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Amazon Goes All-In on Alexa Devices as the Echo Show 11 Drops to a Record Low Earlier Than Expected

Save $70 on the newest tabletop touchscreen streamer and smart home assistant designed for Alexa+.
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Prime Day 2026 is — of course — the perfect opportunity to shop across the massive lineup of Amazon tech products. But the early deals are here now, and one of the very best ones is the this 32% off offer on the newest and model of the Amazon Echo Show. The Echo Show 11’s display is the biggest one yet, and the updated version is designed to sync perfectly with Alexa+. This Prime Early Deal drops the price from $220 to just $150.

The earlier Echo Show models were in a gray zone between smart speaker, tablet, and streaming screen. The Echo Show 11 brings it all together with an 11-inch full-HD display that makes it a legit streamer, and makes it far easier to read recipes or see instructional videos when it’s stationed on your kitchen counter. Video calls are squint-proofted now that the Echo Show’s viewing area is a full 60% larger than the Echo Show 8. As an Amazon device, Prime Video integration is a given.

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The Alexa+ Upgrade

The Echo Show 11 is built for Alexa+, Amazon’s upgraded assistant tier, and the larger screen is what makes those features feasible. Ask Alexa to find recipes based on ingredients you have, make a restaurant reservation, order groceries, or discover new shows based on your viewing history — interactions that work far better on an 11-inch touchscreen than they do through voice alone. Photo curation through Alexa+ lets you ask for specific photos or generate a curated slideshow, which turns the idle display into something more personal than a generic clock face.

The spatial audio system delivers room-filling sound with crisper vocals, a wider soundstage, and up to twice the bass of the Echo Show 8. It won’t replace a dedicated speaker for serious listening, but for kitchen music, podcast playback, and video call audio, it’s an exceptional step up from previous Echo Show models. Video calls use an auto-framing camera with 3.3x zoom and noise reduction, and live view lets you check in on a room remotely. A physical mic and camera disable button handles privacy when you want the screen on but the sensors off.

Smart Home Command Center

The Echo Show 11’s built-in smart home hub pairs with thousands of Alexa-compatible devices without requiring a separate hub — lights, thermostats, cameras, video doorbells, and more. Omnisense technology adds presence detection, temperature sensing, and visual ID recognition to trigger routines automatically: lights that turn on when you walk in, a display that shows your calendar when it recognizes your face, climate adjustments based on room occupancy. Camera feeds from compatible security cameras display on the 11-inch screen, which is large enough to actually identify what you’re looking at.

At $150 during this Prime Early Deal, the Echo Show 11 lands at a price that makes the 11-inch upgrade from an older or smaller Echo Show a no-brainer. The screen size is finally large enough to deliver on the promise the smart display category has been making for years, and the smart home integration is unparalleled.

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