I have owned an Echo Show 10 for over a year, have been very happy with the functionality, I have had no issues and so was excited to see the new Show 11 being released this year.In preparation of making the new purchase I traded in a old Echo speaker a few weeks ago, which was a painless experience, as I received my credit and 20% discount confirmation within a few days of sending my old speaker back, so I was good to go once the Black Friday sales were live and could press the buy button.Upon the purchase (the 20% discount is automatically deducted) from the Echo 11, and I linked my thinkassemble.co.uk account to this device, which makes life a lot easier upon set up. The device is beautifully packaged, very Apple, and my gosh, this a stunning looking device. Sleek, slim, modern, with small touches like the power lead, which looks almost identical to the mesh covering on the speaker…very classy.After plugging in, a new software update and a few set up steps later I was up and running, which was literally a few minutes. Connection to my Wi Fi was instantaneous. I use my Show for mainly listening to the radio, streaming music from IPad, checking the weather, alarms, clock etc and as the device is situated in the kitchen/lounge don’t really have a need to use any Apps.The screen, as mentioned earlier, is very, very sleek, with vibrant colours, clear and sharp, and with the small bezel, particularly when compared to the Echo Show 10, the 11 looks smart and contemporary. I like things to look the part, and the Show 11 certainly does that, in spades full.The screen is very responsive, accurate, swift and I have had no issues to date, and the sound is equally impressive, being crisp, has depth, deep bass and great clarity, which again is a step up from the Echo 10 (which was good).Interestingly the total footprint of the 11 is less than the 10, even though the 11 has a bigger screen, and I have also added the optional swivel stand as well, which is a must buy in my opinion.The optional stand again looks great, fits perfectly and gives the ability to move the screen to exactly the angle you desire. Yes it is too expensive, and should be included with the Echo 11, but I bit the bullet and I am very pleased that I did.In summary this is a brilliant upgrade from the Echo 10, which in itself is very good, it looks and performs fantastically well, and I am rest assured that any issues will be ironed out by thinkassemble.co.uk in due course, new updates issued and I am absolutely delighted.I do hope that you have found this review helpful.

This device is either in need of a major firmware update or it has a severe lack of processing power, we have regular screen freeze and times when it just flashes or just goes blank and unresponsive. The touchscreen or also very clunky and does not work well, nothing like an iPad in operation ! The unit sounds great for music (menu for bass and treble hard to find in settings though, still not located that !!) and responds to voice commands well. We use it to control TVLIVE plugs and it is very quick to turn on/off devices. It feels like the Echo 11 has been rushed out way before being fully developed (which I hope will be resolved with future updates) the anti burglary function is very handy and quite convincing (it simulates a occupied house)

This is honestly a pretty decent Alexa device, I upgraded from an old echo dot so it didn’t have to do much to shine.I had recently used a home hub, but it was truly awful. So slow to react to touch, glitchy, stalled and generally frustrating to use.This new echo is miles ahead. It’s sleek, responds to touch and voice immediately, sounds incredible and looks nice too.I am very impressed with the sound quality, alike to a high end stereo, maybe too much for a kitchen or small space. I was torn between this and an echo show picture frame but I thought the sound on this would trump that of a thin display, and early indications would seem to prove me correct.The Home Screen is easily configured to your desired layout, and the ability to link it before shipping means all your data is setup ready for use. On power up it had all my calendar and appointments loaded.I wouldn’t think too much about this, coupled with a 20% off voucher for sending my 5yr old dot back made it £160! Bargain.

Processor very slow and block
Processor very slow …

Looks and sounds great. Recommended upgrade.
I am happy – I got exactly what I am looking for upgrading from an Echo Show 5. The screen is beautiful, sound is awesome and fills the room.