Amazon Echo Show 5 review: the smart alarm clock to get

It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of a voice-controlled smart alarm clock was little more than science fiction. Now, the smart alarm clock is not only a real thing, but there are multiple smart alarm clocks to choose from. Amazon’s Echo Show 5 is the company’s latest entry into this space, sitting alongside the still available (for now) Echo Spot from 2017.

Of course, the $89.99 Echo Show 5 isn’t just a smart alarm clock. It’s a fully functional smart display. It’s capable of nearly everything that Amazon’s larger Echo Show can do, just in a smaller package. It also has some updated features that address my complaints with the Echo Spot. The Echo Show 5 is the best smart alarm clock available now, even if all you ever use it for is yelling at Alexa to snooze your alarm or tell you the day’s weather.