This is an impressive 3 in 1 device, which is Alexa enabled, a smart speaker and a high speed 4G Router. The Huawei AI Cube’s own networking hardware is basic, but still much better than the experience you’ll get using your phone as a hotspot. Limited dynamics make it flat, the mids are basic, and the bass doesn’t have the punch or depth to make music sound particularly lively. Another complaint is that it does not function well with an Android Phone, in fact quite the opposite!

If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag.It’s slight better on the broadband side because it has more ethernet ports, supports the latest 4G LTE standards and you can connect external antennas for extending range.

It matches the AI Cube for download speeds, Wi-Fi bands and simultaneous connections, but has higher max upload speeds, four ethernet ports, and support for an external antenna. That makes it slightly more expensive than most other mobile broadband devices from Three, such as the Huawei HomeFi and Huawei B535 WebBox, but then the Huawei AI Cube can do more due to the Alexa smart speaker (though again, isn’t quite as good at the broadband part as the B535 WebBox). Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for consumer credit activities Firm Reference Number 656489. Change country: -Select- American Samoa Australia Austria Belarus Belgium British Virgin Islands Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hong Kong Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Japan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malaysia Maldives Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Croatia Saudi Arabia Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Thailand United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Vatican City State Vietnam Virgin Islands (U.The Huawei AI Cube (4G Hub with Alexa) is a premium 4G home broadband device that doubles as a highly capable smart speaker. As it’s plug and play you can use it anywhere with power, but this won’t work for getting you online in the car or on a train. The Huawei B535 WebBox on the other hand is arguably the best option if all you want from the device is 4G home broadband.

In places where our Three-powered smartphone only displayed one 4G bar, the AI Cube would often show two or even three bars - though overall speeds remain dependent on general 4G network performance in the area. Three don't own a small slice of the band and it easily gets saturated especially as it travels far and penetrates buildings well - covering a larger population than their other bands. It has a built-in Alexa voice assistant, a speedy and reliable internet connection via 4G and Ethernet connection, great audio and sound quality, plus a sleek design. However that's very dependant on the provider in terms of what frequency bands a provider uses, aggregations that are available and what levels of MIMO and QAM are deployed on their network combined with what the individual device supports. Bought this for my elderly visually impaired mother, who has no wifi, so that she could use the Alexa features.But as we’ve already said, if all you’re after is a pure smart speaker, you’re rather missing the point of the Huawei AI Cube. I am with EE and all was great last year (2021), signal was great, number of connected devices was great, and the built in Alexa functionality was good.