Amazon Echo Studio (2025) vs Apple HomePod (2nd generation)

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Echo Studio (2025) compared with HomePod (2nd generation)

	AmazonEcho Studio (2025)	AppleHomePod (2nd generation)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2025	February 2023
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	3.1.1	–
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes
Drivers
Drivers	One 3.75″ high-excursion woofer and three 2.25″ full-range drivers	4-inch high-excursion woofer and an array of five horn-loaded tweeters, each with its own neodymium magnet
Frequency response
Frequency response	30 Hz – 18 kHz (at volume 6)	–
Audio formats
Audio formats	Dolby Atmos; Amazon Spatial Audio; Lossless High Definition	Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos for music and video
Room tuning
Room tuning	Automatic Room Adaptation; bass, mid and treble adjustable in the Alexa app	Room sensing; computational audio with system sensing for real-time tuning; internal low-frequency calibration microphone for automatic bass correction
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	No
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	Yes
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Alexa	Siri
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); eero Built-in mesh extender; Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk	802.11n Wi-Fi; Thread; Ultra Wideband chip for device proximity
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3; A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP	Bluetooth 5.0 (RTINGS found no Bluetooth audio playback)
Ports
Ports	Power only; no 3.5 mm jack (The Verge)	Power only
Streaming
Streaming	Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music and other services through Alexa; Bluetooth	AirPlay from iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac; Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, third-party music services, TuneIn and UK radio stations by voice
Multi-room
Multi-room	Multi-room music with other Echo devices; stereo pair with a second Echo Studio; Alexa Home Theater with a compatible Fire TV (up to five Echo Studio speakers and an optional Echo Sub)	Multi-room audio with AirPlay; stereo pair with a second HomePod (2nd generation)
App
App	Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web)	Home app on iPhone or iPad
Design
Weight
Weight	1.632 kg (better)	2.3 kg
Controls
Controls	Buttons for volume and microphone on/off; tap gestures (accelerometer)	Backlit touch surface (tap to play or pause, double-tap to skip, triple-tap to skip back, touch and hold for Siri, + and – for volume)
Microphones
Microphones	Four-microphone array; button disconnects the microphones	Four-microphone design for far-field Siri; Sound Recognition, temperature and humidity sensors and an accelerometer
Size
Size	147.3 × 155 × 142.2 mm (H × W × D)	168 mm high, 142 mm wide
Colours
Colours	Graphite, Glacier White	Midnight, White
In the box
In the box	Echo Studio, 50 W power adapter, quick start guide	HomePod, power cable, documentation