Amazon's Echo Show 5 drops to bargain price in time for Christmas shopping

The Echo Show 5 has become one of Amazon's most popular products - especially for Ring owners and people who want a portable device for entertainment like videos and music.

And for a limited time, to the second lowest in 2024 - A perfect device to buy for yourself or a Christmas gift for friends or family.

lets you stream your favourite music, shows, podcasts and more from Amazon Music, Spotify, Prime Video and more - now with deeper bass and clearer vocals and includes a 5.5" display so you can view shows, song titles and more at a glance.

If you own a Ring device as well, you can look at alerts outside with the Echo Show 5. You can also set the background to a rotating slideshow of your favourite photos using Amazon Photos.

We said the Echo Show 5 is another great smart speaker from Amazon that offers a swathe of features at a price most people can afford.

Its small screen brings some nice extras such as viewing content, receiving messages and making video calls. The fact it acts as a digital clock is also a nice bonus and its audio quality is decent enough to fill an average-sized room with the latest tunes and your favourite playlists.

However, its screen isn't as good as the standard Echo Show, its design isn't as appealing as the Echo Spot and it can't beat the standard Echo for sound. If you are desperate for a small and cheap smart speaker with a screen, the Echo Show 5 is very likeable but we're just not sure we love it.

If you are thinking of an alternative, there's the newer Echo Show 10 from John Lewis but with a bigger and better screen, speaker and faster internals.