Amazon Echo Show 15 vs Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)

Amazon Echo Show 15 wins on the strength of its 15.6-inch Full HD screen, wall mounting, Fire TV with remote and widget dashboard. Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) is cheaper with better sound quality and equally complete hub radios, making it the value choice.

Format. The Show 15 hangs on a wall as a family command center and small TV. The Show 8 sits on a counter as a superb speaker-display hybrid. Their smarts are the same; where and how you will use the screen decides it.

Yes: both include a Zigbee coordinator, Thread border router and Matter bridge, show Ring and other camera feeds, and run Alexa with partial Home Assistant support and no Google Assistant or HomeKit.

The Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen), clearly: its spatial audio draws comparisons to dedicated speakers. The Amazon Echo Show 15 sounds good for its slim wall-mounted format but is not a music-first device.

Choose Amazon Echo Show 15 for a wall-mounted hub of family life: calendars, lists, streaming, camera feeds and smart home control on a big Full HD canvas.

Choose Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) for the best-balanced countertop Echo: great sound, fast performance, video calls and identical hub capability at a lower price.