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Amazon Echo Hub 8-inch Smart Home Control Display (B09BLGDRR5)
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Wall-mounted smart home control panel on Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Thread, Matter controller, Bluetooth. Hub required: This is the hub. Local control: Partial.
Direct answer: is the Amazon Echo Hub 8-inch Smart Home Control Display (B09BLGDRR5) right for you?
Three radios in one wall panel is what makes this worth its price: Zigbee, Thread and a Matter controller, which means it pairs the Zigbee sensors and the Thread devices in this catalogue without any additional hub.
Amazon Echo Hub 8-inch Smart Home Control Display (B09BLGDRR5)
Editorial verdict
Grounded in published specifications
Summary verdict: Three radios in one wall panel is what makes this worth its price: Zigbee, Thread and a Matter controller, which means it pairs the Zigbee sensors and the Thread devices in this catalogue without any additional hub. It is also a Thread border router, the thing Matter-over-Thread devices need and most homes lack. There is deliberately no camera, which for a panel in a hallway is the right call.
Who should buy this
Anyone consolidating Zigbee, Thread and Matter devices behind one wall-mounted controller.
Who should avoid this
Anyone outside the Alexa ecosystem, and anyone wanting a portable display -- this is designed to be wall mounted.
Key strengths
- Zigbee, Thread and Matter radios built in -- no separate hub needed
- Acts as a Thread border router, which Matter-over-Thread devices require
- No camera, which is the right decision for a hallway panel
Limitations
- Alexa ecosystem only
- Power over Ethernet or an adapter -- neither is trivial to run to a wall panel
- Voice commands still route through Amazon's cloud
Technical specifications
- Type
- Wall-mounted smart home control panel
- Brand
- Amazon
- Camera
- None -- unlike other Echo Show devices
- Display
- 8 inch touchscreen, 1280 x 800
- Mounting
- Wall mount, flush, with in-wall PoE or adapter power
- Protocol
- Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Thread, Matter controller, Bluetooth
- Warranty
- 1 Year Official Brand Warranty
- Model SKU
- B09BLGDRR5
- Works with
- Alexa ecosystem; controls Matter and Zigbee devices from any brand
- Battery life
- Not applicable, mains powered
- Hub required
- This is the hub -- Built-in Zigbee and Thread radios; acts as a Matter controller and Thread border router
- Power source
- Power over Ethernet, or mains with the optional adapter
- Local control
- Partial. Zigbee, Thread and Matter device control is local; Alexa voice commands still require internet
- Weather rating
- IP20, indoor wall mount
- Built-in radios
- Zigbee, Thread, Matter, Bluetooth LE
- Thread border router
- Yes -- this is what Thread devices such as the Aqara P2 need
Product overview
Three radios in one wall panel is what makes this worth its price: Zigbee, Thread and a Matter controller, which means it pairs the Zigbee sensors and the Thread devices in this catalogue without any additional hub. It is also a Thread border router, the thing Matter-over-Thread devices need and most homes lack. There is deliberately no camera, which for a panel in a hallway is the right call.
Key capabilities
- Protocol: Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Thread, Matter controller, Bluetooth
- Hub required: This is the hub
- Local control: Partial
- Works with: Alexa ecosystem; controls Matter and Zigbee devices from any brand
Frequently asked questions
Is the Amazon Echo Hub 8-inch Smart Home Control Display (B09BLGDRR5) worth buying?
Three radios in one wall panel is what makes this worth its price: Zigbee, Thread and a Matter controller, which means it pairs the Zigbee sensors and the Thread devices in this catalogue without any additional hub.
What is the warranty and return policy for the Amazon Echo Hub 8-inch Smart Home Control Display (B09BLGDRR5)?
1 Year Official Brand Warranty. Returns: 7 Days Replacement Guarantee.
Who is the Amazon Echo Hub 8-inch Smart Home Control Display (B09BLGDRR5) best suited for?
Anyone consolidating Zigbee, Thread and Matter devices behind one wall-mounted controller.
Who should avoid the Amazon Echo Hub 8-inch Smart Home Control Display (B09BLGDRR5)?
Anyone outside the Alexa ecosystem, and anyone wanting a portable display -- this is designed to be wall mounted.
Sample reviews
3 reviewsThese are illustrative, not customer reviews.
DealSurge has not sold this product, so nobody has reviewed it. Each entry below is written from the strengths and drawbacks recorded on this page, to show how reviews would appear — none of it is a real buyer’s experience, and none of it is counted in search results or given to the shopping assistant.
Mean of 3 samples
- 5 ★1
- 4 ★1
- 3 ★0
- 2 ★1
- 1 ★0
- 5 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Amazon Echo Hub 8-inch Smart Home Control Display (B09BLGDRR5)
Right product for the right person
The page describes who this is for, and it described me: Anyone consolidating Zigbee, Thread and Matter devices behind one wall-mounted controller. On that basis it has been the right call. Zigbee, Thread and Matter radios built in — no separate hub needed.
Kabir I.Sample12 found this helpful - 2 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Amazon Echo Hub 8-inch Smart Home Control Display (B09BLGDRR5)
Wrong product for my situation
Genuinely my own fault. Posting so somebody else does not repeat it. The listing says who should avoid this: Anyone outside the Alexa ecosystem, and anyone wanting a portable display — this is designed to be wall mounted. That was my situation and I ordered anyway. It does what it says on the page — it just was not the thing I needed.
Rajesh P.Sample5 found this helpful - 4 out of 5 stars, in a sample review of Amazon Echo Hub 8-inch Smart Home Control Display (B09BLGDRR5)
Happy with it, but go in informed
Zigbee, Thread and Matter radios built in — no separate hub needed. The one thing to know before ordering: Alexa ecosystem only. To be fair that is written on the product page. I skimmed past it and had to rearrange things afterwards.
Ananya D.Sample1 found this helpful
The research behind this page
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