Amazon Echo (4th Gen) vs Amazon Echo Pop
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| AmazonEcho (4th Gen) | AmazonEcho Pop | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | October 2020 | May 2023 |
| Sound | ||
| Type | Speaker | Speaker |
| Channels | Stereo | – |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Drivers | One 3.0″ (76.2 mm) upward-firing neodymium woofer and two 0.8″ (20 mm) tweeters | One 1.95″ (49.5 mm) front-firing directional speaker |
| Audio formats | Dolby processing for stereo sound | Lossless High Definition |
| Room tuning | Automatically senses the room's acoustics and adjusts playback | – |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| AirPlay | No | No |
| Voice assistants | Alexa | Alexa |
| Wi-Fi | Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz); eero Built-in mesh extender; Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk | Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz); eero Built-in mesh extender; Amazon Sidewalk; smart home over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh and Matter |
| Bluetooth | A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP; direct control of Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh devices | A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP |
| Ports | Power; 3.5 mm audio jack (The Verge) | – |
| Streaming | Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and others through Alexa; Bluetooth | Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and others through Alexa; Bluetooth |
| Multi-room | Multi-room music with compatible Echo devices; stereo pair with a second Echo; home cinema with a compatible Fire TV | Multi-room music and intercom with compatible Echo devices |
| App | Alexa app (Fire OS, Android and iOS) | Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web) |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 0.97 kg | 0.196 kg (better) |
| Controls | Buttons for volume up, volume down, microphone off and action (The Verge); AZ1 Neural Edge processor | Microphone off button; AZ2 Neural Edge processor |
| Microphones | Button disconnects the microphones | Button disconnects the microphones |
| Size | 144 × 144 × 133 mm | 99 × 83 × 91 mm |
| Colours | Charcoal, Glacier White, Twilight Blue | Charcoal, Glacier White, Lavender Bloom, Midnight Teal |
| In the box | Echo (4th Gen), 30 W power adapter, quick start guide | Echo Pop, 15 W power adapter, quick start guide |
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