2020, 4th gen) review

Amazon's excellent new smart speaker ensures its rivals must keep their eye on the ball

Fuller sound ; Built-in Zigbee hub ; Alexa is more responsive

Light ring not as useful ; Skills still a bit rubbish ; Amazon is always listening

An all-round upgrade that makes the Echo sound smarter than ever

Nov, 2020

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Expert review by : Adam Speight (recombu.com)

Amazon Echo 4th Gen Review

Amazon has given its default Echo speaker a delightful bump for 2020 – with design, sound and functionality all making significant steps forward. The Amazon Echo Dot (4th Gen) may offer the most accessible Alexa entry point but this fully-fledged Echo...

– Brilliant sound, good value for money and ditches the need for an Echo Plus

– Zigbee integration isn’t perfect

Amazon Echo (4th Gen) is comfortably the most fully-featured Alexa smart speaker yet. With greater sound to rival the Google Nest Audio , the tried-and-tested functionality of Alexa, a stylish new design and Zigbee integration, Amazon has nailed its...

Nov, 2020

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Expert review by : Jim Martin (techadvisor.co.uk)

Amazon Echo 4

Amazon completely redesigned the Echo speaker range for 2020 and made some internal upgrades too. Here's our verdict on the fourth-generation Echo.

Oct, 2020

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Expert review by : John Velasco (digitaltrends.com)

Amazon Echo (4th Gen) review: New look, same outstanding results

Amazon takes a gamble on the new Echo (4th Gen) by changing it up with a totally new design. It's daring, but will it be enough to make consumers take notice?

Charming new spherical design ; Dazzling LED light ring ; Acts as an Amazon Sidewalk Bridge ; Great sounding audio

Bass strains at highest volume

Oct, 2020

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Expert review by : Will Greenwald (pcmag.com)

Amazon Echo (4th Gen) Review

As powerful as the Echo Plus ; Strong bass for the size ; Built-in smart home hub

High frequencies don't get quite as much finesse as they could ; Alexa can still be awkward to talk to

The fourth-generation Amazon Echo speaker takes the sound quality and smart home hub capabilities of the Echo Plus and puts it in a new round package.

Oct, 2023

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Expert review by : Chris Davies (slashgear.com)

Amazon Echo (4th Gen) Review – Alexa gets vocal

It's six years since the first Amazon Echo arrived, igniting a whole new category of smart speakers and making the idea of talking to a disembodied voice a little less weird, and now Alexa is…

Impressive musical performance ; Plenty of bass ; Smart home hub built-in ; Alexa wake-word almost never fails

Midrange is still the weak spot ; Are you a Google household or an Amazon one?

Nov, 2020

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Expert review by : Michael Brown (techhive.com)

Amazon Echo (4th Gen) review: The more things change, the more they stay the same

Amazon still has the best speaker for smart home control, but it still trails Sonos and Google in musicality.

Zigbee, Bluetooth LE, and Amazon Sidewalk radios onboard ; Alexa can control a huge number of smart home systems and devices ; Plenty of bang for the buck

Google’s Nest Audio sounds better ; Sonos supports more music-streaming services ; Polarizing industrial design

The Amazon Echo (4th Gen) is a pretty good audio performer, but it’s a smart speaker that’s also equipped with a Zigbee radio. I’m taking a wait-and-see approach to Amazon’s Sidewalk network for now. It sounds promising, but there’s nothing tangible in...