Amazon's best selling Echo Dot speaker with barely any negative reviews down from £55 to £30

The latest model of Amazon's smart speaker with Alexa built-in is almost half price in a new limited-time tech deal

Amazon’s best-selling Echo Dot speaker is almost half price in the retailer’s latest tech sale that also includes the Echo Pop. The fifth generation Echo Dot is currently down to £29.99, a huge 45 percent discount from the usual £54.99.

Released in 2022, the Alexa device is the latest model of the Echo Dot and is available in a choice of colours including charcoal, deep sea blue and glacier white. Amazon has touted the gadget as the ‘best-sounding’ version that boasts an ‘improved audio experience’ compared to previous models.

The compact speaker is ideal for listening to music, audiobooks and podcasts via Wi-fi or Bluetooth with clear vocals and rich bass. With Alexa built in, the Echo Dot can offer countless functions including playing music, an alarm clock, checking the weather, making Amazon orders or controlling compatible smart devices with the sound of your voice.

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This latest model also includes a new feature allowing users to keep their home comfortable by creating routines with its temperature sensor, meaning you can heat up your smart home while you’re out. It can also be synchronised with other compatible Echo devices or paired with a Fire TV to serve as an external speaker.

The Echo Dot has earned a 4.7-star rating after 31,343 Amazon reviews, of which only a miniscule three percent are negative. More than 25,000 customers have awarded the device glowing five-star reviews, with shoppers hailing it as a ‘great addition to the house’ that they ‘can’t live without’.

One thrilled user said: “A great addition to the house. This has been easy to set up and to use. It’s improved my life in several ways. It has made it so easy to listen to different radio stations and different styles of music. I can go to sleep listening to classical harp and get an alarm call when requested. All good for my reclining years.”

Another said: “It opens up a new world. I can’t do without it. The quality of sound for such a device is phenomenal. All I wanted was to be able to play music from my Amazon Prime subscription without putting the television on. It does that and then some. Every morning I get up and say ‘Alexa, good morning’ and it gives me some crazy fact for the day. If I ask for weather forecast or even a recipe it does that too. Don’t hesitate to buy this.”

A third impressed shopper added: “Love it. Easy to set up. Perfect to sit up the corner in my kitchen. Not only can I listen to music while I’m cooking, I can set timer reminders too which makes life easier instead of clock watching. So many different uses, you just have to look into it a bit to get the performance from it. Absolute bargain. Bought two and paired them up.”

However, despite saying they ‘really enjoy’ the Echo Dot, one shopper said: “I really enjoy this product however sometimes it will just randomly turn off while playing music which is annoying. Sound quality is good. Connects really easily. Great range of features.”

Amazon has also slashed the price of the Echo Pop speaker to more than half price, offering it for £21.99, down from £44.99. This device offers similar functions to the Echo Dot but lacks the improved sound quality and temperature sensor.

Alternatively, Currys offers a range of smart speakers, including the Google Nest Mini with Google Assistant for £49 and Apple HomePod Mini Smart Speaker with Siri for £96.