Tech News Desk – Amazon has launched its Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) smart speaker in India. The price of Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) has been kept at Rs 4,999. This is the company’s entry level Echo Dot speaker. Amazon Alexa has also been supported by Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen). Echo Dot smart speaker is being sold in two variants, one standard and the other clock variant. The front of the second variant has an inbuilt LED clock display.
The price of Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) is Rs 4,999 and it is being sold from Amazon India. The clock variant of the Echo Dot (5th Gen) has not been listed yet. The design of the Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) is similar to the Amazon Echo Dot (4th Gen). Ring indicator light has been given in it. Some new features have been given in the new speaker which include in-built temperature sensor, ultrasonic motion detection and better audio quality than before.
For connectivity, Echo Dot has dual Wi-Fi (2.4GHz, 5GHz). Apart from this, it also has Bluetooth in addition to virtual assistant Alexa. It can be connected to smartphones, tablets and audio players. The Amazon Echo Dot (5th Gen) has a 1.73-inch speaker. Also, Alexa app is also supported. Smart home and IoT devices can also be controlled from the Echo smart speaker.
Gesture control has been given in the new speaker. Music, snoozing alarm, microphone mute button as physical buttons. The Echo Dot comes with a Wi-Fi extender that supports the Amazon Eero router. The Echo Dot (5th Gen) doesn’t come with an inbuilt battery, so you’ll need to keep it connected to power at all times.