Amazon renewed its Echo Show 5 and Echo Show 8. The ones they include are small novelties, but they are attractive enough to make you think about updating or getting your first smart speaker with a screen. Because they can improve the user experience and even give you new options when it comes to getting the most out of Alexa.
Now all Echo Shows have a camera
About Amazon smart speakers we have already talked at length on more than one occasion. And it is logical, because without neglecting what other brands are doing, both for price and quality and options that Alexa offers are one of the most interesting options on the market.
Now Amazon is renewing both the Echo Show 5 and the Echo Show 8 to align them much more with what it offers in the recently introduced Echo Show 10 as well. Thus, they all already offer a camera and although they are not radical changes, that simple detail increases their possibilities .
New Echo Show 8: camera that follows you and adaptive color
Let's start with the one that could be most attractive to the majority, the Echo Show 8. Here it must be said that physically we are practically in front of the same product as always. The differences are found more in certain internal components, although on the outside you will also be able to see a small detail that for the most distrustful can be differential: a cover for the camera.
Regarding the main novelty, this is found in said chamber. Now the sensor not only increases to a resolution of 13 megapixels, so that the images will be seen with higher quality, it also changes the optics that becomes more angular and with that it is possible to expand the vision of it, to be able to cover more.
Thanks to this more angular lens and the improvements introduced via software, another novelty of this Echo Show 8 is that it will be able to follow the user with the camera. It will really be a simulated tracking and not a real one like the one seen in the Echo Show 10, which has a base capable of rotating 360º on itself, but it is still interesting because the new camera allows reframing and image correction.
In addition to this, the new Echo Show 8 also improves in terms of content display thanks to a system similar to the one we have already seen on many Apple mobile phones or computers. We refer to the ability to vary the color temperature of the screen depending on the ambient light. Something that when used in certain scenarios is always beneficial.
For the rest, this Echo Show 8 is basically identical to the previous model, only a little cheaper and introducing that cover for the camera could help users who are more wary of their privacy to dare to try it. Because you could be looking for other types of home solutions if you don't trust always having a camera watching, but if Amazon offers it to you as standard, much better.
Echo Show 5, now cheaper
On the other hand is the new Echo Show 5 which is basically improved by inclusion of a camera with a 2 megapixel sensor. This one won't offer the image quality of the higher models, but for quick calls it is more than enough and that seems to be the approach that Amazon wants to give it.
In addition, the most interesting thing about this new smart speaker with a screen is that its price has also been reduced, so it will be more attractive to many and to consider the idea of placing several in different parts of the house. Although for us two ideal places will always be the kitchen or the desk where you work. There you can get a lot out of them. You can know the differences between the first and second generation Echo Show 5 in our article.
Price and Availability
The new Amazon Echo Show 5 and Echo Show 8 They can already be purchased through the Amazon online store and prices are somewhat lower to their previous generations. Although they will not be sent until June 9.
However, you can take a look and if you are interested make the purchase now. By the way, if you still do not see them completely attractive for some reason, you can see some ideas to take advantage of Alexa and wait for the classic discounts that Amazon usually applies from time to time.
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