Is an Amazon Echo Dot the same thing as an Echo?

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Just a smaller version? What's the difference? I'd like an Echo so I can play music easily and have a wider range of radio stations to listen to. But there's such a price difference between the two I'm wondering why that is! The Dot is currently £23 on Amazon prime day and the Echo is £55!

The echo has a better speaker built in. The dot plays music but you have to connect to speaker for decent quality.

Ah I see, so as I mainly want it for music the full size Echo would be best then?

My DCs have the dot. You can play music with it but it's a bit like listening to music on your phone. They have them hooked up to external speakers for better quality.

I'm considering one for the kitchen and think the echo would be better.

I'd disagree. The sound on the dot is great if it's for in the kitchen/garden or generally just listening to. I've got several dots and dont have any linked to a speaker. It's far better & louder than using your phone. I'd say it depends what you want in listening to music. I dont think a dot would be great for a party but for day to day around the house its ideal

The Echo Dot has decent speakers for its size, but they’re not a patch on the regular Echo.

We have Echo, Echo Shows and Echo Dots.

The speaker quality on the Dots is great. Mine are fairly new, and the quality is better than the 3 year old Echo.

I use my dot for when I’m upstairs cleaning. My echo is downstairs in the kitchen where I feel I spend half my life 😂 and I do rate the echo as better overall. I play it when I’m putting the washing out. My neighbours have been known to shout ‘Alexa, turn the volume up’ when it’s a song they like 😂

Okay I've ordered an Evho. The things we buy when we're sleep deprived eh? :o I want the Echo wall clock when that comes out in August, it looks handy!

Echo dot has very decent speakers we listen to music in the kitchen very happy with it

Fgs. Echo! I'd already retyped it once