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Amazon Echo (4th gen, 2020)

Amazon Echo (4th gen, 2020)
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alaScore 95

28 reviews

May, 2025

alaTest has collected and analyzed 28 reviews of Amazon Echo (4th gen, 2020). The average rating for this product is 4.2/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. People really like the usability and bass quality. The price and design also get good feedback. Comments are divided on the size, and many are negative about the mids quality and treble quality.

sound, design, price, bass quality, usability

reliability, treble quality, mids quality

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Amazon Echo (4th gen, 2020) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 95/100 = Excellent quality.

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Expert review by (whathifi.com)

Amazon Echo (4th Generation) review

 

Amazon's popular smart speaker is back with a whole new look in its fourth generation. It also has a built-in Zigbee smart hub this time round, and more potential under its new 100 per cent recycled hood. You don't need an especially keen eye to...

Expansive bass in a small design Lots of smart features Classy build and finish

Slightly underwhelming treble Not fully omnidirectional

Putting the new Echo’s minor sonic shortfalls as a hi-fi proposition to one side, its usability and likeability cannot be ignored. Alexa feels present and useful but not imposing, the Alexa app support makes placement and multi-room configurations a...

Jun, 2023
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Expert review by : David Nield (t3.com)

Amazon Echo (4th gen) review: another hit for Alexa, but this time it's a ball

 

The new Amazon Echo is the best yet for features, but it's not necessarily the best smart speaker for everyone

Oct, 2020
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Expert review by : Dan Grabham (pocket-lint.com)

Amazon Echo (4th Generation) review: Certified wonderball

 

The 2020 Amazon Echo is a design rework that takes on a surprising spherical form, but is it a worthy improvement over alternative smart speakers?

Improved sound ; Easy setup ; Generally available on sale ; Alexa improving all the time

Hard to see the light ring ; Larger footprint ; Echo Studio is the real room-filler

The previous Echo was great value and this newly designed version improves on the offering with new technology, a faster Alexa, and better sound.

Jul, 2022
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Expert review by : Tom Wiggins (stuff.tv)

Amazon Echo (2020, 4th gen) review

 

Amazon's excellent new smart speaker ensures its rivals must keep their eye on the ball

Fuller sound ; Built-in Zigbee hub ; Alexa is more responsive

Light ring not as useful ; Skills still a bit rubbish ; Amazon is always listening

An all-round upgrade that makes the Echo sound smarter than ever

Nov, 2020
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Expert review by : Adam Speight (recombu.com)

Amazon Echo 4th Gen Review

 

Amazon has given its default Echo speaker a delightful bump for 2020 – with design, sound and functionality all making significant steps forward. The Amazon Echo Dot (4th Gen) may offer the most accessible Alexa entry point but this fully-fledged Echo...

– Brilliant sound, good value for money and ditches the need for an Echo Plus

– Zigbee integration isn’t perfect

Amazon Echo (4th Gen) is comfortably the most fully-featured Alexa smart speaker yet. With greater sound to rival the Google Nest Audio , the tried-and-tested functionality of Alexa, a stylish new design and Zigbee integration, Amazon has nailed its...

Nov, 2020
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Expert review by : Jim Martin (techadvisor.co.uk)

Amazon Echo 4

 

Amazon completely redesigned the Echo speaker range for 2020 and made some internal upgrades too. Here's our verdict on the fourth-generation Echo.

Oct, 2020
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Expert review by : John Velasco (digitaltrends.com)

Amazon Echo (4th Gen) review: New look, same outstanding results

 

Amazon takes a gamble on the new Echo (4th Gen) by changing it up with a totally new design. It's daring, but will it be enough to make consumers take notice?

Charming new spherical design ; Dazzling LED light ring ; Acts as an Amazon Sidewalk Bridge ; Great sounding audio

Bass strains at highest volume

Oct, 2020
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Expert review by : Will Greenwald (pcmag.com)

Amazon Echo (4th Gen) Review

 

Amazon's original smart speaker is back with a brand-new look and a bit more power. The fourth-generation Echo finds Amazon ditching the speaker's cylindrical origins for a more whimsical spherical design. More importantly, it's phasing out the $150...

As powerful as the Echo Plus Strong bass for the size Built-in smart home hub

High frequencies don't get quite as much finesse as they could Alexa can still be awkward to talk to

The fourth-generation Amazon Echo speaker takes the sound quality and smart home hub capabilities of the Echo Plus and puts it in a new round package.

Jul, 2024
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Expert review by : Parker Hall (wired.com)

Review: Amazon Echo (4th Gen, 2020)

 

It's been a few years since Alexa first started listening to me everywhere. After an initial honeymoon with an original Echo Dot (a device I still maintain is the best alarm clock ever), I've slowly filled my house with Amazon's review units. These...

Detailed, room-filling sound. Included 3.5-mm output for connecting to larger speaker systems. Alexa works well for most queries and commands.

Takes up a bit more room than previous Echo models. Still not great at picking out commands with louder music playing.

If you’re new to smart speakers and are comparing this to the Google Nest Audio or Apple's Homepod Mini, this is the clear winner when it comes to sound. The Nest Audio is stronger if you’re right in front of it, but the Echo fills the room with music...

Dec, 2023
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Expert review by : Chris Davies (slashgear.com)

Amazon Echo (4th Gen) Review – Alexa gets vocal

 

It's six years since the first Amazon Echo arrived, igniting a whole new category of smart speakers and making the idea of talking to a disembodied voice a little less weird, and now Alexa is…

Impressive musical performance ; Plenty of bass ; Smart home hub built-in ; Alexa wake-word almost never fails

Midrange is still the weak spot ; Are you a Google household or an Amazon one?

Nov, 2020
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