Amazon unveils costly 16-inch Echo Show with family organising tools
Amazon has announced the Echo Show 16, a large smart display with customisable screens for family organising, smart home controls, Alexa widgets and photos. Its always-on or approach-activated layouts aim to make the screen more useful at a glance, but the high price could limit its appeal.
The device costs $499.99, including a wall mount, with an anti-glare Nanomatte option priced at $569.99; a $100 pre-order discount is available ahead of its release later this year. It has a full HD screen, a MediaTek processor and a speaker system with eight woofers and two tweeters. At twice the price of the Echo Show 11, the article suggests it may be costly even for committed Alexa users.
In short
- Echo Show 16 starts at $499.99.
- Customisable screens add family and smart home features.
- Its price may put off Alexa users.
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The case for
At $499.99, the Echo Show 16 offers a large, glanceable display that could make shared calendars, household reminders, photos and smart home controls easier for a family to use in one place. For households already invested in Alexa, the bigger screen and organising features may justify paying more than for a smaller device, particularly with the pre-order discount.
The case against
At twice the price of the Echo Show 11, the Echo Show 16 may be difficult to justify when many of its organising and smart home functions are available on cheaper devices or phones. Its value also depends on a household wanting a prominent, always-on screen and using Alexa regularly, so the high price could make it an unnecessary luxury for many buyers.
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Originally published by The Verge as “Our first look at Amazon’s big new Echo Show 16”.