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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

Amazon Echo Pop vs Sony LinkBuds Speaker

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Amazon Echo Pop
Sony LinkBuds Speaker

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Amazon Echo Pop Picture
Sony LinkBuds Speaker Picture
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
No
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
Yes
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Variants

  • Echo Pop (Charcoal)
  • Echo Pop (Glacier White)
  • Echo Pop (Lavender Bloom)
  • Echo Pop (Midnight Teal)
  • LinkBuds Speaker (Light Grey)
  • LinkBuds Speaker (White)

Review

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Our Verdict

Amazon Echo Pop

Sony LinkBuds Speaker

The Sony LinkBuds Speaker and Amazon Echo Pop are small speakers for home use. The Sony is a bit more versatile, as it's portable, so it can come with you from room to room and has a long 15-hour battery life. You have to plug in the Amazon for it to work, but it comes with Amazon's Alexa built-in, and it does an excellent job picking out your voice from far away in noisy environments. You can use the Sony with your phone's Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant, but its mic isn't quite as good.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

5.9
6.3

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

5.9
6.5

Soundstage 
 

5.2
6.1

Dynamics 
 

6.3
5.5

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Amazon Echo Pop Style Photo
Sony LinkBuds Speaker Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No

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Portability 
 

5.8
9.3

Dimensions Photo  

Amazon Echo Pop Dimensions Photo
Sony LinkBuds Speaker Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

38 in³ (627 cm³)
47 in³ (769 cm³)

Weight 
 

0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC Only
Battery & USB

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes

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Build Quality 
 

6.0
7.0

Build Quality Photo  

Amazon Echo Pop Build Quality Photo
Sony LinkBuds Speaker Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Decent
Good

Water Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Water-resistant (IPx4)

Dust Resistance 
 

Unspecified
No

Impact Resistance 
 

Unspecified
No

Floats In Water 
 

Unspecified
No

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Controls 
 

6.0
7.8

Controls Photo  

Amazon Echo Pop Controls Photo
Sony LinkBuds Speaker Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Amazon Echo Pop Controls Photo 2
Sony LinkBuds Speaker Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Good

Feedback 
 

Great
Good

Music Play/Pause 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
Yes

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

Yes (Physical)
No

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Amazon Echo Pop In The Box Photo
Sony LinkBuds Speaker In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

5.9
6.5

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

0.34
0.81

Std. Err. 
 

2.51 dB
2.79 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

113.1 Hz
72.3 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

19.9 kHz
15.1 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

5.2
6.1

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

5.18 dB
3.55 dB

Stereo 
 

No (mono)
No (mono)

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Dynamics 
 

6.3
5.5

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

79.1 dB SPL
81.3 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

1.09 dB
3.24 dB

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
8.6

Battery Life 
 

N/A
15.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

N/A
4.4 hrs

Power Saving 
 

No
Yes

Charging Port 
 

No Battery
USB-C

Battery Powered 
 

No
Yes

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Voice Assistant 
 

10
4.6

Alexa 
 

Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Yes (Requires Smartphone)

Google Assistant 
 

No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)

Speakerphone 
 

Yes
Yes

Siri 
 

No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)

Voice Assistant 
 

Yes
Yes

Voice Activation 
 

Yes
No

Microphone Mute 
 

Yes
No

Far-Field Performance 
 

Excellent
Great

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

Excellent
Great

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App 
 

9.6
6.3

App Picture  

Amazon Echo Pop App Picture
Sony LinkBuds Speaker App Picture

App Name 
 

Amazon Alexa
Sound Connect

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Graphic
Graphic

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
No

Multi-Room 
 

Yes
No

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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

No
No

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Bluetooth 
 

7.5
9.3

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

Unspecified
5.2

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

115 ms
10 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

133 ms
73 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

305.1 ft (93.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices

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Wi-Fi 
 

6.5
0.0

Wi-Fi Version 
 

Wi-Fi 5
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

2.4GHz & 5GHz
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
No

Apple AirPlay 
 

No
No

AirPlay Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Google Chromecast 
 

No
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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