Amazon Echo Hub vs Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen)

Amazon Echo Hub wins with its lower price, Ethernet connectivity and extra ambient light sensor, excelling as a wall-mounted control panel. Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) earns a higher owner rating and adds a rotating 10.1-inch screen and a camera for video calls.

Purpose. The Echo Hub is a dedicated control panel: slim, wall-mountable, camera-free, with weak speakers, designed to surface devices, routines and camera feeds. The Show 10 is a full smart display: strong speakers, a camera with shutter, and a motorized base that keeps the screen facing you.

Yes, both include a Zigbee coordinator, Thread border router and Matter bridge, and both run Alexa with partial Home Assistant support and no Google Assistant or HomeKit. The Amazon Echo Hub adds Ethernet for a wired, more reliable connection.

Only the Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen), whose camera follows you as you move and includes a physical privacy shutter. The Amazon Echo Hub has no camera at all, which some buyers prefer for privacy in a control panel.

Choose Amazon Echo Hub for a wall-mounted command center that shows devices, groups, routines and camera feeds at a glance, wired over Ethernet if you like. Expect occasionally sluggish software and plan speakers elsewhere.

Choose Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) for a kitchen or living room centerpiece: rotating screen, good sound, video calls and the same hub radios, accepting the higher price and the space its swivel needs.