Amazon Echo Dot (5th generation)

Name: Amazon Echo Dot (5th generation)
Brand: Amazon

The cheapest mainstream smart speaker in the UK. Amazon's 5th-gen Dot adds a temperature sensor, eero mesh, and noticeably richer sound vs the 4th-gen. The Echo Dot Max (late 2025) now sits above it in the range.

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Amazon Echo Dot (5th generation) smart speaker on a wooden desk

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Speaker: 1.73-inch front-firing speaker
Audio output: Mono (use two for stereo pairing)
Microphones: Far-field (4 mics) with mute toggle
Wireless: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0
Smart home protocols: Matter, Thread (planned), Sidewalk, eero built-in
Voice assistant: Alexa
Sensors: Temperature, motion (Tap to Alexa), accelerometer
Display: LED ring (Echo Dot 5) or LED clock display (Echo Dot 5 with Clock variant, +£10)
Power: 15W power adapter (mains, not battery)
Dimensions: 100 × 100 × 89 mm, 304g
Typical UK price: £54.99 RRP, regularly £29-39 in Prime Day / Black Friday