Get the Echo Show 5 for just £39.99! Amazon has slashed the price of the smart display with Alexa by 50% to its lowest price EVER
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If you’ve been considering buying a smart display, you’ll be pleased to know that Amazon has slashed the price of its incredibly popular Echo Show 5. And it’s at its lowest price ever.
Combining the smart voice control of Alexa with a 5.5 inch touch screen, the device lets you make video calls to friends and family, watch your favourite shows, listen to songs and control your smart home devices, as well as a long list of other features.
The Amazon device with over 94,000 five-star ratings is marked down to just £39.99 – that’s a saving of £40 and the lowest price we’ve seen it for on Amazon.
The Echo Show 5 has Alexa built-in, so you can talk to it, ask questions and request songs with a simple voice command
A tech deal not to miss, the Echo Show 5 is usually priced at £79.99 but today you can grab one for just £39.99 – that a huge 50 per cent off.
And there’s plenty to like about the smart home device. The voice-controlled smart touch screen with Alexa can be added to any room in your home, and with a simple command, you can ask for music, news, weather updates and more.
You can use your Echo Show 5 to get visual updates on the weather and latest news headlines, and use it for making video calls via Skype and Zoom, as well as streaming videos with Prime Video, Netflix and BBC i-player.
As well as its long list of entertainment features (the Echo Show 5 also plays Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music), it can also be used to control other smart devices.
You can use the Echo Show 5 to live stream from the nursery, connect to your Ring Doorbell and even turn your smart lights on and off. It’s no wonder that one shopper confessed that it’s become ‘a part of the family’.
While it might not be as big or as high-resolution as the Echo Show 8, shoppers still have found plenty to love about the Echo Show 5. Users have complimented its compact size and ‘very clear’ sound, raving about how it entertains without being too intrusive.
You can pop the Echo Show 5 on your kitchen countertop and use Alexa to follow recipes
The Echo Show 5 is a hugely popular and highly-rated device on Amazon. With a near-perfect average score of 4.7 out of 5, it’s well worth considering if you want the smart convenience of Alexa with a built-in screen.
In their review, one delighted shopper raved: ‘I haven’t used everything as yet because there is so much. I get a hello greeting with news and weather update and a soothing make make myself a cuppa music.
‘Everyone who comes in says they are amazed at the sound system. Perusing through my photos stored on my phone . I can’t go on about it enough, it’s fabulous.’
Another reviewer added: ‘What a great addition to the home, I love I can drop in one other devices around the home with video. And speaker are great for my music.’
A third penned: ‘Exactly what i needed for my bedroom. I already have an Echo Show (2nd Gen) in my lounge and so I upgraded my Eco Dot to this.
‘It’s quite dinky and perfect for my bedside cabinet. It does everything you’d expect. I especially like the feature where you can switch off the webcam. All in all, it’s a great purchase.’