I've only used the Amazon Echo and the dot. I have the normal echo and the dot. The dot is not amazing. It can't hear me over the external speaker and doesn't c

I've only used the Amazon Echo and the dot. I have the normal echo and the dot. The dot is not amazing. It can't hear me over the external speaker and doesn't catch what I am saying as much as the normal echo. I'm still happy I got it though because I have that in one room and the normal echo in my main room. The normal echo is great. My main use cases are: "Alexa, ..." Calculations: "What is 64.5 * 350?" Factual questions: "What is the population of Ethiopia?", "What is 1 bitcoin in euro?" Weather: "What's the weather tomorrow?", "Will it rain tomorrow?" Reminders: "Remind me in 15 minutes about pizza" Alarms: "Set alarm for 7.30am" Current time: "What time is it?", "What time is it in New York?" Music: "Play spotify" News: "What's the news?" (Sky News skill set as the default) I only have one smart plug so far and no smart lights but I plan on getting a good setup. "Turn on the living room lights", "Turn off all the lights"