May smart display deals are officially here, and this next entry is a great option for those in need of a speaker, display, and home control hub all in one. Amazon’s Echo Show 11 just got a 23% price drop, marking $50 off the normal purchase price.
The Echo Show 11 includes an 11-inch, Full HD display, an improved spatial audio speaker, and an auto-framing selfie camera for all your video call needs. It’s compatible with a wide range of smart home products using Alexa voice assistant, making it easy to control lights, doorbell cameras, thermostats, and still others. It also utilizes Omnisense technology, which intuitively helps create device routines using factors like presence, temperature, visual ID detection, and other smart features.
✅Recommended if: you’re looking for an Alexa-backed smart display with a speaker, a selfie camera, and a relatively large screen; you want something that makes it easy to control a wide range of other smart home devices, including lightbulbs, thermostats, security cameras and more; you’d prefer a smart display with built-in microphone and camera toggle buttons for optimal privacy when not in use.
❌Skip this deal if: you’d prefer to go with a different-sized Echo Show model, and would rather go for the Echo Show 5, 8, 15, or 21; you’d rather upgrade to the larger sizes that come with the Fire TV OS built in; you don’t want to have to watch streaming services other than Netflix and Prime Video using the browser.
The Amazon Echo Show 11 sports many of the needs of the modern smart home user, from controlling thermostats and doorbell cameras to lighting and more. As with all of the best Amazon Echo Show models, the Echo Show 11 comes with seamless compatibility across Alexa smart home devices, and Amazon also upgraded this generation’s speaker to include twice as much bass as the 2023 Echo Show 8.
It’s worth noting that this particular Echo Show doesn’t come with the Fire TV platform built in, and streaming services beyond Prime Video and Netflix will need to be used through a browser. If you do prefer using those natively in-app, you’ll want to upgrade to the Echo Show 15 or 21 models.
Still, it’s not a bad pick as primarily a smart hub, and it strikes a nice balance in size for the kitchen countertop or elsewhere.
