The fourth-generation Echo Dot takes two steps forward and one step back. Compared to the model it replaces, sound quality and connectivity have improved and the design definitely stands out.

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The Echo Dot (4th-gen) launched in 2020 at a price of $50, before being updated by the Echo Dot (5th-gen) at the same price of $50. Amazon devices fluctuate in price a lot, however, through ...

In fact, you can get the newest version of the Echo Pop for just $25, down from its usual price of $40. That’s $15 off and a ...

Though it's since been replaced by the Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen), the fourth-generation Amazon Echo Dot is the one that benched the hockey puck shape for a new orb-like shape. Aside from the shape ...

Now, of course, Apple has also gone spherical with its excellent HomePod Mini. This fourth-gen Echo Dot has since been replaced by the also-spherical, lightly updated Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen), but as ...

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The fourth-generation Amazon Echo speaker takes the sound quality and smart home hub capabilities of the Echo Plus and puts it in a new round package. Editors' Note: This is the most recent ...

The fourth-generation Echo Dot speaker doesn't offer particularly impressive sound quality, but for $50, it's still the best basic gateway to Amazon's Alexa voice assistant. Editors' Note ...