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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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Amazon Echo Dot Gen 4 vs Amazon Echo Pop
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Amazon Echo Dot Gen 4
Amazon Echo Pop
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredNo
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredNo
Variants
- Echo Dot (Charcoal)
- Echo Dot (Glacier White)
- Echo Dot (Twilight Blue)
- Echo Pop (Charcoal)
- Echo Pop (Glacier White)
- Echo Pop (Lavender Bloom)
- Echo Pop (Midnight Teal)
Our Verdict
Amazon Echo Dot Gen 4
Amazon Echo Pop
The Amazon Echo Dot Gen 4 offers similar sound performance to the Amazon Echo Pop. In many regards, the Echo Pop is the successor to the discontinued Echo Dot. They're both Alexa-enabled voice assistant speakers with a small and compact design. The Echo Pop is a little smaller, though, and it has a half-sphere design compared to the full-sphere design of the Echo Dot. The next generation boasts a 3-band graphic EQ, so you can control the mid-range, bass, and treble.
Main Differences for
Threshold
Music
5.8
5.9
Soundstage
6.6
5.2
Frequency Response Accuracy
5.5
5.9
Dynamics
5.6
6.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
5.8
5.8
Dimensions Photo
Volume
45 in³ (730 cm³)
38 in³ (627 cm³)
Weight
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
Power Source
AC Only
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
6.4
6.0
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Decent
Water Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Unspecified
Controls
6.0
6.0
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Great
Great
Music Play/Pause
No
No
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
No
No
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
5.5
5.9
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-1.08
0.34
Std. Err.
3.37 dB
2.51 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
118.1 Hz
113.1 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
17.5 kHz
19.9 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
6.6
5.2
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
2.69 dB
5.18 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
5.6
6.3
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
78.4 dB SPL
79.1 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
2.51 dB
1.09 dB
Active Features
Battery
0.0
0.0
Battery Life
N/A
N/A
Charge Time
N/A
N/A
Power Saving
No
No
Charging Port
No Battery
No Battery
Battery Powered
No
No
Voice Assistant
10
10
Alexa
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Google Assistant
No
No
Speakerphone
Yes
Yes
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Yes
Voice Activation
Yes
Yes
Microphone Mute
Yes
Yes
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
Excellent
Excellent
App
9.3
9.6
App Picture
App Name
Amazon Alexa
Amazon Alexa
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Bass/Treble
Graphic
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
7.5
7.5
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
Unspecified
Unspecified
Bluetooth iOS Latency
111 ms
115 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
163 ms
133 ms
Bluetooth Range
214.9 ft (65.5 m)
305.1 ft (93.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
Wi-Fi
6.5
6.5
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
2.4GHz & 5GHz
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Apple AirPlay
No
No
AirPlay Latency
N/A
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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