Is The New Echo Pop Worth It? // Amazon Echo Pop Review
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- čas přidán 30. 05. 2023
- The Amazon Echo Pop has just been released! Here's my review of the Echo Pop and also my comparison of it vs the Echo Dot. Those two are now just $10 different when it comes to pricing, so we need to talk about which one of these Alexa enabled smart speakers are going to fit your home.
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The Echo Pop has a larger speaker when compared to the Echo Dot 5th generation, and so you're probably wondering why the Echo Pop is less expensive. The reason is because the Echo Dot still sounds like a more rounded speaker. You'll hear it in our audio comparison between the Echo Dot and the Echo Pop.
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You can use the 'virtual' action button if you press both volume up and volume down at the same time.
Gotta pin that! Thanks for the heads up!
It's a voice assistant, you're suppose to use your voice. Most reviewers have complained about this but surely it's easier to use the wake word than getting up, walking across the room and pressing a button before talking to it anyway.....it's only one extra word!
@@kimnewton8530 Agree with you.
Just got one
Amazon really seems to be pushing the pop. I’ve looked at it a few times but recently when I purchased a new fire tv 4K, Amazon gave me one heck of a deal. They offered any color of Echo Pop for just $7 so I had to bite and I quite like it!
Thanks for sharing!
Great review as always Brian! It's great to have options but I don't know why I'm not that excited about this one. Maybe because it's supposed to be a more modest entry into Amazon's smart speaker line up...
Yeah and that's OK Vin! My job's to inform and help you make your decision. It's definitely entry level so it's more about bringing new folks in I think :)
I just got one for my bedside, and moved my echo dot 5th generation elsewhere because the clock was too bright at night even when dimmed.
A fair thought there! Not something I considered. Plus you can dim the light on top of the Pop
“Did not expect that color”
~ Color literally on the box 😂
It's never the color on the box! Not with Amazon!
Good review of a product that nobody is going to get excited about, but actually quite capable for it's price. Combined with a single Eero router you've got Matter, wifi extender and also pairing with a Thread border router on the Eero. Seems to me could be a very good priced setup.
Although I personally don't know whether that means you could pair both Matter - WiFi devices and Matter - Thread all together......
Thanks John! My thoughts exactly too. Pretty impressive for $40!
And the whole Matter thing...I was considering trying to explain that but I need to do some more tests!
Yes, with the way things are going better to test before saying anything! 😂
They're less than 20 dollars on these Prime days
Hey Brian, great video 👍!! I appreciate that Amazon is putting out more products. Options are great! Although I use HomeKit as my platform, I still have an Echo Show 15 in the kitchen which gets a lot of use. Thanks for the great content as usual!!
Thanks so much Mike! I've been using HomeKit more and more in my home too. Love that big HomePod speaker with the Snapple TV :)
@@AutomateYourLife I use two HomePods with mine and they are perfect! I have no room for a surround system, so these fit the bill. Been watching you for a long time. I don’t comment much though. Fellow Canuck 🇨🇦
@@mikeq2416 nice to hear from you! 🇨🇦
Yep I need to get one for the kitchen I like the Alexa echo system I tried google
The thing that I thought sounded the most interesting about this was the ero wifi repeater, bummer to find out about the low speeds, but I don't even have an ero mesh and still use a traditional Asus 5300ax but I am thinking about upgrading to a 6e router or mesh.
Hey Andrea - Check out this to see more detail on the speeds and performance. It's an interesting option, but there's some reason to just look at extra mesh points for the 6e. :) czcams.com/video/JgaRmPQSXPI/video.html
just got this for free bundled with a fire tv! excited to use it
Enjoy!
I can’t understand why Amazon don’t include threads into the small Alexa speakers. Threading something like that in a corner of every room or ontop of a cabinet or even under the ceiling would be something I’d use that for… why just have it stand around. Include it in a room and have it be the real home KI system
Can't argue with that, and you know. The echo 4th gen has them
What do you mean by that?
This'll be my first hub thing and I'm excited. Got it for $7 new on Amazon in one of their new colors. This'll be a good first but I don't really know what I'll want for a final.
