Spot the difference

Relentless in the pursuit to make its voice heard, Amazon wants to put an Echo with Alexa in every spot around your house.

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Without reinventing the wheel (or sphere, in this case), the "new" Echo Spot is similar to the previous gen which had a completely circular screen, but the screen is now split.

So just the top half gets a 2.83in smart display while the bottom has a tiny 1.73in speaker covered in mesh fabric.

• Amazon has dropped the built-in camera and 3.5mm audio jack. These are supplanted with more meaningful features like Adaptive Listening and Preferred Speaking Rate, both designed to allow users to either control their own pace of speaking, or Alexa's speed of speech.