Although Amazon has so far highlighted and presenting Alexa + through the Echo Show 15 and Echo Show 21, we have finally looked in the vision of the material designed for the new generation intelligent assistant and fueled by AI – and it is an almost unanimous upgrade.
Just like the most modern and somewhat death, such as Echo Dot Max or Echo Studio, the new Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 11 reset the design language of Amazon smart screens. Finished is the bulky and bulbous rear with an always tilted screen attached to the front which is flat like a brick.
The screens of the new show 8 and the show 11 seem almost floating from any direction, mounted higher with a few inches below to leave the loudspeakers cooked in the front fire towards the front. You could say that it is to let Alexa’s voice be heard, but also so that music, podcasts, sound landscapes, audio books, television shows, films and even cooking instructions seem robust.
The 8 -inch or 11 -inch screen on the Echo show is remarkably thin, especially compared to previous echo emissions. These are beautiful and modern in all directions, and although you are tempted to remove the screen, the Echo show is definitely not a tablet.
The base and the rear shell, where the screen is mounted, are finished with a woven mesh which seems soft to the touch and adds to elegance. It is essentially similar to the outer shell of new Echo intelligent speakers, further reinforcing the impression of a holistic overhaul. You get your choice between the white glacier and the graphite.
This is also the first material to correspond to Alexa +, which will be preinstalled once the show 8 and show 11 will be on – and you have accepted the conditions. Remember that it is free with main membership or $ 20 per month.
You will mainly control the Echo 8 or 11 show with your voice via Alexa and its integrated distant field microphones, but the screens are also compared. Amazon promises that these are designed to look great from any angle and that the content will remain visible, that you are targeting a slideshow of photos, exploring the widgets, whether you look at content or when Alexa throws a visual to respond to a request.
The Echo Show 8 has an 8.7 -inch HD touch screen with a resolution of 800 × 1134, while show 11 has a complete HD touch screen of 10.95 inch with a 1920 × 1200 resolution. In the practical space, the two offered visually rich experiences – I saw many shades of blue – and I quickly responded to the touch. When the light strikes them, however, the fingerprints become apparent, and they do not offer much anti-reflective coating.
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The two models were very responsive and perform the new Vegaos, which looks like previous interfaces on other echo emissions. It’s a little less crowded, with clear brands between widgets. Everything seemed Zippy, thanks to the Az3 Pro chip under the hood.
Although I could not try it, integrated into the thin telescope of the show 8 and Show 11 is a new 13 -megapixel camera with a Teleamel -powered cable engineer. This should be useful for taking video calls.
Audio supply on show 8 and show 11 is a pair of complete pilots and a 2.8 -inch woofer. These push the sound under the screen and the top of the base behind, offering what Amazon’s promises are significantly improved audio for almost all use cases.
Similar to the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, the latest Amazon Echo speaker equipment is not necessarily cheap. For high -end looks, Amazon has set a more premium price at $ 179.99 / £ 179.99 $ 349 at the ECHO 8 and $ 219.99 / £ 219.99 / $ 429 show for ECHO 11.
The two sizes are now available for pre -order directly on Amazon and will start the shipment on November 12, 2025. I am impatient to obtain myself with more depth from my home, but even with a more expensive PDSF than I would like, Amazon has left a lasting impression on me with the transparent upgrade.
The new Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 11 do not correspond exactly to what a previous Echo Show could have looked like – and I think that is the point.
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