Amazon Echo Pop review: Smart and affordable

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₹4,999 is an attractive deal, which is likely to attract many first time buyers of Echo smart speakers. Amazon Echo Pop is probably the smallest Echo speaker in the market right now. The semi-hemispherical design is light, ergonomic and compact.

It has front firing speakers covered in the fabric mesh. Rest of the speaker’s body is plastic. There are three buttons at the top - two to adjust to control volume levels and the other one is a mute button.

Then there is also an LED strip that lights up when interacting with the speaker. Amazon Echo Pop is offered in Charcoal, Glacier White, Lavender Bloom and Midnight Teal colour variants. The unit we received for review was the Charcoal that looked good.

Overall, the design is new, but not an eye catcher. It is ideal for small rooms. The startup process is simple like other Alexa devices.

Download the Alexa app and login to your Amazon account. In the app, tap on Add devices and wait for it to search Amazon Echo Pop. Once you see the device in the list, tap on it to pair and after a few minutes, your Amazon Echo Pop is ready to use.

Before delving into the performance part, let’s reinstate here that it comes with an affordable price tag. It is further advisable to not keep your expectations high in terms of audio quality. Amazon Echo Pop justifies its role as a smart speaker.

It was quick to pick up commands. The device is functional in the sense that you can easily control your smart home devices like a smart bulb or a smart plug with Echo Pop. Putting its skills to test, we created routines for the Echo Pop to turn off lights at 10pm in the night and then turn them on in the morning at 8.