<P> As of February 2017, the second - generation Echo is available in 36 countries . </P> <Ul> <Li> Austria </Li> <Li> Australia </Li> <Li> Belgium </Li> <Li> Bolivia </Li> <Li> Bulgaria </Li> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Chile </Li> <Li> Colombia </Li> <Li> Costa Rica </Li> <Li> Cyprus </Li> <Li> Czech Republic </Li> <Li> Ecuador </Li> <Li> El Salvador </Li> <Li> Estonia </Li> <Li> Finland </Li> <Li> Germany </Li> <Li> Greece </Li> <Li> Hungary </Li> <Li> Iceland </Li> <Li> India </Li> <Li> Latvia </Li> <Li> Liechtenstein </Li> <Li> Lithuania </Li> <Li> Luxembourg </Li> <Li> Malta </Li> <Li> Netherlands </Li> <Li> New Zealand </Li> <Li> Panama </Li> <Li> Peru </Li> <Li> Poland </Li> <Li> Portugal </Li> <Li> Slovakia </Li> <Li> Sweden </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> Uruguay </Li> </Ul> <P> In March 2016, Amazon unveiled the original Amazon Echo Dot, which is a hockey puck - sized version of the Echo designed to be connected to external speakers due to size of the onboard speakers, or to be used in rooms such as the bedroom as an alternative to the full - sized Echo . Beyond these distinctions, the Amazon Echo Dot possesses the same functions as the original Amazon Echo . </P> <P> External portable batteries have been developed for the Amazon Echo Dot by third parties . </P>

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