$7! Wow... That's a deal and a half
It seems to me that the Pop is mostly used to voice activate stuff, right? I never had an Alexa before and the Pop is on a huge sale right now, it's tempting
Mostly, yep! But it can run routines (automations) at any time
@@AutomateYourLife cool man, thanks for the info. It's going to help me make my decision
How well does it pick up your voice. My sister has one of those frame ones and if I whisper it still picks me up. Where as the echo I have.... well lets just say I have to echo to get it to work half the time.
Just fine. Really good actually
Thanks for preview. I think I'll stick with my 4th gen dot and echo 4th gen. I actually don't understand what household use case or problem this model solves given the narrow price difference with the Echo Dot. Unless of course Amazon is getting folks comfortable with not having an aux out on newer models of echo devices which I think is a big sellout to force purchases of the expensive studio line.
I think it's just a lower entry point, and lots of folks like the look. 😃
Is there any way we can expose Alexa enabled devices to homekit ? Is there any Hub which can do that ?
Homebridge allows some of that, but that's usually separate to actually being Alexa enabled.
Does it have guard mode?
I don’t know if I missed it or if Im dumb but, can you use it to control your fire tv? Like “ alexa play stranger things”
You can, but usually need to say "on max fire TV" at the end of that command
Got mine for 17 bucks so I think it’s worth
Isn't about time for them to release another version of their larger echo. I want to see the echo 5th gen. And it better not be a larger version of the echo pop and call it Echo Boom or something
You should work for Amazon marketing
The Echo Dot 5th Gen has been out since 2022, 2 versions (with and without LED display), smaller than the 4th Gen. Just bought one due to the Prime 50% off deal currently going on.
@@p-forest i replaced my echo dot 3rd gen in the living room with the new 5th Gen Dot. I got one on sale on prime day.
It's now at $30 right now so I'd say it's a steal
Definitely!
I have alexa pop, amazon is the best with alexas or assistance paces for streaming like cortana or siri but in an efficient device! 1:58 officially this voice assistant 2:19 is very good
Enjoy!
The echo pop is 15 dollars on amazon right now, I guess now is a good time to get back into the smart home game.
Not a bad price at all
Hmm I'm torn. Which one would you get?
Dot
The one that does not listen to your every noise.
If they're gonna get rid of the light ring fine but don't give us a fifth of one, it should have been an LED behind the speaker grill.
That's a nice design thought
@@AutomateYourLife It also looks like its even more likely to fall over if touched than the spherical echo dot
@@burnzy3210 it's a bit easier, but it's surprising because...it's not much easier
@@AutomateYourLife Never knocked over my gen2 or gen3 dots, just saying.
Yeah but...hockey stick's tend to find those ones.
Thank you sir. 👍🏻
Thank you sir!
Reminds me of the Echo Spot if anyone remembers those? I really think that they should should revisit that area. A small touch screen with video capabilities with a camera. It’s the HomePod Mini that should have been. Lol.
I like it!
Can u connect this to your smart TV? Sorry for my ignorance 😅
You can connect it through Bluetooth, but it often has a delay so it doesn't usually work well. You can use it with Fire Sticks though
@@AutomateYourLife awesome. Thank you
Would you say the sound on this is an upgrade from a 2nd gen echo dot?
By a lot
I’m struggling to get excited about any single smart speaker these days, I think I’m just kind of over using voice as a smart home control method
That's okay Gareth we still love you
@@AutomateYourLife haha
I agree. My goal has become for my smart home to know what I want and do it, without input. And use smart speakers to remind me of things, like a open garage door, or any open window when I’m about to leave.
@@motioncompensation1544 smart speakers are still the gateway into getting new automaters into the home automation space that’s why they’ll continue to be made with a low price point in mind. But as someone who has been in the space for a number of years I think most established automaters naturally drift away from voice as the trigger and more to audio as the alert mechanism
I like everything about it. 👍
Great!
Press the volume up and down buttons at the same time you can activate Alexa
So I've been told!
Does it work like a regular speaker
A regular Bluetooth speaker, yep
Well done. Thanks
Only key thing is Bluetooth Audio streaming.
I did Bluetooth audio streaming in the video! You can see it in action!
Can you listen to the calm app or CZcams through the echo pop?
