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Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) vs Shelly Wall Display XL

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Key differences between Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) and Shelly Wall Display XL

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Feature differences among your selected devices

Mic Off Switch (features): Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) — Yes; Shelly Wall Display XL — No (The only hardware buttons are the screen on/off button and the four customizable ones, with no microphone cut-off.).
Play Pause Controls (features): Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) — No; Shelly Wall Display XL — Yes (The physical buttons can be reassigned to media player controls (previous, next, pause, stop, choose song).).
Wall Mount (features): Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) — No; Shelly Wall Display XL — Yes (The panel installs in a standard electrical wall box, wired to line, neutral and its relay output. A neutral wire is required.).
Matter bridge (hub): Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) — Yes; Shelly Wall Display XL — No (Shelly documents MQTT, Webhooks and Home Assistant for this panel, and no Matter bridging.).

Specifications to check side by side

Glass Breaking (alerts): Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) — Subscription required; Shelly Wall Display XL — No.
Smoke Co Alarm (alerts): Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) — Subscription required; Shelly Wall Display XL — No.
Screen Resolution (display): Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) — 1280 x 800 px; Shelly Wall Display XL — 1280 x 752 px.
Screen Size (display): Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) — 8"; Shelly Wall Display XL — 10.1".

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Option 1 · Amazon

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)

Last updated October 2026

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Option 2 · Shelly

Shelly Wall Display XL

Last updated October 2026

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Home Assistant

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)Partially
Shelly Wall Display XLYes

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Alerts

Glass Breaking

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Subscription required
Shelly Wall Display XL: No

Smoke Co Alarm

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Subscription required
Shelly Wall Display XL: No

Connectivity

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: Yes
Catalog note
Wi-Fi 6 dual band, with the 2.4 GHz radio covering 2412 to 2472 MHz.

5 GHz Wi-Fi

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: Yes
Catalog note
The same Wi-Fi 6 radio also covers 5150 to 5850 MHz, so the panel can join a 5 GHz network.

6 Ghz Wifi

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
The radio is specified as Wi-Fi 6 dual band (2.4 and 5 GHz), not Wi-Fi 6E.

Bluetooth

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: Yes
Catalog note
Bluetooth 5.4, used to pair Bluetooth speakers and to reach Shelly BLU devices.

Ethernet

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
The connectivity list is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth only. The wiring terminals are line, neutral, a switch input and the relay output, with no network port.

Conversation Agent

Cloud

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Catalog note
Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not recorded

Local

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Catalog note
Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not recorded

Display

Color Screen

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: Yes

Screen

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Catalog note
Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not recorded

Screen Resolution

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): 1280 x 800 px
Shelly Wall Display XL: 1280 x 752 px

Screen Size

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): 8"
Shelly Wall Display XL: 10.1"

Screen Type

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): LCD
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not recorded

Touch Screen

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: Yes
Catalog note
A 5-point capacitive touch screen with a G+FF stack.

Features

3 5 Mm Line In Out

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Catalog note
Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not recorded

Mic Off Switch

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
The only hardware buttons are the screen on/off button and the four customizable ones, with no microphone cut-off.

Play Pause Controls

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Shelly Wall Display XL: Yes
Catalog note
The physical buttons can be reassigned to media player controls (previous, next, pause, stop, choose song).

Programmable Buttons

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Catalog note
Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not recorded

Voice Match

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Catalog note
Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not recorded

Volume Controls

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: Yes
Catalog note
Two of the four physical buttons are volume up and volume down by default, both with hold support.

Wall Mount

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Shelly Wall Display XL: Yes
Catalog note
The panel installs in a standard electrical wall box, wired to line, neutral and its relay output. A neutral wire is required.

Hub

Matter bridge

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
Shelly documents MQTT, Webhooks and Home Assistant for this panel, and no Matter bridging.

Thread border router

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
No 802.15.4 radio is listed, so the panel cannot act as a Thread border router.

Zigbee coordinator

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
The radio section lists Wi-Fi and Bluetooth only, with no Zigbee radio.

Zigbee Router

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Shelly Wall Display XL: No

Integrations

Alexa

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Amazon Alexa supported capabilities as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes. The Amazon listing title claims Alexa support, but the manufacturer's documentation does not.

Apple Home

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
The spec sheet lists only Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios and no Matter support, and neither the product page nor the knowledge base documents an Apple Home path for the panel.

Google Home

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Google Smart Home supported traits as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes.

Home Assistant

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Partially
Shelly Wall Display XL: Yes
Catalog note
Shelly lists Home Assistant Integration among the panel's key features and states that it works over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with support for MQTT, Webhooks and Home Assistant.

SmartThings

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Samsung SmartThings supported capabilities as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes.

Sensors

Ambient Light

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Catalog note
Amazon lists adaptive color, which adjusts the screen to the room light ("look great in any light"), the same feature the Echo Show 10 and 15 pair with their RGB ambient light sensor.
Shelly Wall Display XL: Yes
Catalog note
A built-in lux sensor, which can also drive automations on ambient brightness.

Humidity

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
The humidity sensor row on Shelly's spec sheet reads No.

Motion

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: Yes
Catalog note
A proximity sensor with a range of about 1 metre wakes the display when somebody approaches.

Temperature

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
Shelly's spec sheet marks both the internal and the ambient temperature sensor as No, unlike the smaller Wall Display. Climate automations read from paired Shelly sensors instead.

