Especially important to have a voice assistant that will recognize us visually thanks to the Visual ID, a function that allows any family member to have their experience spun and personalized when standing in front of the screen.
Speaker and display functions
It should be noted that thanks to the 15.6″ screen with 1080p resolution of the Amazon Echo Show 15, we will be able to organize all the widgets excellently. On one side, for the photos, we have relatives and on the rest of the clock screen, time, take notes or that shopping list so valuable for even know who has added this or that thing.
Widgets take center stage with this Amazon Echo Show 15 and many screens that give a lot of room to organize them as we wish.
A screen with Full HD + resolution allows everything to be seen very well, although we are not facing an AMOLED, which would already be embroidering. Although to tell the truth, for these tasks of interaction with Alexa, the screen looks good enough to get used to it. Another thing will be that we have the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra as a tablet with its incredible AMOLED panel since we would notice the differences.
Visual recognition of each user
One of the most notable aspects of the Amazon Echo Show 15 bright display is Alexa’s ability to identify the user prostrating in front of it with their Visual ID. By going through facial recognition, Alexa can know who is in front of her to personalize the experience for that user. In other words, we won’t have to do anything, we prostrate ourselves in front of the screen, and we only have to start dictating commands to Alexa so that she knows she is in front of us.
Android
This capacity increases all the advantages of this intelligent screen since each member of the family nucleus can visually register so that each one can have their moment with Alexa without interruption or something similar.
Remember that all data related to the Visual ID of each family member is hosted locally without being uploaded to Amazon servers. Something quite crucial for privacy.
The truth is that we have tried it, and it works very well so that depending on whether one or the other Alexa is there, it will be able to recognize us very quickly.
Using Alexa as usual
As far as Alexa is concerned, the assistant is still there with its vast repertoire of commands so that we can handle ourselves without any problem. It is accurate and comes more from Google Assistant-connected devices, which quickly recognize the activation command. The interaction is speedy, one of the most harmful points in time with the Google Assistant.
Youtube
On the Amazon Echo Show 15 bright screen, we have the services we can find on other smart device such as YouTube, Spotify, or Netflix. Of course, we must leave aside others that are not yet supported, which would be great to enjoy them from their big screen. They are Disney + and HBO Max, so forget about them for the moment.
Design and materials
With its Echo Show 15 bright screen, Amazon allows us to place it on a base that will enable us to change the viewing angle so that we have control of this device at all times. And it is that it weighs its own, but the accessory is indeed perfect to handle that weight.
Another of its highlights is that we have the possibility of hanging the Echo Show 15 on the wall since, with those wide bezels, it almost looks more like a painting than a screen. If we want to gain space in our home and have become accustomed to interacting with Alexa daily for widgets and those devices that we may have connected, the truth is that it is advisable to place it on a wall since it was born.
The frame
A solid device that transmits enough resistance placed on the base takes up more space since it needs a location to keep the tablet upright at the desired angle at all times, and thus it seems that it is floating.
The different modes of the bright screen
With such a large screen, the Amazon Echo Show 15 allows us to cycle through different modes from the status bar at the top. With a quick gesture, we can go to all the settings and the secondary bar where we can activate the photo frame mode so that the ones we have in Amazon Photos appear (we have to configure them previously from the Alexa app on Android).
We have another messaging section to be able to send messages through our channel with our voice; digital home, to control and manage all the Alexa devices that we have in our house; or routines, automatic actions that contain different devices to dim the light in the room and thus activate our television.
On the other hand, music and video are also the protagonists in the Amazon Echo Show 15; how could it be otherwise? Thanks to its screen and the speaker, that sounds pretty good.
A camera to call and monitor
The camera app with the 5 Mpx sensor, besides serving to recognize the user, is also valid for use through the Alexa app so that you can connect from anywhere to the home and see what happens. A camera dedicated to video surveillance can be used for specific purposes.
the front camera
This front camera is also used to take quick photos or save videos that we will manage with our voice so that everything is straightforward. There are different modes for images, such as four photos to make a mosaic composition, so we have a prudent system to give another special touch to this smart screen.