It comes in either charcoal or sandstone colours with an optional £19.99/$19.99 magnetic stand that lets you adjust the angle of the screen.
With a screen, the Echo Show 5 can display anything from the time to your personal calendar, the weather forecast, or even allow you to video call other people with an Echo Show 5, the larger Echo Show or the smaller Echo Spot. It also supports Skype calls, which does not require the person you call to have an Echo.
The company also promises future access to the “Alexa Privacy Hub”, software that gives you more granular control of the privacy of using the Echo Show 5 and other Echo devices.
Henry is Tech Advisor’s Phones Editor, ensuring he and the team covers and reviews every smartphone worth knowing about for readers and viewers all over the world. He spends a lot of time moving between different handsets and shouting at WhatsApp to support multiple devices at once.
