

The Echo Dot with Clock can keep track of the temperature in the room it is in, which opens up even more home automation options.

While you won't get room-rumbling bass from the Echo Dot with Clock, it sounds really nice, and considering the size, I have no complaints about the audio quality.Īnother thing Amazon has managed to squeeze into the smart speaker is an improved temperature sensor. It isn't a massive change, but for a device with a small speaker to start with, any growth in that area will result in improvements. Moving to the interior changes, the new Echo Dot with Clock gets improved sound quality with a slightly larger speaker - moving from 1.6 inches to a 1.73-inch driver. This has been pretty helpful when I'd rather not speak to the device, and a quick tap does the job.Īmazon has improved the Echo Dot with Clock both inside and out, with visible and unseen changes for the better. But now you can tap the speaker's top to stop a timer, pause a song, end a call, and more. You still get all of the familiar voice controls we've had for years on all of the excellent Alexa smart speakers, along with the physical buttons to adjust volume, playback, and mute the microphone. The other change to the Echo Dot with Clock's exterior is something that isn't visible at all. (Image credit: Chris Wedel/Android Central)
