The Truth About The New Amazon Echo 4th Generation

Amazon are lying to you about the new Echo 4th generation & this review compares the Amazon echo 4th gen vs 3rd gen to prove it.

All the reviews of the new Echo gen 4 are focussed on the sound quality, but the sound quality of the Amazon Echo 4th generation speaker isn't the only consideration. This review does compare the sound quality of both the Echo 4th gen and the Echo 2nd gen, but it also takes a closer look at the speech processing from their new A-Z1 Neural Processor, it looks at the capabilities of the Zigbee hub, and discusses Bluetooth and Amazon Sidewalk in detail.

Timestamps:
01:06 : Speed of the Echo 4th Gen versus Echo 3rd gen
02:56: Amazon Echo 4th Gen Zigbee hub
04:26: Amazon Echo 4th Gen Bluetooth
05:24: What is Amazon Sidewalk
06:32 : Amazon Echo 4th Generation Sound quality
09:03 : Should You Upgrade to the new Echo 4th gen?

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