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- Meet Echo Dot—our most popular smart speaker with Alexa. The sleek, compact design delivers crisp vocals and balanced bass for full sound.
- Voice control your entertainment—stream songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer and more. Play music, audiobooks and podcasts throughout your home with multi-room music.
- Supports lossless HD audio available on select streaming services such as Amazon Music HD.
- Ready to help—ask Alexa to tell a joke, play music, answer questions, play the news, check the weather, set alarms and more.
- Control your smart home—use your voice to turn on lights, adjust thermostats and lock doors with compatible devices.
- Connect with others—Call almost anyone hands free. Instantly drop in on other rooms or announce to the entire household that dinner's ready.
- Designed to protect your privacy—built with multiple layers of privacy protection and control, including a Microphone Off button that electronically disconnects the microphones.
We want you to know
HD music requires a compatible streaming music service, such as Amazon Music Unlimited.
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Meet Echo Dot |
Complete any room with Alexa. Our most popular smart speaker has a sleek, compact design that fits perfectly into small spaces. It delivers crisp vocals and balanced bass for full sound you can enjoy anywhere in your home. |
“Alexa, play music everywhere.”
Use your voice to play a song, artist or genre through Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer and more. With multi-room music, you can fill your whole home with music, radio stations, podcasts and Audible using compatible Echo devices in different rooms.
Alexa is happy
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Voice control your homeManage compatible smart home devices using your voice. Switch on the lamp before getting out of bed, dim the lights from the sofa to watch a film, or turn the thermostat down as you head out. |
Stay connected and in syncInstantly drop in on other rooms in your home or make an announcement to every room that has a compatible Echo device. Let everyone know dinner is ready, or remind the children that it’s bedtime. You can also stay in touch with friends and family with hands-free calling. Learn more about making calls with Alexa. |
Designed to protect your privacy
Alexa and Echo devices are built with multiple layers of privacy protection. Echo smart speakers have a Microphone Off button that electronically disconnects the microphones. You also have control over your voice recordings and can view, hear or delete them at any time. Learn more about privacy.
Alexa for children and family |
Alexa can help children learn and grow—while having fun along the way. And with free parental controls from Amazon Kids, Alexa will automatically give child-friendly responses, filter explicit songs and block shopping. Children’s privacy is important to us. Discover how kids can use Alexa. |
Haven’t tried Amazon Kids+? Click here to start your 1-month free trial. Amazon Kids+ is an all-in-one subscription that unlocks thousands of hours of child-friendly videos, interactive games, educational skills, and Audible books starting at £3.99/month. |
Simple to set up and use
1.
Plug in Echo Dot.
2.
Connect to the internet with the Alexa app.
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
50% of the plastics used are post-consumer recycled plastics.
100% of the fabric used is post-consumer recycled fabric.
100% of the aluminium used is recycled die-cast aluminium.
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
98% of this device’s packaging is made of wood fibre-based materials from responsibly managed forests or recycled sources.
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.
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Alexa built in | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Speakers | 0.6" mini speaker | 1.6" speaker | 1.6" front-firing speaker | 3.0” woofer and dual 0.8" tweeters | 1" tweeter, three 2" mid-range speakers, and 5.25" woofer |
Audio line in/out | 3.5 mm audio line out | 3.5 mm audio line out | 3.5 mm audio line out | 3.5 mm audio line in/out | 3.5 mm or mini-optical Toslink line in |
Dolby technology | Dolby audio | Dolby Atmos | |||
Built-in Zigbee smart home hub | Yes | Yes | |||
LED clock display | Featured on Echo Dot with clock |
Technical details
Echo Dot (4th generation)
Size |
100 x 100 x 89 mm (3.9” x 3.9” x 3.5”) |
Weight |
328 grammes. Actual size and weight may vary by manufacturing process. |
Wi-Fi connectivity |
Dual-band Wi-Fi supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz) networks. Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks. |
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) for voice control of connected mobile devices. Hands-free voice control is not supported for Mac OS X devices. Bluetooth speakers requiring PIN codes are not supported. |
Audio |
1.6” speaker. 3.5 mm stereo audio output for use with external speakers (audio cable not included). |
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 is also accessible via your web browser. Supported operating systems. Certain skills and services may require subscription or other charges. |
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 (4th 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 (for further information on your consumer rights, click here). 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, white coloured power adaptor (15W) and Quick Start Guide. |
Generation |
Echo Dot 4th generation (2020 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.

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PRODUCT CERTIFICATION (1)
The Reducing CO2 label applies to products certified by the Carbon Trust, that are lowering their carbon emissions year after year for the full life cycle of the product. The Carbon Trust was formed in 2001 and introduced the world’s first carbon label in 2007. It produces its certifications to global leading and independently verified standards. The Carbon Trust has a mission to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2020