That new large display and the way the Amazon Echo Show 15 uses widgets are excellent, as are the options to wall- or stand-mount. As the centrepiece to a kitchen, acting as a family hub, this larger Echo Show could find a place in many homes. Yet, for all that it brings extra, sound quality isn’t as good as the older models, nor is the webcam. At this price, the smaller Echo Show 10 is a better and more versatile smart display for most people.
The biggest Echo Show to date makes it easy to get Alexa's functions onto the wall and off your worktop - but the sound quality is surprisingly weak, and while the big display gives more space to play, it's not very well utilised, widgets can't be resized, and the Visual ID customisations often just duplicate what you've already got.
The Echo Show 15’s main advantage is that it can be mounted on a wall, and frankly, that’s the only reason to get it. Yes, the screen is beautiful and makes for a pretty digital photo frame, but the rest of its features aren’t better than the smaller Echo Shows. Plus, its camera is somehow even worse than on smaller Echo Show devices. Unless you’re really committed to the idea of having a smart display on your wall, you’re better off with one of Amazon’s other Echo Shows.
The Amazon Echo Show 15 blends eye-pleasing aesthetics with Alexa’s smart home skills to create a functional and elegant smart home hub. New features and AZ2 Neural Edge processor make this a strong entry in Amazon’s slowly stagnating Show lineup, but it's ultimately held back by weak audio, a lackluster movie viewing experience and the inability to resize widgets.
That new large display and the way the Amazon Echo Show 15 uses widgets are excellent, as are the options to wall- or stand-mount. As the centrepiece to a kitchen, acting as a family hub, this larger Echo Show could find a place in many homes. Yet, for all that it brings extra, sound quality isn’t as good as the older models, nor is the webcam. At this price, the smaller Echo Show 10 is a better and more versatile smart display for most people.
The Amazon Echo Show 15 can be easily mounted on your wall, but other models offer better audio and camera quality if you have space on a counter or table.