Amazon Echo Spot (newest model), Great for nightstands, offices and kitchens, Smart alarm clock, Designed for Alexa+, Black

so helpful! couldn't live without Alexa!!! helps with alarms, reminder, grocery lists, tasks/to do, customizations, plays games, talks jokes, words songs for you if asked, tells you answers to your questions, looks sleek, is good sized so it doesn't take too much room up, and is very good about accurately hearing what you say thankfully! overall so helpful and needed!

It’s really great to have the Alexa and with the new Alexa plus just makes it all that much better. She can turn on the heat turn it down turn on your AC your lights she can book appointments and find your hotels and the little screen lights up with little detail after she’s done talking to you or responding with you. She can call your phone if you’re at home and you forgot where you put it down she can call your contacts and you could message or send songs to each other if your friend or loved ones has an Alexa and for everybody that lives out there alone at home isolated health issues now with the Alexa plus and you could have a conversation with her or him, there are a different voices you can pick from. She’ll remember what you like what you dislike save your music in different files or whatever you name them. It really does help. If you have no one to talk to to be able to interact with your echo dot the more you interact. The more gets to know you your pets your loved ones. It really is a great little device. I absolutely recommend it. The sound is great at night time it dims the time lighter or brighter. It also turns red in the evening hours if you like your room dark to be able to sleep it was easy to set up with the app on your phone if you leave home and you forgot to put music on for your dogs or cats or birds whatever you may have you can just say it in the Alexa app and she’ll do it at home for you. I think the screen size could be a little bit bigger but you can clearly see what’s needed. she’ll also give you the temperature and whatever room it’s in give you Weather updates you know when your packages arrive. There’s many more options as well. Features that you can use explore and enjoy. Get yourself a echo dot or gift one to a loved one a family member or even lonesome person. It obviously doesn’t replace people physical contact. I’ve had like a half hour conversation with her going back-and-forth.

I had thought of giving this a 3 star review because of the set up instructions - or lack of instructions. First of all, the device itself is amazing. Sound quality is excellent, start up process is seamless and easy - I already have an Alexa account from my other devices. So far we have been very pleased with this device. The BIG PROBLEM I have is the set up instructions. I purchased this Echo Spot because of one of the pictures on the Amazon order page. It shows a display that includes a partly sunny icon, the day, date, temperature and, of course, the time. I tried to access this display and it would not come up, I asked Alexa to set the display to show those items and the response was "not available on this device". So I tried UTube on how to set up an Echo Spot with that display and boom, there is was. The display on the Echo Spot is actually a touch screen, swipe it and there are the display options, including the one I wanted. NOWHERE in the setup instructions is this information. So, if you want different display options, that's how you do it.

Imagine waking up, looking at your clock to see if it's a good time to get out of bed, and instead of the time you see a video ad... and that's why the Echo Show 5 is, at least now, a poor choice for a bedside alarm clock. So, enter the Spot, thanks to a low upgrade price. First impressions are good - has everything I want and need from the device - clock, weather, alarm, ability to play music and news - and none of what I don't - NO ADS! (At least not yet, hopefully never.) All I had to do to get it set up was plug it in - everything was done automatically. It's a good size, and the clock looks good with some options and is easily readable from across the room. The sound is OK and if I want more I have it paired via bluetooth with a stereo system, just like my Show 5 was. The screen is actually a small square - it's not the entire upper half of the device as it may appear - might be nice if it was but for the lower upgrade price it's fine, with good color, quality and animations. I was so frustrated with my Show 5 displaying ads and yelling at it to "SHOW THE CLOCK" only for it to quickly go back to an ad that I had started unplugging it. So while the Spot may be seen as a "downgrade," for me it's actually an upgrade.

Very cool. It doesn't take up much room. Don't have to handle or touch anything. Just say Alexa wake me up at 8 to Hipster Cocktail party on Pandora or light jazz etc. Done! She'll tell you your alarm is set to whatever you asked for. The sound is good quality in the morning. She will tell you the weather too. You can go to the ap and select a sound you can wake up too also. I prefer music. It has different color lighting for the numbers you can choose from. Got one for my sister. They use it for music in their new big bathroom (with good acoustics). They love it.

I set the alarm for 6:30 AM and before it goes off it automatically sets itself into snooze and adds 9 minutes to my set time. When it gets closer to its own set time of 6:39 it happens again and adds another 9 minutes to the alarm time. This happens continuously for a hour and 20 minutes so an alarm I set for 6:30 AM goes off at 7:50 AM. This is unacceptable. A alarm clock that you can’t depend on is worthless.

