Amazon Echo Show 5 (newest model), Smart display, Designed for Alexa+, 2x the bass and clearer sound, Charcoal

Alexa + is all through my home and garage. Primarily because I am disabled and this was the easiest way to obtain help if I needed it wherever I fell. It all works well, however; I will get responses from a device on the other side of the house from where I made a request. Specifically when setting an alarm. Why it does this, no one seems to know. I am certain that the device in the guest bedroom cannot hear me when I whisper in the master bedroom on the other side of the house. Yet “she” will set the alarm up to alert the “ghost” in the guest bedroom while I, on the other hand, sleep peacefully through the scheduled alarm in the master bedroom. Also, “she” appears to be slower on the uptake, or perhaps that is just “her” being stubborn and more life like?

In all authenticity I've stayed away from all things Alexa since day one and never wanted it in my home. I'm a tech savvy nerd who saw/noticed that technology was going down the wrong fork in the road a few decades ago and began reversing things "in my control" at my end. I finally caved on Alexa, though skeptical, I enjoy my privacy and right to anonymity, which we little to none left of. True, no matter how many settings I shut off I know what Alexa, Siri and being online itself causes (any WIFI and Bluetooth connection), but I did cave and I'm enjoying these a great deal. Voice recognition is superb, they've obviously done a lot more with Alexa than Apple has done with poor Siri who barely functions anymore. Connection is amazing in my home, I bought 2, one upstairs, one downstairs, then paired them. Setup was super quick - though I don't love having to use the App, again I've reversed things "in my control" for quite a few years which includes no use of any apps other than staples (camera, photos, text, etc.), so I'm not thrilled that I need to use the App, but I use it briefly, do whatever I need to do on it and immediately close it. These little guys are wonderful, sound is fantastic, and that's with one speaker upstairs and one speaker downstairs, you can't even tell that it's setup that way - excellent sound! Volume is wonderful and I've really been enjoying it! I still have a way to go on learning the ins and outs, I find a setting, set it, then forget where I saw it/found it to adjust it, but I'm super new to anything Alexa and the Echo. As much as I love it and I do, I don't know if my direct through the wall home owner loves how loud I have one of my alarms set "KIMBA IT'S TIME TO TAKE A SHOWER - YOU NEED TO GO TO UPS" is set so loud with a repeat 3 times LOL. It cracks me up, but it's amazing! I bought the stands (sold separately) for each and I'm really happy I did. I think this Echo is worth every penny and I'm thrilled that I bought 2 of them - I love that when I run upstairs and downstairs I don't lose the songs I'm listening to. One thing I adore, once I figured it out, is the ability to shut off insights and all things I don't want to see or hear about - I just love the music, the alarms, lists, reminders and weather. It's hilarious, I keep saying (again very new) Hey Alexa, I mean Hey Siri, no I mean Alexa ... and then Siri/on my phone says something like I'm sorry but I think you're looking for a different service haha. Excellent product, excellent quality!

Compact, Smart & So Convenient! I absolutely love my Echo Show 5! It’s the perfect size for my nightstand or countertop without taking up much space. The screen is clear and bright, and I love having easy access to Alexa, music, timers, reminders, weather, and so much more. It’s also great for checking the time and keeping up with my daily routine at a glance. The compact design looks great anywhere, and it’s incredibly easy to use. A great little smart display that has quickly become part of my everyday routine! 💕✨

