Amazon Echo Pop vs Apple HomePod (2nd gen)

Comparing both Voice Assistants feature by feature

Amazon Echo Pop

Connectivity: 2.4 GHz Wifi, 5 GHz Wifi, Bluetooth

Integrations: Alexa, Home Assistant

Hub: Matter Bridge

Speech to Text: Cloud

Conversation agent: Cloud

Text to Speech: Cloud

Alerts: Glass breaking (Subscription required), Smoke/CO alarm (Subscription required)

Features: Physical Volume Controls, Mic Off Switch, Voice Match

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Apple HomePod (2nd gen)

Connectivity: 2.4 GHz Wifi, 5 GHz Wifi, Bluetooth

Integrations: Apple HomeKit, Home Assistant

Hub: Thread Border Router, Matter Bridge

Speech to Text: Local

Conversation agent: Local, Cloud

Text to Speech: Local

Sensors: Temperature, Humidity

Features: Physical Volume Controls, Physical Play/Pause Controls, Voice Match

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