Advertisement
Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products.

Amazon's new Echos are cheaper if you pre-order two

Amazon's latest Alexa speakers have an all-new spherical design.

Amazon

Amazon launched a new Echo speaker yesterday with a futuristic spherical design and new features borrowed from the Echo Studio and Echo Plus. It also unveiled a globe-shaped version of the budget Echo Dot. Normally, you’d pay full price to get all-new devices, but Amazon is offering pre-orders of the Echos at a discount from the get-go. The catch is that you have to buy two — if you get two Echos, you’ll get $30 off and pay $170 instead of $200 (use the code ECHO2PK). For the Echo Dot, you’ll spend $80 instead of $100 for two Echo Dots (use the code DOT2PACK), for a $20 discount.

Buy two Echo speakers at Amazon - $170

Buy two Echo Dot speakers at Amazon - $80

The Echo speaker has more going for it than the spherical design that evokes vintage Grundig Audiorama speakers from the ‘70s. It has also gained all of the smart hub features from the Echo Plus, along with support for Amazon’s Sidewalk smart home tech. It can automatically tune itself to deliver the best sound quality for your space. And for the first time, Amazon has added machine learning smarts that’ll let the Echo model neural speech recognition so it can understand you better.

Meanwhile, the Echo Dot has also has a spherical design and costs $50, or half the price of the Echo. If you’ve been looking to get a couple of Echos to spread around the home and are attracted to the latest design, they’re now available to pre-order.

Correction: Amazon, not Apple, manufactures the Amazon Echo. We regret the error.

Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.