The Amazon Echo Pop isn’t much smaller or cheaper than the Echo Dot, yet it sounds worse, does less, and feels cheap. Our advice: get a Dot instead. Let’s just cut to the chase: With its new Echo Pop, ...

Loud, front-facing sound. Great for desks and tabletops against the wall. Fun colors that you won't find on other Echo speakers! Weaker bass and less-robust sound than the similarly priced 5th-gen ...

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