If you have an outdated or broken Amazon Echo gathering dust at home, there is never it was a better time to upgrade to a brand new model. Amazon offers up to 55% off the latest range of Echo smart speakersprice reduction Fifth generation Echo Dot for £24.99 and Full size Echo down to £49.99.
But the savings don’t end there.
Amazon will increase the discount by an additional 25% if you agree to send your existing Amazon Echo or Echo Show back to the online supermarket.
with 55% off Prime Day saleand 25% used on your new Amazon Echo, save a whopping 80% off RRP. If you make the most of the savings available, the Echo Dot will plummet from £54.99 to just £11. The fourth generation Echo, which would have cost £109.99 outside of the sale, has dropped to £22.
A bonus discount available when trading in an existing Echo smart speaker or other Amazon-designed gadgets is lots of more generous than the extra 20% off Amazon offers when you send in a Fire TV Stick.
Unfortunately, this bonus discount is not available across the board All from the Echo lineup.
Echo Pop (now £19.99), the newly launched Echo Spot (now £49.99) and the supersized Echo Show 10 (now £199.99) are exempt from an extra 25% discount when you trade in your current gadgets.
The Echo Show series offers all the same features as the Amazon Echo, but adds a touchscreen capable of displaying additional information and making video calls via a built-in webcam.
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Amazon will accept broken devices as part of its trade-in scheme, although you won’t get the same discount if you send a broken Amazon Echo back to the company. As you might expect, the exact level of discount (up to a maximum of 25%) varies by model and condition, but you’ll be given a rough estimate when you start the process, so you’ll have a decent idea of ​​how much more you’ll be able to shave off the sale price , so there shouldn’t be any unwelcome surprises.
Amazon sells a wide range of Echo smart speakers capable of streaming live radio, songs and playlists from services like Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and Amazon Music to name a few. You can also listen to audiobooks and podcasts on these popular smart home devices.
Echo speakers can be controlled via the Alexa app on your iPhone or Android, as well as using voice commands for the chatty AI assistant Alexa. An array of remote microphones inside the speaker listens for the wake word “Alexa” and then follows your spoken instructions.
Using a powerful AI brain, Amazon Bluetooth speakers can manage your calendar, set timers and reminders, read the latest headlines and forecasts, call friends and family, order takeout and more.
The Echo Pop, pictured here in the Lavender Bloom colourway, launched last year with a stylish new design for the most affordable smart speaker
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It can also double as a Wi-Fi extender, boosting the signal from the Eero Wi-Fi router to eliminate any black spots in your coverage at home.
Here are the steps to trade in your Echo on Amazon:
- Select any eligible device linked to your Amazon account, or search for the model if it was purchased elsewhere
- Answer the questions about the condition of your device and you will receive a replacement offer
- Even broken devices will be eligible
- Print a shipping label and ship your devices for free
- Amazon will verify the status within 3 days after its engineers receive the device
- Once your trade is complete, you’ll get a limited-time discount on a new Amazon Echo or Echo Show
- Not only that, but a bonus Amazon.co.uk gift card worth £2.99 will be credited to your account
Here’s the list of Amazon Echo devices included in the sale —
Echo Dot
The fifth generation of the Echo Dot was already launched in 2022, but it remains the most current version of the hardware. The smart speaker comes with a cylindrical shape designed to improve sound quality. The case uses 95% recycled fabric and 55% recycled plastic, and Amazon is committed to offsetting all energy used over the life of the smart home gadget with clean electricity – reducing its impact on the planet. This iteration of the Echo Dot introduced a temperature sensor so it can automatically adjust smart thermostats and other home gadgets based on the current temperature.
Echo Show 5
As the name suggests, this smart home device adds a five-inch touchscreen to display additional information from Alexa. For example, timers will count down in real time on the screen while the weather forecast for the next five days is displayed. You can also use the Echo Show 5 to watch Netflix and Prime Video or watch tutorials on YouTube. The built-in camera can be used for video calls to other Echo devices or the Alexa app on iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets. Everything else you can do with the voice-only Amazon Echo is also possible with the Echo Show range.
Amazon Echo
The full-sized Amazon Echo has the same cylindrical design as the diddier Echo Dot. Equipped with a three-inch woofer and two front tweeters, this flagship speaker supports Dolby audio. Amazon has packed its flagship audio-only Echo with all the smarts needed to manage Zigbee and Matter compatible devices without a separate hub plugged into your Wi-Fi router. The settings of these smart home gadgets are managed through the Alexa app on iPhone and Android. It can also double as a Wi-Fi extender and can be paired with a Fire TV device to boost audio performance during movie night.
Echo Show 8
This upgraded model adds Spatial Audio support for better listening on supported music streaming services and a larger eight-inch HD touchscreen display. Like the more expensive Amazon Echo, the Echo Show 8 features a Zigbee smart hub feature, so you can pair and control Zigbee, Matter and Thread compatible devices without a separate smart home hub. Like the smaller Show 5, there’s also a front-facing camera for video calling with other Echo devices and phones and tablets with the Alexa app.
The amount of Amazon Echo deals is a drop in the ocean compared to the thousands of price cuts part of the Prime Day sale.
As always with this annual sitewide sale, you’ll need to be a prime member to gain access none these stores. Without a Prime membership, you’ll have to pay full MSRP for items discounted in the sale. You’ll also lose next-day delivery at no extra cost on thousands of items.
But it doesn’t have to cost you anything to become an Amazon Prime member anything.
That’s because the American shopping giant offers 30 day free trial of your membership scheme. Register and then cancel immediately and you will still be able to enjoy yourself All benefits of a Prime membership for a month.
If you do not cancel, you will be charged the usual fee of £8.99 per month at the end of the free trial. We’ve written a step-by-step guide to this loyalty program, how to solve it”worth Amazon Prime in 2024“.