The most affordable smart display with a useful screen. At $89, the Echo Show 5 packs a 5.5-inch screen, 2 MP camera, and full Alexa capability into a compact bedside footprint. Clock, weather, timers, alarms, smart home controls, and video calls all work. The camera has a physical shutter — one of the few genuine hardware privacy features at any price. Best for bedrooms and kids' rooms.
| Display | 5.5" 960×480 touch |
| Smart platform | Alexa |
| Voice assistant | Alexa |
| Built-in camera | 2 MP, physical shutter |
| Local processing | AZ2 Neural Edge |
| Zigbee hub | No |
The Echo Show 5's physical camera shutter is a small feature with an outsized effect on how much it is trusted in the bedroom. Unlike software-based privacy modes, a physical shutter is a mechanical barrier that blocks the camera lens entirely — independent of software, firmware updates, or network access. You can see when it is open or closed. For a device that sits next to your bed, this matters in a way that a software mute button does not.
At $89, the Echo Show 5 is the most affordable entry into smart displays with a genuinely useful screen. The 5.5-inch display running Alexa shows the clock, weather, your calendar, and incoming video calls clearly. Smart home controls via touch and voice work for all Alexa-compatible devices. Timers and alarms are the most common use case — the Echo Show 5 replaces a clock radio with a device that can also control the house lights, lock the front door, and play Spotify.
The AZ2 Neural Edge chip represents a meaningful upgrade over earlier Echo Show 5 generations — routine commands are processed locally, reducing both latency and the amount of audio sent to Amazon servers. This is the same processor used in the much larger Echo Show 15, which gives the Echo Show 5 a response speed that punches above its price.
The limitations are the small display (5.5 inches at 960×480 is noticeably low resolution), the absence of a Thread border router, and no Zigbee hub. For smart home control, this means the Echo Show 5 is a controller rather than a hub — it sends commands to Alexa but does not independently coordinate Zigbee or Thread devices on the network.
The strongest argument for the Echo Show 5 over the Nest Hub 2nd Gen at $10 more is the physical shutter and the Alexa ecosystem — if you have Alexa devices throughout the house, the Echo Show 5 in the bedroom is a natural extension. The strongest argument against it is that the Nest Hub 2nd Gen offers more screen size, Thread routing, and sleep sensing for $10 more.
€89 · Цены в EUR. Amazon.de.
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