Amazon unveils Echo Show 16 smart display at $499.99
Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 12:16 · Archive
Amazon has announced the Echo Show 16, a 16-inch smart display priced at $499.99, available for preorder with a mid-December launch.
Amazon has announced the Echo Show 16, a redesigned smart display with a 16-inch full HD screen available in standard or nanomatte finishes. The device costs $499.99 for the standard version and $569.99 for the nanomatte model, with a $100 preorder discount. It is available to preorder now and will launch in mid-December, initially in the United States only.
The Echo Show 16 features a significantly slimmer design—nearly 40 percent thinner than the Echo Show 15—housed in an anodized aluminum frame. It has 10 percent more viewing area than its predecessor and includes a completely redesigned software interface with customizable homescreens called Screen Styles. Users can choose from a family organizer, smart home dashboard, Alexa widgets screen, or digital photo frame, with the option to keep these displays on continuously or show them when someone approaches.
The device includes substantial hardware upgrades. Its audio system features eight custom micro-woofers and two tweeters designed to keep video calls and television audio clear even in noisy environments. It has 20 percent more computing power than the Echo Show 15 and includes a new 13-megapixel wide-angle camera with facial recognition technology that can identify users up to 17 feet away, compared to eight feet previously.
The nanomatte finish uses anti-reflective etching developed with Corning to minimize glare while preserving colour and detail accuracy, technology Amazon previously introduced on the Alexa Tablet 12 Pro. The new smart display includes enhanced smart home controls and a meal-planning feature alongside the improved calendar interface.
At $499.99, the Echo Show 16 costs more than double the $250 Echo Show 11 and $200 more than Apple's HomeView smart display, positioning it as a premium offering in the smart display market.
How it is being reported
- Our first look at Amazon’s big new Echo Show 16Amazon's latest Echo Show smart display is big, gorgeous, and eye-wateringly expensive. Announced today, the Echo Show 16 costs $499.99 (wall mount included) and is available to preorder now. There's a Nanomatte display option for $569.99, plus a $100 preorder discount ahead of its release later this year. After spending time with the device at […]The Verge · 28 Oct, 12:00
- Amazon adds a glare-reducing nanomatte display to its new Echo Show 16Amazon says the Echo Show 16 is its 'most advanced, versatile smart display' yet.Engadget · 28 Oct, 12:00
- The new Amazon Echo Show 16 looks like an iMac and puts Alexa+ front and center in a major smart display redesignAmazon’s redesigned Echo Show 16 pairs a slimmer, more premium build with a smarter Alexa+ experience, offering a glimpse at the future of its smart displays.TechRadar · 28 Oct, 12:00
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