Playing songs on the second-gen Dot was a torturous experience, like listening to music on a third-rate transistor radio.įrom the opening bars of Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road," it was immediately apparent that the new Dot is far superior. Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen) review: Sound qualityĪt 1.1 inches, the speaker in the third-generation Dot is a full half-inch larger than its predecessor, and the extra size shows. Here's how to set up the Amazon Echo Dot. One other minor improvement is that the third-generation Echo Dot supports 802.11ac Wi-Fi, while the second-generation supported only 802.11n. Like with the older Dot, you can connect the third-generation device to an external speaker via the 3.5mm audio jack, or you can play music through the Dot via its Bluetooth connection. With softer, more-rounded edges, the new Dot looks less like a hockey puck and more like something you'd want in your living room. While the third-generation Dot is available in three colors (charcoal, heather gray and sandstone white), its new design means that you can no longer use many of the third-party skins, cases and accessories that were made for the second-generation Dot. At 3.9 inches in diameter and 1.7 inches tall, the third-generation Dot is slightly larger than the second-gen Dot, which is just 3.3 inches wide and 1.3 inches high.
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