If you have an outdated or broken Amazon Echo at home gathering dust, there never better time to upgrade to a brand new model. Amazon offers up to 55% off the latest range of Echo smart speakersthe price of the fifth generation Echo Dot for £24.99 And Full size Echo for £49.99.
But the savings don’t stop there.
Amazon will increase the discount by an additional 25% if you agree to return an existing Amazon Echo or Echo Show device to the online retailer.
With the 55% off during the Prime Day saleAnd The 25% applied to your new Amazon Echo will save you a staggering 80% on the RRP. Maximizing the available savings, the Echo Dot drops from £54.99 to just £11. The fourth-gen Echo, which would cost £109.99 outside of a sale, drops to £22.
The bonus discount available when you trade in an existing Echo smart speaker or other Amazon-designed gadgets is a lot of more generous than the extra 20% discount Amazon offers when you send in a Fire TV Stick.
Unfortunately, this bonus discount is not available everywhere all of the Echo series.
Echo Pop (now £19.99), the newly launched Echo Spot (now £49.99), and the super-sized Echo Show 10 (now £199.99) are all exempt from the additional 25% discount when you trade in your current gadgets.
The Echo Show series offers the same functionality as an Amazon Echo, but has a touchscreen that allows you to display additional information and make video calls using the built-in webcam
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Amazon accepts broken devices as part of its trade-in program, though you won’t get the same discount if you return a non-working Amazon Echo to the company. As you might expect, the exact level of discount (up to 25%) varies based on 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 can knock off the retail price, so there shouldn’t be any nasty surprises.
Amazon sells a wide range of Echo smart speakers that can stream 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 gadgets.
Echo speakers can be controlled through the Alexa app on your iPhone or Android, as well as through voice commands to the talkative AI assistant, Alexa. A far-field microphone array in the speaker listens for the wake word “Alexa,” and then follows your spoken instructions.
Thanks to powerful AI technology, Amazon’s Bluetooth speakers can manage your calendar, set timers and reminders, read out the latest headlines and weather forecasts, call friends and family, order food, and much more.
Echo Pop, pictured here in Lavender Bloom, launched last year with a stylish new design for its most affordable smart speaker
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It can also double as a Wi-Fi extender, boosting the signal from an Eero Wi-Fi router and eliminating any weak spots in coverage in your home.
Here are the steps to trade in an Echo on Amazon:
- Select one or more eligible devices associated with your Amazon account or search for the model if you purchased it elsewhere
- Answer questions about the condition of your device(s) to receive a trade-in quote
- Even non-working devices are eligible
- Print a shipping label and ship your device(s) for free
- Amazon will verify the condition of the device within 3 days after its technicians receive the device
- Once your trade-in is complete, you’ll receive a limited-time discount on a new Amazon Echo or Echo Show
- Plus, a £2.99 bonus Amazon.co.uk gift card will be applied to your account
Here’s the list of Amazon Echo devices included in the sale:
Echo point
The fifth-generation Echo Dot launched in 2022, but remains the most up-to-date version of the hardware. The smart speaker comes with a cylindrical shape that’s designed to improve sound quality. The housing is made from 95% recycled fabric and 55% recycled plastic, and Amazon has pledged to offset all of the energy used over the smart home gadget’s lifetime 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 gadgets in your home based on the current temperature.
Echoshow 5
As the name suggests, this smart home device adds a five-inch touchscreen to display additional information from Alexa. For example, timers count down on the screen in real time, 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 follow tutorials on YouTube. The built-in camera can be used for video calling to other Echo devices, or the Alexa app on iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets. Anything you can do with a voice-only Amazon Echo, you can do with the Echo Show range.
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The full-size Amazon Echo shares the same cylindrical design as the diddier Echo Dot. Equipped with a three-inch woofer and dual front-firing tweeters, this flagship speaker supports Dolby audio. Amazon has equipped its audio-only flagship Echo with all the smarts it needs to manage Zigbee- and Matter-compatible devices without a separate hub that connects to your Wi-Fi router. Setup for these smart home gadgets is managed through the Alexa app on iPhone and Android. It can also serve as a Wi-Fi extender and pair with a Fire TV device to improve audio performance during movie night.
Echoshow 8
This upgraded model adds Spatial Audio support for improved listening on supported music streaming services, and a larger 8-inch HD touchscreen. Like the more expensive Amazon Echo, the Echo Show 8 also comes with built-in Zigbee smart hub functionality, allowing you to 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 running the Alexa app.
The series of Amazon Echo deals is a drop in the ocean compared to the thousands of price cuts included in the Prime Day sale.
As always with this annual site-wide sale, you must be a Prime member to access each of these deals. Without a Prime membership, you’re stuck with the full suggested retail price for sale items. You also miss out on free next-day delivery on thousands of items.
But becoming an Amazon Prime member doesn’t have to cost you anything something.
That’s because the American retail giant a 30-day free trial of the membership program. Sign up and then cancel immediately and you will still be able to enjoy it all of the benefits of a Prime membership for one month.
If you don’t cancel, you’ll be charged the usual fee of £8.99 per month at the end of the free trial. We’ve written an extensive guide to this loyalty program to work it out”is amazon prime worth it in 2024“.