Best early Prime Day Echo device deals to shop in October 2024

Amazon is hosting yet another Prime Day sale this fall, called Amazon Prime Big Deal Days. This sales event is a great opportunity to check items off your holiday shopping list and also to save some major dough on Amazon devices.

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Like other Amazon-branded devices, Echo speakers, smart displays, and other smart home peripherals see their biggest discounts of the year during Prime Day in July and October. These discounts are often bigger than the ones you'd find during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Read below for the best deals on Amazon Echo devices we've found so far.

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Our favorite early Amazon October Prime Day Echo device deals

Echo Pop with Sengled smart bulb for $20 (save $40): For just $20, you get you an Echo Pop smart speaker plus a smart bulb. Amazon Echo (4th gen) for $55 (save $45): With a richer sound experience than the Echo Dot and Echo Pop, the Amazon Echo also doubles as a smart home hub, with Zigbee and Matter support.
Blink Video Doorbell System and Amazon Echo Pop for $58 (save $52): This system's Blink Doorbell includes a Sync Module, which adds local storage to your system to bypass monthly fees from a Blink Subscription Plan. Echo Show 5 for $50 (save $40): The smaller Echo Show 5 is a five-inch high-definition smart display propped up by a speaker on the back. Echo Dot Kids for $28 (save $32): Available in a dragon or owl theme, the Echo Dot Kids includes one year of Amazon Kids+. Amazon Echo Buds for $25 (save $25): Echo Buds are Bluetooth earbuds with Alexa built-in so that you can talk to Alexa on the go, right in your ears. Amazon Echo Frames (3rd gen) for $200 (save $100): These Echo Frames are smart glasses with Alexa built-in and blue light filtering lenses. Echo Dot (5th gen) with Sengled smart bulb for $35 (save $34): Sengled smart bulbs work seamlessly with Alexa, so pairing an Echo Dot with one at $35 is an October Prime Day deal you can't miss. Amazon Echo Auto for $25 (save $30): If you've ever wanted Alexa while driving around in your car to ask it to turn on the lights before your arrival, the Echo Auto is perfect. Echo Show 8 + Blink Video Doorbell bundle for $115 (save $95): This is an outstanding price for an Echo Show 8 with the compatible Blink Video Doorbell to show you the video feed on the smart display when someone rings the doorbell.  Carrera smart glasses with Alexa for $300 (save $90): A $120 discount is the biggest markdown we've seen thus far for these Carrera smart glasses with Alexa built-in, making this a great deal. Echo Pop Kids for $23 (save $27): The kids' version of Amazon's most compact smart speaker features a Marvel Avengers or Disney Princess theme and six months of Amazon Kids+. Amazon Echo Glow for $17 (save $13): The Echo Glow is a color-changing smart lamp that pairs with other Echo devices in your home for voice control.

More October Prime Day 2024 Echo device deals

Maria Diaz/ZDNET Echo Dot (5th gen) and The Mandalorian-inspired stand bundle for $38 (save $40): This deal is perfect for Star Wars fans, with a Baby Grogu stand for the newest Echo Dot, plus the device itself. Echo Buds (2021) for $35 (save $85): These second-generation Echo Buds were released in 2021 and feature active noise cancellation and Alexa built-in. Echo Show 5 Kids for $55 (save $45): Like other Amazon Echo kids' versions, this device features a kid-friendly interface and strong parental controls, thanks to the included year of Amazon Kids+.

FAQs

When is Amazon's October Prime Day 2024? 

Amazon is hosting its October sales event, Prime Big Deal Days, for two days on Oct. 8 and 9.

Are Amazon Echo devices really cheaper on Prime Day? 

Yes, Echo and other Amazon devices get the biggest markdowns during Prime Day sales events. As a smart home reviewer who always looks for great deals, I've purchased a few Echo devices during Prime Day for this very reason.

Echo Pop vs. Echo Dot: Which is the best Prime Day deal?

Amazon's most compact Echo speakers are on sale for $23 or less a piece, but how do you know which one is better for you? The Echo Pop, currently priced at $18, has a front-facing speaker that projects audio in front of the device, so it can be placed on a corner or against the wall. The Echo Dot, available for $23, is a round speaker that projects audio in all directions, has less audio degradation when the volume goes up, and has an action button to wake Alexa, unlike the Echo Pop.

The Echo Pop is also unreliably responsive when you try to call on it with the wake word, especially when the volume is up high, making the lack of an action button more evident.

If I had to choose between the $18 Echo Pop and the $23 Echo Dot, I'd choose the latter.

How did we choose these October Prime Day deals?

ZDNET cares greatly about curating the best deals for our readers, ensuring we only feature the deals worth your hard-earned money. We combine our experience testing different smart home products and looking for deals to give you the best offerings currently available so you can be sure that a deal featured on ZDNET is a good one.