Echo Dot (2026) review: The best compact Amazon speaker yet – but it’ll cost you – ZDNET

Echo Dot (2026) review: The best compact Amazon speaker yet – but it’ll cost you – ZDNET

Amazon Echo Dot (2026)

4.0
/ 5 Very good

Pros & Cons



  • Improved bass.


  • Extra microphone for better voice pickup.


  • More on-device AI processes.


  • Built-in Matter, Zigbee, Thread.


  • More expensive than the previous model.

Amazon recently launched a new Echo Dot, the first major upgrade since 2022. As Amazon’s most compact speaker, the 6th-generation Echo Dot features all of the best updates such a popular speaker warranted, and none of the fluff that users don’t.

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https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/echo-dot-2026-6th-gen-review-ai-smart-home-hub/