Smart Displays / Amazon
Amazon Echo Show 11 (2025)
An Echo Show 8 with a bigger screen, a bigger price and the same missing shutter.
Overall score 6.3/10
Pros
- + Biggest, brightest tabletop screen Amazon sells — genuinely readable across a kitchen
- + Same Zigbee + Thread + Matter hub as the Show 8, so nothing is held back
- + Fixed screen is more reliable than the motorised Echo Show 10 it replaces
- + 13 MP camera panning and zoom make it a credible indoor camera when you are out
Cons
- − $40 more than the Echo Show 8 for a bigger panel and effectively identical internals
- − No physical camera shutter, on a device with a camera that actively tracks people
- − Buyer reviews repeatedly single out full-screen sponsored content that cannot be disabled
- − Amazon does not publish a resolution figure and third-party sources disagree
- − Alexa+ still requires Prime or $19.99/mo despite the $219.99 hardware price
Amazon Echo Show 11 (2025) review: what the specs say
An Echo Show 8 with a bigger screen, a bigger price and the same missing shutter. At $219.99, Amazon's 2025 model sits in the middle of the range — the smart Displays we compare run from $79.99 to $399.99. It scores 6.3/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Smart Home Hub at 8.5/10 — zigbee, Matter and Thread border-router support — often the real reason to buy the bigger model. The weakest is Ad Freedom at 3.0/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: $40 more than the Echo Show 8 for a bigger panel and effectively identical internals; and no physical camera shutter, on a device with a camera that actively tracks people. Every specification on this page comes from Amazon's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Voice Assistant | Alexa+ — Amazon's own FAQ states there is no free Alexa+ tier on Echo hardware: it needs Prime or a $19.99/mo Standard plan |
| Screen Size | 11.95 in |
| Resolution | Sources conflict: Amazon markets it as 'Full HD' and owners report 1920 x 1200, while TechRadar's review spec box lists 1280 x 800 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Camera | 13 MP with auto-framing, 3.3x zoom and ambient noise reduction |
| Physical Camera Shutter | NO physical shutter — TechRadar's review headline calls it out; only a software camera/mic disable button |
| Speakers | One 2.8-inch woofer plus two full-range drivers, front-firing, with spatial audio processing |
| Smart Home Hub Radios | Zigbee hub + Matter controller + Thread — same radio set as the Echo Show 8 (2025) |
| Subscriptions Required | Alexa+ requires Prime or $19.99/mo; Ring camera summaries need a Ring plan |
| Home-Screen Ads | Sponsored cards appear on the home screen; Amazon's own help page says these ads cannot be turned off, only swiped away |
| Video Calling | Alexa calling and Drop In only — nothing outside Amazon's own ecosystem |
| Wall Mountable | No |
| Connectivity | Dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Thread, Matter, Amazon Sidewalk |
| Material | Fabric-wrapped spherical speaker base with floating glass display |
| Warranty | 12 months |
Compare Amazon Echo Show 11 (2025) With
Cheaper Alternative
Amazon Echo Show 8 (4th Gen, 2025) — $179.99
Premium Alternative
Google Nest Hub Max — $229.00