The Echo Show is Amazon’s answer to the Google Home Hub. Unlike Google’s version, however, the Echo Show is designed specifically to work with Alexa smart speakers and voice assistants. It can be controlled by your voice or through a touchscreen. This review will cover what you need to know about this new smart display before deciding whether or not it makes sense for your home or office.
Design
Design is a big part of the experience, and it’s not as premium as the Echo Show 10 or 20. Echo Show 15 It has some interesting features like an adjustable camera mount for your smartphone and two cameras (front and back).
The display itself has a 3:2 ratio, which makes it look more like an AMOLED screen than LCD or OLED displays normally do. It also uses Dolby Vision HDR10 content enhancement technology to provide better contrast and color accuracy than other smart displays out there today.
Sound
The sound quality is good, but it’s not exceptional. It works well as a speakerphone and you can adjust the volume to your liking.
You can also use Echo Show as a Bluetooth speaker if you want to listen to music or watch videos at a low volume while still being able to hear what’s going on around you.
In addition, there are plenty of apps available for listening to podcasts and audiobooks (or even playing games), so this device has plenty of uses beyond just watching movies or shopping online!
Features
You can use your Alexa Show 15 to watch videos, play music and video, and control smart home devices.
- Video calling: The Echo Show 15 is capable of video calling over Wi-Fi or cellular networks. It’s not compatible with HD cameras like the Echo Show 10e but it does have a built-in camera that can take photos and record video at up to 1080p resolution (720p for still images). The camera capture quality isn’t great though so you’ll want to keep that in mind when deciding whether or not this feature will work for your needs.
- Music: You can plug in an audio cable into the USB port on top of the device so that you can listen to music from any source including CDs or digital files stored locally on your computer or mobile device via Bluetooth pairing; however if there isn’t enough space left inside due then some songs may be skipped during playback due lack of storage space left within its internal memory which would prevent users from being able no longer listen anymore before reaching capacity limit where could cause interruption
Smart Home
The Echo Show 15 is compatible with dozens of smart home devices, including lights and cameras. You can use it to control them through Alexa or voice commands. You’ll also be able to use your voice to turn on/off the lights in your house or adjust them via smart thermostats like Nest and Ecobee3 Lite (both have built-in Alexa skills).
You can set up multiple Echo Show devices for a more hands-free experience—for example: one at home, another in the office so you don’t have to pick up your phone every time you want something done around the house; or even on vacation so all those manual tasks are done without having too many things distracting from what you’re doing!
Setup
The Amazon Echo Show 15 is easy to set up. You can use the voice command feature, or follow the on-screen instructions. To set up your device, you’ll need to connect it to your Wi-Fi network and download the Alexa app on your smartphone or tablet. Once that’s done, take some time to familiarize yourself with how everything works by reading through our guide here.
Once you’re ready for action (and have completed all of these steps), press play on one of our favorite TV shows from Netflix or any other streaming service and start watching!
Software Experience
The software experience is good. It’s easy to navigate and use, and you can customize it in many ways. You can also set up multiple accounts for different members of your family without having to worry about their passwords getting mixed up or forgotten.
The Alexa app has a wide range of features that make it an excellent choice for managing your Echo Show’s settings and controlling what shows on screen at any given time. For example, if you want music playing in another room while cooking dinner with friends (like I do), all you have do is say “Alexa play my favorite song” from anywhere in your house using any device connected via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi; then when someone walks into the kitchen they’ll hear music playing from somewhere else!
If you’re looking for an affordable smart speaker with good design features but aren’t interested in always having access to Google Assistant or Siri support then this might be perfect for you!
Conclusion
The Echo Show 15 is a good purchase if you want a smart display that works with Alexa and can be customized to your specific needs. It has great sound quality, a beautiful display, and plenty of customization options. This device integrates well with other Amazon products like the Fire TV Stick, Fire Tablet 10 and more.