Amazon Echo Dot (4th gen.)

Wireless speakers can play music from many sources. Our wireless speaker test shows which speakers sound very good - and why expensive does not automatically mean good. The speakers are controlled via app or voice assistant. In the latest test, Stiftung Warentest tested twelve wireless speakers from Amazon, Audio Pro, Bang & Olufsen, Bose, Denon, Google, Ikea, Philips, Sonos, Sony, Teufel and Xiaomi.

Alexa is strongest with audio content, while Siri is really weak. The reverse is true for voice searches for video content on the TV. Google is somewhere in the middle.

The fourth generation of the Amazon Echo is not a sound miracle either, but it sounds decent for its price and size. Operation and voice recognition work well.

The fourth generation of the Amazon Echo is the best smart home assistant in 2020. The speaker costs around 100 euros and has a lot to offer in return. Alexa plays music, answers questions, reads out news and weather reports and controls your smart home devices. Thanks to the new arrangement of the integrated speakers (Amazon changed the shape from cylinder to sphere), the sound is even more massive...

Those who already rely entirely on Siri, iPhone, iPad and Apple's music streaming service can expand their Apple system with the HomePod mini, a small smart speaker that doesn't sound bad for its size. Those who want to rely on the superior capabilities of Alexa, on the other hand, will find the fourth-generation Echo Dot to be a comparatively inexpensive and much more versatile entry-level device,...