Echo Pop | Lavender Bloom + Tapo L530BA Smart Light Bulb (B22), Works with Alexa – Smart Home Starter Kit

It’s an alexa. Seems good.
I haven’t used Alexa devices before so can’t compare to others. I’ve also not used it much or done anything particularly interesting with it. Just your basic timers, turning lights on and off and listening to music.But so far I will say that sound quality and comprehension/ responsiveness do seem better than what I’d say is the equivalent Google device. I also don’t think Google lets you see your timers in the app and is harder to make named timers with so that’s nice too.It’s also nice that it remembers where you are with music even after a long time. And it seems to understand Spotify playlists better than Google.It was easy to link up with Govee. I’m not sure it’s understanding the snapshots that have been set up in the Govee app but haven’t tested that too much. Might have just been that it needed longer to sync up or something.I like that you can just say “five minutes” and it will set a timer. I do wish you could say “thank you” to dismiss timers cos I’m used to that and now I feel mean just saying “stop”.And some devices can measure temperature which I don’t think Google (the ones I have at least) can. The pop can’t detect temperature itself, but it will tell you the temperature from other devices that can (like the echo).So far I prefer Alexa to Google largely because it seems more responsive and I’ve that my Google devices are getting worse and worse at responding to commands.I’m actually surprised by the amount of functionality that the Echo and the Pop have in common. If you’re not sure about the price difference then I’d say the Echo is a good option to go for if you don’t have other speakers and care about sound quality, if you want that portable battery pack or to check the temperature. But I don’t think you’d be missing out on too much with just the Pop. At least not for basic usage. It’s also more compact which could be good for various spaces.

So many uses. Super handy. Great sound quality.
Great, looks nice and neat. Great volume for a cheaper smaller model. I haven’t noticed any difference in sound quality than our more expensive Alexa. Is perfect for so many uses. Door bell, listening to the radio/ music/ audio books, we have them set up with routines so they play at certain times of day to tell the time, weather, flash news briefing and radio for the morning, then nice chilled music in the evening to unwind. Brilliant, no issues.

Handy and good value – all the Alexa basics in a small package
This model is easy to install and use, like most Alexa devices – though if you’re not particularly tech-savvy, you might want someone to help set it up.There’s no screen on this smaller version, but that’s expected, and it still covers all the usual Alexa functions like shopping lists, timers, radio use, and music playback. The sound quality is decent for the size, though not as strong as the larger, more expensive models.Good value for money, especially if you can pick it up during one of Amazon’s frequent sales.

Nice new Echo device
Nice device to play music through and the usual Alexa stuff. Bought for eldest and she loves listening to story time through it and dancing to music. Has good clarity, looks fun in this colour.

Such good sound quality. So neat and tidy. Cannot fault it

I love it, perfect for my small room

Good sound.