Size: 4.27 x 4.27 x 3.9 inches Speakers: 0.8-inch tweeter and 2.5-inch woofer Wireless: Wi-Fi 6E 11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth LE 5.3 Smart Home: Zigbee, Matter, Thread Border Router, eero

Welcome to the first smart speaker made for the AI era. While the Amazon Echo Dot Max isn’t a huge departure from the company’s previous devices, it’s a part of the first generation of smart speakers to be released after the launch of Alexa+, Amazon’s AI-enhanced assistant.

The Echo Dot Max takes the place of (and is the same price as) the 4th-generation Echo, Amazon’s now-discontinued midrange smart speaker. Why is it called the Echo Dot Max and not just the Echo? Most likely because the Echo Dot Max is closer in size to the Echo Dot than the device it’s replacing.

But what’s changed with the first smar

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