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The best Echo Dot Prime Day deals for October 2023
Plus all of the other Echo device deals worth snagging for Prime Big Deal Days.
It's no secret that Amazon Prime Day is one of the best times of the year to pick up an Echo speaker. That was true for the main sales event in July, and it's true again for October. Most of Amazon's smart speakers and smart displays are down to record-low prices, or close to them, so Prime members can pick them up for some of the best prices we've seen all year. If you've wanted to add to your smart home setup, or build one from scratch, now's a great time to get an Alexa-enabled device. Here are all of the best Prime Day deals on Echo Dots, Echo Show displays and more.
Echo Dot (5th Gen, 2022 release)
$23$50Save $27Echo Pop
$18$40Save $22Echo (4th Gen)
$55$100Save $45Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen, 2023 release)
$40$90Save $50Echo Show 8 (2nd Gen, 2021 release)
$60$130Save $70Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen)
$160$250Save $90Echo Show 15
$185$280Save $95
Echo Dot
Amazon's smallest smart speaker is a good option if you have little space to space but want Alexa chops in your home.
The Amazon Echo Dot has dropped to $23 for October Prime Day. The latest model has improved sound quality with deeper base and a built-in temperature sensor that could help with home automations if you have a smart setup. And if you have an Eero router, the Echo Dot can act as an extender, adding 1,000 square feet to your home's network coverage.
Echo Pop
The Echo Pop provides decent audio quality, Alexa voice commands and Eero functionality built in.
The Amazon Echo Pop is on sale for $18 right now. One of the newest additions to the Echo lineup, the Pop is a compact smart speaker that provides decent audio quality and basic Alexa skills. And, like the Echo Dot, it has Eero functionality built in.
Echo
Amazon's full-sized smart speaker sounds pretty good and gets quite loud, plus it has a built in smart home hub.
The full-sized Echo smart speaker has been discounted to $55 for Prime Day. The latest model of Amazon's flagship smart speaker has great sound quality, good voice-assistant chops and a built-in smart home hub as well. If you have multiple Echos, or even Fire TV devices, you can connect them all together for home-filling sound.
Echo Show 5
This Alexa-capable display is small enough to fit on a nightstand, and it works well as a smart alarm clock.
Amazon's Echo Show 5 has dropped to a new record low of $40 for this sale. It's one of our favorite smart displays thanks to its compact size, good audio quality and it's capabilities as a smart alarm clock. The latest model has a faster processor, an additional mic for better Alexa responsiveness and an improved screen.
Echo Show 8 (2nd gen)
The second-gen Echo Show 8 has a 13MP camera for video calls that moves with you to keep you in frame as you chat.
Amazon's Echo Show 8 is on sale for $60 right now, which is more than half off its normal price. This is the previous model of the smart display — Amazon announced the latest version a few weeks ago at a hardware event, and you can still pre-order it now before it comes out at the end of the month. The second-gen display is one of our favorite smart displays and it sports an 8-inch touchscreen, a 13MP camera for video calls and all of the Alexa chops you'd expect.
Echo Show 10
The swiveling Echo Show 10 has a large touchscreen and a built in smart home hub.
Amazon's Echo Show 10 has dropped to $160 for October Prime Day. This model has a 10.1-inch screen and a 13MP camera to make video chat experiences better. The screen will auto-rotate to follow you when you're video chatting, ensuring you're always in frame. On top of that, the Show 10 has solid audio quality and a built-in smart home hub.
Echo Show 15
The Echo Show 15 can be mounted on the wall for better viewing, and you can customize the touchscreen with calendars, stick notes and other widgets.
The Amazon Echo Show 15 has been discounted to $185 for Prime Day. It's the biggest of all of the company's smart displays, and it can be mounted on a wall for easier viewing. Custom widgets like calendars and sticky notes allow you to display family schedules, reminders and more, plus it can be used as a mini TV as well. And when you're not actively using it, the display can show pictures from your Amazon Photos collections.
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