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Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) vs Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025)

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Updated September 2026
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Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025) is the sharper buy of this pair, undercutting the Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) on price while adding Wi-Fi 6E across all three bands and a sensor bar that reads ambient temperature and light on top of motion, none of which the older display offers beyond motion detection. The Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) still holds real advantages: a larger 10.1-inch screen, a motorized base that physically rotates to keep you in frame during calls, a sliding camera shutter the 2025 redesign traded for a button, and a higher owner rating. Both run Alexa with an identical hub inside, a Zigbee coordinator, Thread border router and Matter bridge, so neither needs extra hardware to anchor a smart home. Anyone prioritizing fresher connectivity, richer sensing and a lower price should pick the Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025); anyone who actually uses the rotating screen for video calls or wants a hardware shutter over a button switch should keep the Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen).
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FeatureAmazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen)Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025)Winner
Price$249.99$149.99Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025)
Rating4.54.3Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen)
Connectivity2.4 GHz WiFi, 5 GHz WiFi, Bluetooth2.4 GHz WiFi, 5 GHz WiFi, 6 GHz WiFi, BluetoothAmazon Echo Show 8 (2025)
Screen Size10.1"8.7"Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen)
SensorsMotionMotion, Temperature, Ambient LightAmazon Echo Show 8 (2025)
Warranty1 year1 yearTie
IntegrationsAlexa, Home AssistantAlexa, Home AssistantTie
HubZigbee Coordinator, Thread Border Router, Matter BridgeZigbee Coordinator, Thread Border Router, Matter BridgeTie
Voice AssistantAmazon AlexaAmazon AlexaTie
CameraYESYESTie
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$149.99
$199.99
  • + Price: $149.99
  • + Connectivity: 2.4 GHz WiFi, 5 GHz WiFi, 6 GHz WiFi, Bluetooth
  • + Sensors: Motion, Temperature, Ambient Light
  • - Rating: 4.3 vs 4.5
  • - Screen Size: 8.7" vs 10.1"

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall: Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025) or Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen)?

Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025) comes out ahead overall thanks to its lower price, wider Wi-Fi 6E connectivity and a fuller sensor bar with ambient temperature and light readings. Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) keeps a higher owner rating and a larger, motorized 10.1-inch screen that rotates to follow you.

What is the biggest difference between Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025) and Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen)?

Movement versus sensing. The Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) has a motorized base that physically turns its screen to keep you in frame, a feature unique to that model. The Echo Show 8 (2025) stays fixed on its speaker base but adds newer Wi-Fi and reads ambient temperature and light that the older display cannot.

Which one has a physical camera shutter?

Only the Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen), which slides an opaque cover over the lens. The Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025) dropped that hardware in its redesign and instead relies on a physical microphone and camera enable and disable button.

Do both work as a smart home hub?

Yes, identically. Both are a Zigbee coordinator, a Thread border router and a Matter bridge, and both run Alexa with the same partial Home Assistant support and no Google Home or Apple HomeKit.

Who should buy Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025)?

Choose Amazon Echo Show 8 (2025) for the newest Wi-Fi, the broadest sensor coverage for triggering routines, and a lower price, if a fixed screen angle and a button instead of a shutter do not bother you.

Who should buy Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen)?

Choose Amazon Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) if you actually want the rotating screen for video calls and following recipes around a kitchen, or if a hardware camera shutter matters more to you than newer sensors.

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