I called Amazon tech services and they had me reset the Spot back to factory settings and set it up again. Then we tested it by setting alarm for 2 minutes ahead and it worked so we thought it was fixed. So the next day I set the alarm for 6:30 AM weekdays and this morning it went off at 7:50 AM. Junk !!! I’ve checked everything in the Alexa app and have tried setting the 6:30 AM alarm up using the app as well setting by voice. It doesn’t matter the 6:30 AM alarm goes off at 7:50 AM.

I give up and returning this worthless alarm clock.

Update: Amazon Outreach Department contacted me about the problems we were having with the Echo Spot alarm. It seems some other people were having the same problem. We run fans at night and the Echo Spot tap feature was on. They asked me to turn off the tap feature in the Alexa app. We did and now the alarm has worked perfectly ever since.

They said there seems to be a correlation between fans running and the tap feature on causing the Spot to reset the set alarm time into snooze mode automatically.

We have a 2nd Echo Spot which wasn’t set up for an alarm so I tested it. On Monday I set its alarm for 7:30 AM with the tap feature on and the bedroom fans on.

Sure enough the alarm failed and it set itself on snooze mode for over 30 minutes.

So on Tuesday I set the alarm for 7:30 AM with the tap feature off and the fans running. It worked perfectly and went off at exactly 7:30 AM and no snooze problems. Problems solved !!

I don’t care if the tap feature is off in the Alexa app, just tell it to snooze by voice and it works perfectly and only snoozes for 9 minutes.

I have reported my findings to Amazon as they are working to figure out why this is happening. There seems to be a correlation between the tap feature on and fans running in the room.

Anyway the Spot alarm works perfectly now on both Spots and we love the Echo Spot now and everything it does.

I want to thank Amazon for actually caring and reaching out to me and working together to fix this alarm problem. I was going to return them but now they work perfectly and we really like this device so I’m canceling the return.

I have had this Echo Spot for about 8 months now, so I decided to amend my review to 5 stars. I do not know why I only gave it 4 stars because my Spot does everything, I wanted it to do and more. I was looking for an echo device for the bedroom that had a better speaker than the Dot I had. Speaker is great. I wanted a clock in the bedroom that was not bright, but I could still read the time in the dark. It does that. It also somehow knows if I am awake for more than a few minutes then it gets bright, then back to dark. I did not expect it to be compatible with my Fire TV to use as a speaker, but I love, love love this feature. It is right next to my ear, so I can hear better and if there are other people in the house, they can't hear my TV. I have also connected it to my Show in the kitchen so I can play the same music in both rooms. I also love that it doesn't take up a lot of room and blends in with my bedroom decor. Thinking of getting another for the guest room!

After more than 10 days of using it every night, there's something I didn't expect that ended up being the best thing about the device.

The Amazon Echo Spot has a very well-designed look. It's compact, looks good on the nightstand, and doesn't get in the way. Also, despite its size, the audio is clear and good enough for everyday use, like listening to light music, setting alarms, or getting the news.

It's not a device designed for everything. The screen is functional, but basic, useful for the time, weather, and quick controls, not for watching content like on a tablet. It doesn't replace a large speaker or a full-screen display, and it doesn't try to.

The detail that really makes a difference is the automatic brightness at night. It adjusts automatically when you turn off the light and doesn't disturb your sleep. The first night I forgot it was even on, and that's exactly what you expect from a smartwatch. Something I end up using every day is being able to say, without even getting out of bed, "Alexa, set the alarm for 6 a.m." and that's it. It's simple, but it becomes incredibly practical in everyday life. Plus, to turn off the alarm, you just tap the top of the device and it deactivates instantly, which is really convenient when you're half asleep. It's also worth noting that it relies on Wi-Fi and that, although Alexa responds well, sometimes you have to repeat commands.Overall, it's not the most feature-rich, but it performs well where it matters. If you want it for your bedroom as a smartwatch, then it's definitely worth it.

Ya llevó unos meses con el, y me encanta el diseño elegante. De las mejores alexas, si prefieres un diseño minimalista está es tu opción. La vocina es moderadamente bunea y el volumen limitante. A veces quisiera que estuviera más fuerte pero es un fuerte discreto al que llega.

The newest Amazon Echo Spot is a sleek, modern smart alarm clock that fits perfectly on nightstands, desks, and kitchen counters. Its bright display makes it easy to check the time, weather, and reminders at a glance, while Alexa adds hands‑free convenience for alarms, music, and smart‑home control. With surprisingly full sound for its size and a clean, minimalist design, it’s a simple but genuinely useful upgrade for any room.

This looks great and modern. we ended up buying the little pod to hold it and everything is as stated very nice. Works well.

Tiene buen sonido, se configuro súper rápido y las funciones de Alexa funciones a la perfección súper recomendado

Este dispositivo me ha servido muy bien, aparte el diseño de su pantalla es lindo y queda bien para ubicarlo en un lugar visible de la casa u oficina, es fácil de instalar y programar. Llegó rápido y en buen estado.