The color is called "Midnight Teal", and you're shocked it's dark. What?
I'm also surprised by your comment
@@AutomateYourLife I mean I'm not trying to be a dick or anything. I'm just not sure what you expected. Did you think the "Midnight" in "Midnight Teal" meant that it would be a color that captured the essence of high noon on a sunny day?
@odevius I expected the brilliance of 1000 suns to greet me when I unboxed it
@@AutomateYourLife well fair enough then.
Is alexa echo pop wireless??
Wireless WiFi yes, cable power
can i connect with my android tv?!
thanks 🙏🏾
Yes
You can, but you may experience sound delays. It's all gonna depend on the Android TV. I've had good luck so far with Bluetooth latency though.
Does it work with Govee
Absolutely!
@@AutomateYourLife Went for the dot tho, gonna see how it works out
@@INFIN1TY- I like the Dot better personally :)
@@AutomateYourLife Hope it works well, do you know if I can extend the wifi with any router? Or does it need to be specific?
Perfect if it had clock
The cord a bit short and the plug is huge
You're not wrong!
The Pop is definitely better than the dot. The dot is muddier, to my ear anyway. It just seems like overall fidelity was best from the Pop.
Amazon always improves clarity in every generation of speaker. I'd agree it's a good, clear speaker. The Dots are very clear too though
Hi I picked up this echo speaker at Goodwill surprisingly for $5. It was buried amongst the stereo equipment and I didn't think anything of it when I saw all the clocks and all the stereo equipment sitting there so what happened was I shoved it off to the side and I was like no it's some type of clock that I have to plug in to make sure it works and it's going to have corroded and nasty batteries or no it's part of the stereo systems on the bottom shelf I don't want to deal with a stereo speaker and nope I pick you up it has the Amazon smile on it wait a minute is this Amazon scan it with my phone echo pop crazy Alexa for only $5 and she works perfectly crazy goes to show you what you can add a Goodwill look and look closely at the items you find because you never know they could be an Alexa or something worth getting for $5
Niiiice!
I bought a amazon echo dot like a month ago. I am using it daily and its been two week that I’ve connected to my smart tv. But the main point is even my Tv is off it connects automatically at same time 2:48am like literally every fukin same time like (now connected to my tv) even my TV is switched off and it make me worried. So I always sleep with volume max low in echo dot so it won’t disturb me. Can someone help me how to stop that??
Check your routines list, and the routines list of anyone you’ve shared it with in the Alexa app.
I'm not sure what the Pop is supposed to be. It's this weird entry that doesn't really make sense to me.
I think it's supposed to be cheap :)
I got 2 pops and a smart bulb for £39
Nice deal there. I noticed Amazon put up the package deals early
It seems like the Echo Dot, but "lighter". I dont know how to explain it. Like a physical version of diet coke. It's like Coke, but lighter. So far, im still in agreement for myself that the Gen 4 Echo Dot with premium sound is the best.
Team Dot, then ;)
Just like every other dot device, just a way to make more money from existing customers ….same old same old, very little to get excited about however much you try to hype it up, it just proves that some people (many) have too much money.
Off topic but what is that screen thing at 1:45 in the background that's showing the weather?
It's a fun one! Check out the video here: czcams.com/video/DtsSy0b4LtI/video.html
I think i need to buy smart home products first to buy this.
I have recommendations for the order of buying smart home gear in this video. It's a really good guide for just that! czcams.com/video/53PeEdJIPfM/video.html
@@AutomateYourLife thanks buddy but i need a wifi connection too because because..
I really don't see the point of this Echo. A different shape, different colours and that's about it. I love my echos (and I have plenty of them) but this just seems like a money-making exercise.
It's intended as an introductory speaker I think :)
3:06 I stopped buying Echo devices due to the lack of 3.5 mm jack.
I find that this will make these Echo devices less practical in long term, as its internal speakers demise and lose performance.
Maybe that is what Amazon wants: for us to buy new speakers, instead of maintaining all the older devices.
However, I find it rather bad.
Therefore, I stopped buying them.
And that's totally understandable if that's one of your big use cases! Gotta do you!
