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- Our best-sounding Echo Dot yet: enjoy an improved audio experience compared to any previous Echo Dot with Alexa for clearer vocals, deeper bass and vibrant sound in any room.
- Your favourite music and content: play music, audiobooks and podcasts from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer and more, or via Bluetooth throughout your home.
- Alexa is happy to help: ask Alexa for the weather forecast, to set hands-free timers, get answers to your questions and even tell jokes. Need a few extra minutes in the morning? Just tap your Echo Dot to snooze your alarm.
- Keep your home comfortable: control compatible smart home devices with your voice and routines triggered by indoor temperature sensors. Create routines to automatically start a smart fan if the inside temperature goes above your comfort zone.
- Do more with device pairing: fill your home with music using compatible Echo devices in different rooms. Create a home cinema system with Fire TV.
- Designed to protect your privacy: built with multiple layers of privacy protection and control, including a Microphone Off button that electronically disconnects the microphones.
- Climate Pledge Friendly: we integrated sustainability in the design of this device with 99% of packaging coming from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources, 95% use of post-consumer recycled fabric and 55% post-consumer recycled plastics.
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Small size, big possibilities
Our most popular smart speaker features a sleek design and improved audio for vibrant sound anywhere in your home. With Echo Dot, you can stay on track with help from Alexa and control compatible smart home devices.
Our best-sounding Echo Dot yet
Echo Dot features improved speaker quality, delivering clearer vocals and deeper bass for rich vibrant sound. Just ask Alexa to play music, podcasts and audiobooks and enjoy a dynamic audio experience anywhere in your home. Learn more about Alexa Entertainment.
“Alexa, play today's hits.”
Alexa is happy to help
Make your life easier at home. Alexa is ready to help throughout the day with weather forecasts, news updates, hands-free timers, reminders, answers to your questions and can even tell you jokes.
Help keep your home comfortable
“Alexa, turn on the living room lights.”
Voice control for your home
Paired with compatible light bulbs, thermostats and more, Echo Dot helps you control your smart home using your voice or in-built indoor temperature sensor. Create routines to turn on lights or play music at a scheduled time.
Tap to pause music or snooze alarms
With a simple tap you can pause a song or end a call. Need a few extra minutes of sleep? Just tap to snooze.
Alexa and Echo devices are built with multiple layers of privacy protection.
Do more with device pairing
Echo Dot + another Echo
Fill your home with music using compatible Echo devices in different rooms. Learn more about Multi-Room Audio.
Echo Dot + Fire TV
Watch TV with immersive sound when you set up Alexa Home Cinema with compatible devices. Learn more about Alexa Home Cinema.
Simple to set up and use
Step 1
Plug in Echo Dot.
Step 2
Connect to the internet using the Alexa app.
Step 3
Ask Alexa for music, weather, news and more.
Every day is an Earth Day
You don’t have to be an environmental scientist to make sustainable choices. We integrated sustainability in the design of this device. Here’s how:
Materials
55% of the plastics used are post-consumer recycled plastics.
95% of the fabric used is post-consumer recycled fabric.
Device, cable and adaptor included.
Clean Energy
Amazon is building new wind and solar farms to produce clean energy equivalent to the electricity used by this device. See the sustainability website for more details.
Device Packaging
99% of this device’s packaging is made of wood fibre-based materials from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources.
Part With Purpose
There may come a time when you want to trade in or recycle your device. Explore options with Amazon Second Chance.
Low Power Mode
To reduce its energy consumption, this device will enter Low Power mode when it is idle. Low Power mode is not available for certain user configurations. To learn more, see Low Power mode restrictions.
Technical details
Echo Dot (5th generation)
Size |
100 x 100 x 89 mm |
Weight |
340 g |
Audio |
1.73” mm front-firing speaker. |
Wi-Fi connectivity |
Dual-band Wi-Fi supports 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz) networks. Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks. |
Smart home protocols |
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh. |
Bluetooth connectivity |
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) support for audio streaming from your mobile device to Echo Dot or from Echo Dot to your Bluetooth speaker. Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) to control connected mobile devices with voice. Hands-free voice control is not supported for Mac OS X devices. Bluetooth speakers requiring PIN codes are not supported. |
System requirements |
Echo Dot comes ready to connect to your Wi-Fi. The Alexa app is compatible with Fire OS, Android and iOS devices, and also accessible via your web browser. See supported operating systems. Certain skills and services may require subscription or other fees. |
Setup technology |
Amazon Wi-Fi simple setup enables customers to connect smart devices to their Wi-Fi network in a few easy steps. Wi-Fi simple setup is another way Alexa is always getting smarter. Learn more about Wi-Fi simple setup. |
Warranty and service |
Amazon Echo Dot (5th generation) is sold with a limited warranty of one year provided by the manufacturer. If you are a consumer, the limited warranty is in addition to your consumer rights, and does not jeopardise these rights in any way. This means you may still have additional rights at law even after the limited warranty has expired (see here for further information on your consumer rights). Use of Amazon Echo Dot is subject to the terms found here. |
Accessibility features |
The Alexa app and Alexa-enabled products include several features for customers with accessibility needs related to vision, hearing, mobility and speech. Learn more about Alexa accessibility. |
Included in the box |
Echo Dot (5th generation), white power adaptor (15 W) and Quick Start Guide. |
Generation |
Echo Dot 5th generation (2022 release) |
Privacy features |
Wake word technology, streaming indicators, Microphone Off button, the ability to view and delete your voice recordings and more. Visit the Alexa Privacy Hub to explore how Alexa and Echo devices are designed to protect your privacy. |
Languages |
Alexa speaks English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. |
Software security updates |
This device receives guaranteed software security updates until at least four years after the device is last available for purchase as a new unit on our websites. Learn more about these software security updates. If you already own an Amazon Echo, visit Manage Your Content and Devices for information specific to your device. |
Alexa skills |
Alexa makes your life easier, more meaningful and more fun by letting you control your world with your voice. Alexa can help you get more out of the things you already love and discover new possibilities you've never imagined. Discover and learn about what Alexa can do. |
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Alexa built in |
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Release year | 2018 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Speakers | 1 x 41 mm speaker | 1x 44 mm front-firing speaker | 1 x 41 mm speaker | 76 mm woofer and dual 20 mm tweeter |
Audio support | Lossless high definition | Lossless high definition, Dolby audio | ||
Line in/out | 3.5 mm line out | 3.5 mm line in/out | ||
Screen | LED display on Echo Dot with clock | 5.5" colour screen | ||
Camera | 2 MP | |||
Privacy controls | Built-in Microphone Off button and in-app privacy controls | Built-in Microphone Off button and in-app privacy controls | Built-in camera cover, Microphone/Camera Off button and in-app privacy controls | Built-in Microphone Off button and in-app privacy controls |
Temperature sensor |
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Built-in Zigbee smart home hub |
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Dimensions | 99 x 99 x 43 mm (W x D x H) | 100 x 100 x 89 mm (W x D x H) | 148 x 73 x 86 mm (W x D x H) | 144 x 144 x 133 mm (W x D x H) |