Our Overall Score:
9.4/10
Thanks for stopping by to read our Amazon Echo Plus (2018) review. Here we’ll take a look at a range of the key features, benefits, positives and negatives to help you decide if Amazon Echo Plus (2018) is right for you, or if you should be looking for a different product in the Smart Voice control assistants category.
Latest price search at Currys PC World: £139.99
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There are many factors that we consider when buying, and reviewing products like Amazon Echo Plus (2018). In this review we will take the 4 main considerations and look at how they stack up against the competition, be it other products from the same brand, Amazon or alternative products in the Smart Voice control assistants category. The 4 factors that we’re going to explore now are, Quality, Price, Reviews and the overall score.
Quality of Amazon Echo Plus (2018)
Amazon Echo Plus (2018) scores 9.7/10 for quality in our review.
Quality is a very important factor when it comes to buying any product, but it’s particularly important with Smart Voice control assistants. It’s never going to be easy to get a real feel for the quality of a product without being able to see or even test it.
This is why it’s so important to read lots of customer reviews, where you will be able to get an understanding from many of the customers of Amazon Echo Plus (2018), just how good it is, in terms of quality. Take your time to read through the reviews looking for specific comments about the quality. It’s worth spending time looking for reviews from customers that have owned the product for some time as that will give you a really good idea of the product’s durability.
Our best advice for checking out the quality is reading reviews, but also use some of these to help you get an idea of the quality:
- Price: The old saying “you get what you pay for” is a good indication as to how good quality you should expect from a product.
- Specification: Check out the specs for Amazon Echo Plus (2018) and see how they compare to your expectations and other products.
- Brand: Some brands are known for delivering amazing quality products, it’s a case of trying to find the Rolex equivalent for Smart Voice control assistants, but at a realistic and reasonable price.
- Previous experience: Have you ever owned any Smart Voice control assistants? Think about your experience of the product and how good it was. What brand was it? How much was it? What was it made from? All of these can help you when considering your options.
Price analysis
Amazon Echo Plus (2018) scores 9.6/10 for price in our review.
Price is normally the most important factor when considering a purchase. Especially when you’re shopping online, it’s really easy for us to shop around now so we can easily compare prices of the same product against many retailers with just a few clicks. In fact here at Review Pros we do that leg work for you, by comparing many different retailers to find you the best price. But price is also a big factor for which product we choose too, not just which retailer.
To give an example, the most expensive product that we found in the Smart Voice control assistants category was £308.99, whilst the cheapest we found was £17.99 so there’s a significant variance in the prices that different products are available for. For this reason we always recommend that you set yourself a budget before you spend too much time shopping around for a product. It’s easy to get carried away and buying a much more expensive product than you really need, but setting a budget will help to avoid this.
As part of our price analysis we’re going to break the price of Amazon Echo Plus (2018) down and compare it and analyse it in the following ways.
- Compare to other products in the same category
- Compare to other products from the same brand
- Compare to other products that fit both of the above (the same category and the same brand)
Prices of products in the Smart Voice control assistants category
Here we’re going to look at the prices you can expect to pay for products from the Smart Voice control assistants category. we’re opted to use Currys PC World for this comparison, as they offered the most competitive prices for Amazon Echo Plus (2018).
To start with, we look at the average price of a product in the Smart Voice control assistants category. This was £122.40 from the 49 products we found in that category. So Amazon Echo Plus (2018) actually comes in above average at £139.99.
We then looked at the most expensive product in the category, which was £308.99 and the least expensive, which was £17.99. In total we found that of the 49, 15 were more expensive and 33 were less expensive, some products may have then had exactly the same price as Amazon Echo Plus (2018).
Prices of products from Amazon
Next up, we wanted to look at products from the brand, Amazon. Again we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for a product from Amazon, which was £115.60 of the 36 products we found. So Amazon Echo Plus (2018) price is above average for the brand.
The cheapest product we managed to find from Amazon was £24.99 with the most expensive coming in at £308.99.
Prices of products from Amazon and in the Smart Voice control assistants category
Then finally on our price analysis we wanted to dig a little deeper by looking at products from Amazon that sit specifically within the Smart Voice control assistants category.
For this we found that the average price was £145.09, making Amazon Echo Plus (2018) at £139.99 actually below average price.
Then we looked at the highest priced item that falls under this criteria, the price of this was £308.99 with the lowest priced item being £24.99. In total there were 9 items that were more expensive and 10 that was less expensive.
Reviews of Amazon Echo Plus (2018)
Amazon Echo Plus (2018) scores 8.9/10 for customer reviews in our review.
Perhaps one of the most important steps in choosing a product that you’re going to be buying online, is reading reviews. The more reviews you can read the better. Take your time to look through a range of different reviews, both good and bad as these will really give you the best insight into how good Amazon Echo Plus (2018) is.
Overall score
Amazon Echo Plus (2018) scores 9.4/10 overall in our review.
This part of the review takes the various scores for quality, price and customer reviews and combines them in order to provide you with one simple score to help you determine how good the product is overall. This score can then easily be compared to other products and be used as a benchmark.
There are of course many alternative products from Amazon so feel free to take a look at some of the alternatives, but in the meantime check out the many reviews for Amazon Echo Plus (2018) by clicking the View Reviews button at the bottom of your screen.
Additional information: Amazon Echo Plus (2018)
- Brand: Amazon
- Model Number: 10186585
- Hands-free voice commands with AlexaControl compatible smart home devicesVoice control music from streaming services with integrated speakerConnect with others in your home
- EAN: 841667174600
- Description: Top features: – Control loads of compatible devices with a built-in Zigbee hub- A premium speaker powered by Dolby Audio for 360° immersive sound- Stay connected and contact anyone with an Echo product with ease- Just ask Alexa for on demand updates, answers music and moreControl loads of compatible devicesTake control of more around your home, all from one easy-to-use device with the Amazon Echo Plus.With a built-in Zigbee hub, it’s never been simpler to set up and control your smart home devices. To get started, simply power on compatible products – such as Smart switches, plugs and lights – and ask Alexa to discover them. Alexa will automatically detect and set-up voice control of your products, so you can dim the lights, turn off power sockets and much more, all without having to leave the sofa.A premium speakerYou want your music to sound as good as it possibly can, so you need a speaker that can perform. The new premium speakers featured in the 2nd Generation Echo Plus won’t disappoint. Powered by Dolby Play 360° audio, you’ll get crisp vocals and dynamic bass response, so whether you’re playing classic rock or some party anthems, everything will sound great. You can also adjust equaliser settings within the Alexa app to get the sound just how you want it.Stay connectedWith a compatible Echo device, you can drop in on other rooms to call everyone to dinner or let the household know the movie starts in 10 minutes. You can also call or message anyone with an Echo device or the Alexa App hands-free, so you can call mum from the kitchen for a quick reminder of her cake recipe.Just ask AlexaWhether you’re ordering a pizza from Domino’s, requesting a ride from Uber or tracking your fitness with Fitbit, the Echo Plus has thousands of skills to make your life simpler. Alexa adapts to your speech patterns, vocabulary and personal preferences, so the more you use the device the better it understands you.The Echo Plus can answer your questions, as well as providing news, traffic and weather reports. Find out the latest sport scores, check your schedule and much more. All you need to do is ask Alexa.
- Product ID: 22577558429