Watt speaker ?????? Please
Both have 15 Watt adapters, so that's the maximum you have to plan for. I haven't measured the full output of the Pop yet, but you can get my guide on Echo Dot and other Echo speakers for wattage on my automateyourlife.net website. It's free.
Watts will be very similar on the Pop when compared to the Dot. Notice the dB measurements and how close they are. I expect the Dot to be slightly higher because of the additional bass.
Hope that helps Vito.
is it worth it? Bro it was $17.00 the other day.. rofl.. of course its worth it.
Bruhhhh
It does nothing special that a dot does not do 😊
Nope
Sigh, you just know what it's going to end up being called don't you... 🥺😂😂
No! What'd I miss!!?
@@AutomateYourLife Well its just about the right size to come out of an elephants behind...
BTW have you noticed that tuya/smartlife seems to be imploding? There's suddenly a thousand slightly different versions of tuya/smartlife for each manufacturer to make slightly incompatible.. So to make my new Igenix ig9600wifi air purifier work properly (with all the data and info etc) I can't use Smartlife, I have to use IgenixLife - or I get a crippled version of the £140 device I bought because software (the device itself is an amazing gadget) .. Seems to be a trend at the moment.. Along with charging for stuff that was free, and all sorts of bugs and system issues. I think they're under new management..
@@rosiehawtrey uh oh...no I haven't seen that. Saw some other tuya things I didn't love though
@@AutomateYourLife Would you believe it took me over 6 hours trying to get a Tuya camera that'd work with Google on Amazon and eventually I went on Aliexpress and got one there - suddenly G.Home compatibility info has vanished from Amazon (at least in the UK), I wonder why 🙄. And there's also a flood of interior cameras that claim alexa/google compatible but basically aren't... That covers the two cameras I bought from Amazon then had to basically explain in words of one syllable why refusing a refund without a return when said faulty or fraudulent returns would be resold as good, and as I was in quarantine for chemo, that I'd explained before... Had me in tears by the end. I won't be buying anything smarthome from Amazon again..
What is the point of this? For the price, stupid design, and limited capabilities. I don’t get it!
Don't get me wrong I use Alexa everyday. But God damn it's so stupid. Any question you ask is a complete embarrassment 95% of the time. Why keep making products without making one work even partially well?
I know Amazon's working on making it better, but I don't know when or how that'll happen! For now, you just gotta evaluate it for what it is :)
@@AutomateYourLife I know. It is good for the things it can do. I have faith one day it will get a little more intelligent.
No point of getting any new smart speaker unless they'll integrate some sort of AI, so we can finally stop using the unnatural phrases that Alexa requires and finally start to have a "conversation" with it
They have their own, but we'll have to wait and see!
I have had Alexa for so long that I think my conversations with her feels as natural as when I meow at my cats 😂 - ot to mention when she drives me insane!!! AI will be both fascinating and scary!
These are essentially an Echo Spot minus the camera and screen. Terrible sound quality
@ "automate your life" Hey there! I wanted to talk about an issue with the new Nest Hub 7-inch second-generation touch screen system from Google. Personally, I believe in the added security of wiring devices with ethernet. Unfortunately, in their recent update, Google disabled a secret built-in feature on the device that allowed the USB service port to be used as an ethernet port for direct connection.
Direct connect is important to me, especially for speaker systems, because it enables easier synchronization without constantly relying on the Wi-Fi signal. Previously, the Nest Hub could hold an IP address like other speakers that support USB to ethernet. However, with this update, the device drops the signal every 45 minutes to an hour, making it less reliable and more bug-prone.
The main issue here is that Google disabled this feature, which only a small percentage of users knew about and utilized. It's disappointing that they removed such a useful feature, especially when many other Google speakers still support USB to ethernet. It would be great if you could shed light on this decision and the importance of having direct wired options, especially in scenarios like apartment buildings or large houses.
By the way, for those who didn't know, there is a micro USB port hidden under the rubber flap on the Nest Hub, and third-party adapters are available to connect an ethernet cable to it. It's just a shame that Google decided to remove this feature. Thank you for bringing attention to this bad decision by Google
I'm betting it's because of the move to Fuschia. It'll come back if Google has any dev want for that display anymore. If not...that tells you very much where the device is headed.