Speech To Text

Cloud

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Catalog note
Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not recorded

Local

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Catalog note
Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not recorded

Text To Speech

Cloud

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Catalog note
Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not recorded

Local

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Catalog note
Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not recorded

Video

Camera

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
No camera is fitted. The sensor list is the light sensor, the proximity sensor and the microphone array.

Camera Off Switch

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not applicable / unspecified

Field Of View

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Not recorded
Shelly Wall Display XL: Not applicable / unspecified

Voice Assistant

Amazon Alexa

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): Yes
Shelly Wall Display XL: No
Catalog note
The panel carries a four-microphone line array, but Shelly documents no built-in voice assistant on it.

Google Assistant

Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen): No
Shelly Wall Display XL: No

Specifications for Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) versus Shelly Wall Display XL
Specification	Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen)	Shelly Wall Display XL
Alerts
Glass Breaking	Subscription required	No
Smoke Co Alarm	Subscription required	No
Connectivity
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes Catalog note Wi-Fi 6 dual band, with the 2.4 GHz radio covering 2412 to 2472 MHz.
5 GHz Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes Catalog note The same Wi-Fi 6 radio also covers 5150 to 5850 MHz, so the panel can join a 5 GHz network.
6 Ghz Wifi	No	No Catalog note The radio is specified as Wi-Fi 6 dual band (2.4 and 5 GHz), not Wi-Fi 6E.
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes Catalog note Bluetooth 5.4, used to pair Bluetooth speakers and to reach Shelly BLU devices.
Ethernet	No	No Catalog note The connectivity list is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth only. The wiring terminals are line, neutral, a switch input and the relay output, with no network port.
Conversation Agent
Cloud	Yes Catalog note Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.	Not recorded
Local	No Catalog note Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.	Not recorded
Display
Color Screen	Yes	Yes
Screen	Yes Catalog note Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.	Not recorded
Screen Resolution	1280 x 800 px	1280 x 752 px
Screen Size	8"	10.1"
Screen Type	LCD	Not recorded
Touch Screen	Yes	Yes Catalog note A 5-point capacitive touch screen with a G+FF stack.
Features
3 5 Mm Line In Out	No Catalog note Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.	Not recorded
Mic Off Switch	Yes	No Catalog note The only hardware buttons are the screen on/off button and the four customizable ones, with no microphone cut-off.
Play Pause Controls	No	Yes Catalog note The physical buttons can be reassigned to media player controls (previous, next, pause, stop, choose song).
Programmable Buttons	No Catalog note Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.	Not recorded
Voice Match	Yes Catalog note Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.	Not recorded
Volume Controls	Yes	Yes Catalog note Two of the four physical buttons are volume up and volume down by default, both with hold support.
Wall Mount	No	Yes Catalog note The panel installs in a standard electrical wall box, wired to line, neutral and its relay output. A neutral wire is required.
Hub
Matter bridge	Yes	No Catalog note Shelly documents MQTT, Webhooks and Home Assistant for this panel, and no Matter bridging.
Thread border router	Yes	No Catalog note No 802.15.4 radio is listed, so the panel cannot act as a Thread border router.
Zigbee coordinator	Yes	No Catalog note The radio section lists Wi-Fi and Bluetooth only, with no Zigbee radio.
Zigbee Router	No	No
Integrations
Alexa	Yes	No Catalog note Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Amazon Alexa supported capabilities as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes. The Amazon listing title claims Alexa support, but the manufacturer's documentation does not.
Apple Home	No	No Catalog note The spec sheet lists only Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radios and no Matter support, and neither the product page nor the knowledge base documents an Apple Home path for the panel.
Google Home	No	No Catalog note Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Google Smart Home supported traits as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes.
Home Assistant	Partially	Yes Catalog note Shelly lists Home Assistant Integration among the panel's key features and states that it works over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with support for MQTT, Webhooks and Home Assistant.
SmartThings	No	No Catalog note Shelly's own knowledge base lists this panel's Samsung SmartThings supported capabilities as N/A, where its relays and sensors list them as Yes.
Sensors
Ambient Light	Yes Catalog note Amazon lists adaptive color, which adjusts the screen to the room light ("look great in any light"), the same feature the Echo Show 10 and 15 pair with their RGB ambient light sensor.	Yes Catalog note A built-in lux sensor, which can also drive automations on ambient brightness.
Humidity	No	No Catalog note The humidity sensor row on Shelly's spec sheet reads No.
Motion	Yes	Yes Catalog note A proximity sensor with a range of about 1 metre wakes the display when somebody approaches.
Temperature	No	No Catalog note Shelly's spec sheet marks both the internal and the ambient temperature sensor as No, unlike the smaller Wall Display. Climate automations read from paired Shelly sensors instead.
Speech To Text
Cloud	Yes Catalog note Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.	Not recorded
Local	No Catalog note Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.	Not recorded
Text To Speech
Cloud	Yes Catalog note Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.	Not recorded
Local	No Catalog note Additional catalog field from the voice-assistants listing of this model.	Not recorded
Video
Camera	Yes	No Catalog note No camera is fitted. The sensor list is the light sensor, the proximity sensor and the microphone array.
Camera Off Switch	Yes	Not applicable / unspecified
Field Of View	Not recorded	Not applicable / unspecified
Voice Assistant
Amazon Alexa	Yes	No Catalog note The panel carries a four-microphone line array, but Shelly documents no built-in voice assistant on it.
Google Assistant	No	No

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