Echo Pop (Newest gen) | Full sound compact Wi-Fi and Bluetooth smart speaker | Midnight Teal, with Alexa+ Early Access

I have been using Alexa smart speakers in my home for several years and decided to check out this new Echo Pop for the study. This model has an unusual shape (like a sphere with the front cut off at an angle), neatly placed buttons if you need them, and with a speaker that is just a little larger than the spherical Dot. Next day delivery, open the box, plug in - in just a few minutes this smart speaker was completely up and running, accepting commands, doing everything I wanted. It isn't as aesthetically pleasing as the spherical Alexa's but it is still nice and is small enough to sit most anywhere. I used the Alexa app to increase the bass by one point and reduce the treble by one point (which is all I've ever had to do with my Alexa smart speakers) and I was satisfied with the sound of both music (all genres I listen to) and voice. For use in the study, I will never have the volume above the minimum and on this Echo Pop that is more than enough for the small room. There were no issues with setting up, sound quality is decent enough for such a tiny unit but, obviously, will never be hi-fi quality. On low volumes though, it is plenty good enough. In fact, I felt the larger speaker in this Pop model gave a richer quality sound than that from my Dot. All in all, very satisfied and glad I bought it. Obviously another 5 star rating for an Alexa product and if you are looking for an inexpensive, small-sized smart speaker, you won't go wrong with this one (available in several colours also).

Bought this for my 10 year old son as he wants his own Alexa as he loves to talk to Alexa and ask questions. He also likes his music, so he can enjoy his own music in his bedroom. It arrived nicely packaged, all new in the box however I can’t test it out as it’s my son’s Christmas present but I just know he will love this! Blue is his favourite colour and it looks like a really nice shade of blue too, to go well in his blue painted bedroom 😊 I was tempted to buy myself one of these especially as they only cost £21.99!!!! Which is a right bargain especially assuming they are usually £44.99. I cannot wait to see my son receive this gift at Christmas. Thank you Amazon! UPDATE: Couldn’t resist the price of this Alexa device so bought one for myself after purchasing one for my son. I got the purple one and my son has the blue. I am very happy with this Alexa device it’s very loud and punchy for such a small speaker. It was easy to set up and I am very happy with this item overall. I use mine for Apple Music and my ring doorbell notifications. Thank you.

Id been thinking about getting one for quite a while, so my daughter got me one for Christmas. I loved it so much, I bought another one, so I now have one in the living room and one in my bedroom (I live in a 1 bedroom flat). This now enables me to have whatever I am listening to, seamlessly playing all around my home. I have also bought 1 each for my grandchildren. What I like is I can listen to podcasts, ask alexa questions, set reminders, timers, I can send voice messages to other alexa devices. I just find this device so useful and the sound quality, I am no expert but in my opinion, is excellent. The pop does the same as all other alexa devices, it's just small. The pop being small, stating the obvious, is discreet and ideal for a place where space is at a premium. There is a limited choice in colours, I have the lilac and the blue, I just think they look nice. Now as an older lady, with disabilities, these pop devices are so much more than an entertainment but also a means of calling for help. I can ask alexa to phone my daughter/son-in-law or call the emergency services. And the wonderful thing is, you don't need to be technically minded or dexterous to use it, you just say "Alexa......." I know there are concerns about these devices listening in and recording, you can go into settings and change permissions, the flaw in that is, yes you need to know a bit as to what you're looking at. I've left mine pretty much as is. There are some great videos on YouTube that can help you with settings if your that bothered. For me, the positives outweigh the negatives and I highly recommend these lovely little devices, Alexa is a very welcome addition to my household

I didn't get this at full price - I needed a speaker, and bought it when it was £25. It's designed by people who think everything tech has to be an orb or an egg or a demilunette. The design is plasticky, I hate the buttons, there is no voice recognition (even for me - an honorary Charlotte Greene, RP-speaking nauseating person with no regional accent - so it's the tech, not you), and it definitely requires your phone or another device to work, which should be a recent model. But there are fun colours, and it's very small, so the fact that the speaker packs a punch in the kitchen makes it a no-brainer for my new house. You can acquire fixtures and fittings to mount it on the wall, which I'll get round to when I've painted and decorated. Right now, this is perfect for morning breakfast podcast cooking sessions and when working at home. It doesn't have the panache of Denon or the roundel squidginess of Sonos, but to be honest I'm annoyed it's not made of oak or tweed or something - but it rally will do for now, and I can just have music on while charging my phone. I have not been able to connect it to my Macbook to enhance sound for films etc, although the notes in the box say you could buy several and have them all play the same music all over the house.The advice with Alexa remains to not position these speakers in the bedroom, even in the notes as Alexa 'listens.' Alexa can only listen if it's switched on, but mostly I find it useless anyway - I ignore the speaking features most of the time as the voice recognition software is shite. Honestly, I have the most clear voice imaginable and it still gets it wrong so I gave up and I'm happy with that. It works well, as does a Rockbox in my shower, for classical music and rock etc. I'm not going to be throwing house parties any time soon, but for dinner party atmosphere and little occasions, it's absolutely fine. I don't need everything to be designed by aliens to enjoy my new home.

These are great with good sound quality and are easy to use with voice commands. I like the way that they already arrive synched to your account so pretty much plug them in and away you go. I do still have some challenges with allocating them to rooms in the Alexa app and we have multiple across the house with fire sticks and an Eero mesh. These are a very cheap and convenient way to extend your Eero mesh so it's one of the reasons we have a number of these spread around to boost wifi range.

Most of our family have an Alexa device, so I decided to get one for my grandmother. It was great value for money as I got it during a sale. It is definitely an improvement in sound quality over previous generations of the Alexa. One criticism that I have of the Alexa (and it may be possible to disable this - I haven’t checked yet) is that at random times it will tell you tips about how you can ask for certain things. This is great for some, but my gran found it confusing. I got her this as a replacement for an old stereo so she could listen to digital radio. They’re quite difficult to setup if you already have an Alexa on another account though. I had to set her up her own account for it so I could link Spotify to it (her own account I setup), but I had to log out of my Alexa app and start afresh there. Would be easier if it were possible to set this up on a laptop/website rather than just the app. Also annoying that you have to have a mobile number for registration, as I imagine there will be many OAPs without mobiles. Overall a great quality device, just the setup process could do with some improvements.

I wasn’t expecting to much from this little device, but was I pleasantly surprised. The sound quality was great and the set up was so easy even for those (me) who aren’t to tech savvy. Ideal for the bedroom or kitchen. I would highly recommend this device 5 stars

Colour is lovely, like a lovely lilac. The size means will fit just about anywhere. There are plenty of activities on the online app for it. But what I love it how clear and clean the sound is, quite loud also for the size and no distortion of quality. You can ask Alexa to turn volume up or down, there are options of free music but if wanting to curate a more personalized play list and no adds there's the option to pay for a monthly subscription. I'm unsure about this Atm as I'm leaning more towards audible. You can order your shopping via Alexa and ask time, news, jokes and much more. I like the move ability of the device and what hight or position to put it in. Definitely would recommend, Got the green one down stairs. Great, versatile product.

love my alexa

So good and beariful