Alexa and Echo Device Prime Day Deals 2024

Alexa is one-half of the two most dominant smart home voice assistants, the other one being Google Assistant. But Alexa has one distinct advantage: It hails from Amazon, the largest e-commerce platform on the planet. That means whenever there’s an Amazon sale, you can expect Alexa to be at the center of the stage. With deep discounts on Alexa devices, customers unsurprisingly stock up.

If you’re looking to make Alexa the voice assistant for your smart home – or simply add more Alexa devices to your home – Prime Day 2024 presents the perfect opportunity to buy. But which Alexa devices are the best purchases this year? Follow along as we discuss Prime Day 2024 (happening now!) deals on Amazon’s best-selling smart speakers and displays.

Prime Day 2024: A Good Time To Buy?

First of all, the Echo lineup has grown significantly since Amazon Echo. There are now smart speakers of different sizes, smart displays, even Alexa car accessories and wearables. Here, we’ll focus on smart speakers and displays.

Prime Day is shaping up to be a great time to buy Alexa devices. Take a look at these deals we found, starting with the smart speakers. There are deals on both individual devices and bundles.

And for those looking for an Alexa device with a screen they can play videos and security camera footage on, these are the deals we found on Echo Show and Echo Show bundles.

Besides the smart speakers and displays themselves, Prime Day 2024 also presents a great chance to buy other smart home devices to pair with Alexa. We strongly recommend buying or adding more security cameras, given that Amazon owns two brands of affordable cameras – Ring and Blink. Check our Ring’s Prime Day deals and Blink’s Prime Day offers.

Before you go on a shopping spree of smart speakers and displays, though, here’s a quick refresher of each type of Alexa device Amazon offers, including the upcoming (and currently pre-selling) new generation of Echo Spot.

A Guide To Amazon Echo Devices

Amazon’s Echo lineup is expansive, and the key to getting the best Prime Day 2024 deals is familiarizing yourself with every device in the Echo lineup. Here, we’ll help you pick the right Echo devices to buy.

Amazon Echo

The Amazon Echo is the original smart speaker from Amazon. Older generations have far-field microphones and speakers with Dolby processing. Newer models, however, offer so much more, including the ability to function as a hub for Zigbee smart home devices. The fourth generation Amazon Echo also features a round design, unlike earlier versions that are cylindrical.

The Amazon Echo is best placed in communal areas where its high-quality speakers can be best utilized, such as in living rooms. The older Amazon Echo versions are no longer offered. Only the fourth generation Amazon Echo is available, currently priced at $99.99.

Echo Dot

The Echo Dot is the smallest smart speaker from Amazon. While its audio is not as impressive as the Amazon Echo, it still boasts good-quality speakers. The latest Echo Dot model is the fifth generation Echo Dot, but there are also other Echo Dot models such as the Echo Dot with Clock we reviewed, which doubles as a smart alarm clock, and the Echo Dot Kids’ Edition. They are best placed in smaller spaces like bedrooms or children’s nursery (in the case of the Kids edition Echo Dot).

Echo Pop

A newcomer to the Echo family, the Echo Pop is a small but powerful Bluetooth speaker that features all the goodies offered by the Echo Dot. Its half-orb design makes it a perfect fit for smaller spaces, like bathrooms and bedrooms, and it’s $10 cheaper than the Echo Dot.

It doesn’t produce as highly-defined audio as the Echo Dot, unfortunately, but it’s a great buy especially with its Prime Day price. It’s currently the cheapest Alexa smart speaker in the market at $17.99.

Echo Spot

The original Echo Spot was first released in 2017. It was a half-globe-shaped smart speaker-slash-display designed to go on a nightstand or kitchen counter as a digital clock display. But of course, you can interface with it through the touchscreen and use voice control.

This year, Amazon is relaunching the Spot with a new body but almost the same features. Half of its face functions as a customizable digital clock display. But aside from that, you can add widgets to instantly control connected smart devices. It’s not quite a smart display, though, since it can’t play videos, but the display remains touch-screen.

Echo Show

The Echo Show consists of Amazon’s smart displays. They are named according to their screen size, the smallest being the Echo Show 5 and the largest being the Echo Show 15. Each version offers a touchscreen interface, a front-facing camera, and good-quality speakers. You can read our Echo Show 8 review to see examples of what Echo Show devices can do.

Other Echo Devices

There are also other Echo devices designed for specific purposes, such as the Echo Frame, Echo Flex, and Echo Studio.

• Echo Frame ($249.99): Prescription-ready eyeglass frames with Alexa built-in
• Echo Flex ($24.99): Plug-in smart speaker with built-in USB ports to charge your phones or to power night lights and other accessories (read our Echo Flex review)
• Echo Studio ($199.99): Alexa-enabled smart speaker 3D sound powered by Dolby Atmos and can be paired with Echo Sub (subwoofer)
• Echo Buds ($119.99): Wireless earbuds with Alexa built-in

Conclusion

Prime Day is Amazon’s biggest sale of the year, and Alexa is Amazon’s biggest star. Put the two together and you’ll find yourself looking at the best prices for Amazon’s smart home voice assistant devices. And since those Alexa devices come in many different sizes and shapes, why not stock up and make Alexa available wherever you go in your house? Prime Day 2024 is a great time to do so.