Not only is it the biggest Echo Show yet, it’s also the joint most expensive (it costs the same as the rotating Echo Show 10), but offers a completely different design and a range of useful new features including Visual ID and Custom Sound Detection.
When is the Echo Show 15 release date?
9 December 2021
How much is the Echo Show 15?
The Echo Show 15 costs £239.99 / US$249.99. You can pay it all, or divide it into five payments of £48 / $41.67 for six months.
What are the Echo Show 15 specs and features?
This versatility means you can put it in various rooms in the house, even if there’s no flat surface available. Although, a countertop stand or under-cabinet mount are sold separately. With its stylish bezel, it looks a bit like Samsung’s The Frame TV.
Being an Echo Show, the 15 has microphones and stereo 1.6in speakers. There’s also a front-facing camera which has a 5Mp sensor. We do know that the Echo Show 15 is powered by a new quad-core AZ2 Neural Edge processor.
Like Google’s Nest Hub Max, the Echo Show 15 can use the 5Mp camera to recognise users via Visual ID. Once it knows who is using the device, a personalised experience can be offered. However, it doesn’t have auto-framing like the Echo Show 8 and 10.
The improved interface now features Alexa widgets so you can put the things you want the most front and center. This includes a widget with your favourite smart devices including a Ring doorbell. The Show 15 can show you video feeds from your cameras while doing other things like listening to music via picture-in-picture.
Things like a shared family calendar and digital sticky notes will see the end of illegible scribbles on a traditional calendar and overlapping sticky notes stuck on the fridge. You can even teach Alexa things like your diet or favourite sports team.
Alexa is trained to recognise sounds like a glass breaking or baby crying but you’ll be able to teach it custom sounds that might be unique to your home. It’s called Custom Sound Detection and, for example, the beeping your fridge does so Alexa can notify you that the door is open.
Tech Advisor’s Reviews Editor, Chris has been reviewing all kinds of tech for over 10 years and specialises in audio. He also covers a range of topics including home entertainment, phones, laptops, tablets and more.
