It’s a perfectly adequate screen, if a little reflective, which is something to bear in mind if you plan to keep it in a room near a window. The screen is touch-sensitive, meaning you don’t just have to navigate the functionality by chatting to Alexa, and it has the same 1,280 x 800 resolution as the last generation. Pressing a button will also mute the mic, and Amazon says this will cut the feed directly, but it’s more an article of faith as the only evidence that it works is a thudding noise and an orange bar appearing along the bottom of the screen. You can still connect to an external speaker via Bluetooth, but this is undeniably a downgrade.Ī camera is embedded in the top right-hand corner of the bezel and, as with the previous generation, this can be blocked via a switch that physically covers it in case you’re worried about being spied on by Amazon. The negative change comes with the removal of the 3.5mm audio jack, which would have previously allowed you to connect your Echo Show to a different (presumably stronger) set of speakers. While the 2019 Echo Show 8 was powered by a quad-core MediaTek 8163 processor, the 2021 edition gets an octa-core MediaTek 8183 chip for faster transitions and generally better responsiveness. The camera has also been upgraded to include automatic panning and zooming in other words, the camera will, in effect, follow you around the room as you move about. The resolution isn't the only improvement, either. Also note that, while the Echo Show 8 gets an uprade to 13MP, its smaller sibling, the Echo Show 5. That’s the difference between a largely perfunctory camera, and one matching the resolution of most selfie cameras on phones, so it’s a significant upgrade.
That means the 2021 Echo Show 8 has three major changes over the last generation – two positive and one negative.įirst, the front camera has been significantly improved, rising from a measly 1MP sensor to a mighty 13MP unit. Google Nest Hub (2nd gen) review: Sleep sells
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