Honestly, I really wanted to like this thing so I can easily see who is at my front door on my Ring camera from my kitchen when I'm cooking and listen to music, but it does not function well for either of those 2 options, as well as others. Personally, it seems like the tech is trash. It has far too many glitches and either needs a software update, or possibly my device is just trash. 1. It constantly disconnects from wifi or needs time to buffer when there is nothing wrong with the wifi. Such as playing a song and stopping to buffer every 10 seconds when my other Amazon device is still playing fine and doesn't have to stop to buffer, at all. And theyre all located on the same floor. For context, I have an older echo dot as well, and that device never had the same issues as this one, other than obvious wifi outages, my echo dot never freezes or needs to buffer a song multiple times before it finally tells me "I'm having trouble playing this song" and moves on or just stops playing entirely. 2. Other issues I have had include; constantly having to unplug this device because it freezes on the Ring camera after it shows me who is at the front door. Sometimes I can just tell Alexa to "go home" after it freezes on the camera but it doesnt always work so then I need to unplug it. Also it freezes after asking it to do other functions as well but mostly seems to happen when the Ring camera is triggered, and it will just freeze on that screen eternally until you give it another command or unplug it. 3. And if those weren't annoying enough, the most infuriating issue is that when I ask it to set a timer, half the time it works fine, and the other half, well lets just say it will acknowledge that I asked it to set a timer and tell me that it set a timer....but then no timer has been set, no numbers counting down, and when asked how much is left on my timer, Alexa responds that there is no timer set...this has happened on a few occasions when I had only 1 timer set, but also when i have had 2 timers set, there doesnt seem to be a difference. This is not okay when im cooking and baking multiple things at once and need to rely on a timer. I have almost thrown the device out my window because of this reason. Its a very simple, basic feature, however this device does not seem to do that well, either. At least not reliably. 4. The last issue I have is that the device just simply can't listen or respond sometimes, like at all, and other times works fine. There are times that I am standing within 2 feet of the device, ask Alexa to do something and nothing happens, no response, no light flashing to show shes listening, nothing. So then i have to keep saying "Alexa" until the light comes on, which can take up to 10 times. Then other times the light turns blue like she is listening to my command but then just does not respond, and repeatedly does that until it can finally register that I said a command. Sometimes I need to repeat the command 10 times and get louder each time before it finally registers what I am asking, and it will be a simple command, like set a timer for x, or what is the time or weather outside, etc. Honestly, I wish I could recommend this device but it has been nothing but a frustrating, subpar experience for me. I believe the device has some back-end developer and coding issues that need to be sorted out to make it function more consistently and properly, and I hope they listen to people's complaints and suggestions. And just FYI, I am technologically adept and have set up the device correctly. I work in data analysis and troubleshoot IT issues for work all the time, there's really no reason for this device to have as many issues as it does other than just not being a fully developed, functioning product that hit the market too soon before they could work all the bugs out. I couldn't even contact the Alexa support about these issues because my specific issues are not listed as a troubleshooting option, so my best option was to leave this review. Thanks for making it this far!

I have owned an Amazon Echo for years and it has worked exceptionally well. I thought it "died" not too long ago and I ordered the Show 5 as a replacement. It turns out that the Echo was apparently getting a firmware update and needed several attempts to update. I have owned the Echo 5 for a few weeks now and I'm not overly impressed. Response time is slower than my older device, which responds to the same commands immediately. The Echo 5 is slower to respond and I need to say the command several times. The other thing I have noticed: sometimes I will ask my older Echo (which is on the first floor of my house) to play music and the Echo 5 (on the second floor) will actually play it. That can be annoying sometimes. I'm hoping it will improve over time, but at this point, my older Echo is proving to be more reliable and faster than the newer technology.

Okay, we’ve been super impressed with this product! I’ll break it down into categories, but here’s a quick synopsis if you don’t want to read it all: great quality sound, loud volume, vibrant display, easy to use & customize Sound: I was a little apprehensive of the sound quality and volume level with the size that it was, but boy was I proven wrong. It’s got great audio quality for the average home user, and it can crank out some volume if you need it to! We rarely go above 50% and that’s even when we’re having impromptu family dance parties in the kitchen. Display: The quality of the images is great! We minimized the amount of information that was on the main display to keep things simple, but love that we can upload photos of our family to have rotating in there. The touch sensitivity is great, you don’t have to punch it to use it, very active and easy to use. Customization: I talked about it in the display a bit, but there really is a lot you can do with it! We mostly use it for our kitchen for music since we’ve gotten the echo show 21, but it’s still a great tool for accessing the smart home dashboard. Added note: it picks up audio super well when your 3 year old is in the other room asking for baby shark to play.

This smart display has been a great addition to my kitchen counter. The sound quality is impressively clear, and it gets plenty loud — I can hear music, news, or timers clearly even with the sink running or the exhaust fan on. The touchscreen is what really sets it apart for everyday kitchen use. Being able to quickly glance at or tap through the weather, alerts, and other info without having to ask out loud is really convenient, especially when my hands are busy cooking. Getting local weather updates and even things like heat advisories displayed right on the screen is a nice touch too — I don’t have to pull out my phone to check. It’s also made following recipes so much easier. I can pull up a recipe on the touchscreen and follow along step by step without having to touch my phone with messy hands. And if I’m having trouble reading a step because my hands are full or my eyes are on the stove, I can just ask it to read the instructions out loud — it walks me through the recipe verbally, which has been a huge help while cooking. It fits nicely on the counter and has become part of my daily routine, from checking the weather in the morning to playing music while I cook to following recipes hands-free. Highly recommend if you want a smart display that’s actually functional for kitchen use.

I love my Amazon echo show 5. It works wonderfully especially if you have the smart plugs you can program it to turn on your lights or turn them off turn your coffee pot on and off turn your TV on and off your printer on and off anything you needed to and it is just unbelievably wonderful I don't know how I survived without it I have reminders to take my medicine I have she'll show me the front door on my camera from my Roku which is hooked up to her I can play my Pandora just by asking her it is wonderful weather all kinds of information I definitely recommend this and I'm buying three of them for Christmas presents is a good quality it's gift able the controls are easy the compatibility the appearance everything is great.