亚马逊的Echo Dot和Echo Pop是两款颇受欢迎的智能音箱，它们在尺寸、外观、音质和功能方面各有优劣。Echo Dot以其圆形设计和更强的音质而著称，而Echo Pop则以其更小的尺寸、更鲜艳的颜色和更便携的特性而闻名。两款设备都支持Alexa语音助手，可以用于播放音乐、设置闹钟、控制智能家居设备等。本文将深入比较这两款设备，帮助你选择最适合你的智能音箱。

😊 **外观设计：Echo Pop略胜一筹** Echo Dot和Echo Pop尺寸相近，但Echo Dot为圆形设计，而Echo Pop则采用扁平设计，类似于Echo Dot的横截面。Echo Dot提供三种较为柔和的颜色（灰色、白色和蓝色），而Echo Pop则提供更鲜艳的颜色选择（除了灰色和白色之外，还有薰衣草色和碧绿色）。总体而言，我更喜欢Echo Pop的外观，它更鲜艳的颜色可以为角落的架子增添一抹亮丽，或者作为比Echo Dot更隐蔽的Alexa助手（Echo Dot通常被认为是智能家居设备）。两款设备都拥有现代简洁的外观，可以轻松融入任何风格的装饰。

🎧 **音质：Echo Dot略胜一筹** 亚马逊将Echo Pop的音质描述为“饱满的声音”，适合卧室和小型空间，而将Echo Dot的音质描述为“更响亮、更充满活力的声音”，适合任何房间。在我的Echo Dot和Echo Pop并排比较中，我没有发现两款设备之间存在音质差异。两款设备都非常适合在我的办公室播放背景音乐或做家务时收听播客，与我的智能手机相比，它们提供了更饱满、更清晰的声音和更高的音量。 Echo Pop的扬声器尺寸略大。然而，Dot的圆形设计可以帮助它无论放置在何处都能将声音充满整个空间。

🤖 **Alexa集成和智能家居连接：Echo Dot略胜一筹** Echo Dot和Echo Pop都通过亚马逊Alexa应用程序与Alexa集成。你可以使用Alexa来提问、查询天气、设置计时器和闹钟，以及打开连接的应用程序（例如音乐或流媒体应用程序，包括Spotify、Pandora、Audible和Amazon Music）。就个人而言，我一直发现Alexa设备在办公室和厨房最为实用。它们提供了一种免提、无屏幕的方式来设置计时器（用于提高工作效率或制作披萨）或流式传输音频。位于中心的Echo设备也是释放大脑空间的好方法。我用Alexa提醒我浇花、将生日贺卡寄出，以及在季节性注水时定期检查泳池的水位。 然而，Echo Dot在两个关键方面胜过Echo Pop：温度感应和运动检测。因此，你的Echo Dot可以执行涉及温度或运动的Alexa例行程序，而Echo Pop则无法执行。一些示例： Echo Dot可以在达到一定温度时调整你的智能恒温器设置。 Echo Dot可以在检测到房间内有运动时打开智能灯泡。

🔌 **额外功能：Echo Dot略胜一筹** Echo Dot和Echo Pop都可以作为WiFi扩展器，如果你拥有现有的Amazon Eero网络，可以额外增加1,000平方英尺的WiFi覆盖范围。 然而，正如上面提到的，Echo Dot在额外功能方面再次胜过Echo Pop。Dot配备了运动和温度检测功能。

⭐️ **总结：Echo Dot更适合那些需要额外功能和更强音质的用户，而Echo Pop更适合那些追求更小巧、更便携、更鲜艳颜色选择的用戶。**

Echo Dot vs. Echo Pop: Specs

Design: We like color options

The Echo Dot and the Echo Pop are nearly the same size, but while the Echo Dot is round the Echo Pop has a flat face. It basically looks like a cross-section of the Dot.

The Echo Dot also comes in three fairly muted colors (gray, white, and blue), but the Echo Pop is available in some, well, poppier colors (lavender and teal in addition to gray and white).

Overall, I like the appearance of the Echo Pop a little better. The brighter colors can add a cute splash of color to a corner shelf, or the Pop can serve as a more discreet Alexa assistant than the Echo Dot (which is fairly universally recognized as a smart home device).

Both have a modern, sleek appearance that can easily complement or blend into any style of decor.

Winner: Echo Pop

Setup and ease of use

Amazon has made setting up these devices extremely easy. You’ll need the Alexa app on your phone, and it walks you through setup step-by-step. The app is also where you’ll connect other apps like Spotify or Audible to stream them on your Echo devices using Alexa voice commands.

The devices themselves are also very straightforward. The physical buttons on them allow you to mute and unmute the microphone and adjust the volume. Everything else is done through voice commands or through the Alexa app. I had no problems setting up either device and both were highly responsive to my “Hey, Alexa’s.”

Winner: Tie

Sound quality is almost identical

Amazon describes the Echo Pop’s sound as a “full sound” that’s a good fit for bedrooms and small spaces and the Echo Dot’s sound as a “bigger vibrant sound” for any room.

In my side-by-side comparisons of the Echo Dot and the Echo Pop, I couldn’t detect a difference in sound quality between the two devices. Both devices were excellent for playing background music in my office or listening to podcasts while doing housework, providing fuller, clearer sound and increased volume compared to my smartphone.

The Echo Pop does have an ever-so-slightly larger speaker. However, the Dot’s round shape can help it to fill a space with sound no matter where it’s placed.

Winner: Echo Dot

Alexa integration and smart home connectivity

Both the Echo Dot and the Echo Pop integrate with Alexa through the Amazon Alexa app. You can use Alexa to ask questions, check the weather, set timers and alarms, and open connected apps (like music or streaming apps including Spotify, Pandora, Audible, and Amazon Music). 

Personally, I have always found Alexa devices most handy in the office and in the kitchen. They provide a hands-free, screen-free way to set timers (for productivity or pizza) or to stream audio. A centrally-located Echo device is also a great way to free up space in your brain. I’ve used Alexa to remind me to water my plants, put birthday cards in the mail, and check the water level in the pool at regular intervals when filling it up for the season.

However, the Echo Dot edges out the Echo Pop here in two key ways: temperature sensing and motion detection. So your Echo Dot can execute Alexa Routines that involve temperature or motion, while the Echo Pop can’t. Some examples: 

The Echo Dot can adjust your smart thermostat settings when it reaches a certain temperature

The Echo Dot can turn on smart lightbulbs when it senses motion in a room

Winner: Echo Dot

Considering additional features

The Echo Dot and the Echo Pop can both serve as WiFi extenders if you have an existing Amazon Eero network, adding up to 1,000 square feet of additional WiFi coverage.

However, once again the Echo Dot edges out the Echo Pop in terms of extra features. As mentioned above, the Dot comes equipped with motion and temperature detection capabilities. 

Winner: Echo Dot