Amazon Echo (4th Gen) vs Amazon Echo Pop

What owners say

Owners of both Echo speakers are pleasantly surprised by the sound for the size and use them for lights, plugs and routines by voice. Amazon Echo (4th Gen) owners, many moving up from a Dot, call the audio jump dramatic and like that Zigbee and Thread devices join it with no bridge; their main complaint is Alexa missing the wake word while music is playing, and some note placement matters because the sound fires forward. Amazon Echo Pop owners talk more about value, putting several around the house for multi-room music and intercom. They point out the missing temperature sensor and tap-to-pause control, a short power cable, a preference to sit near the router and a wake word that can be hit or miss.