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Sony LinkBuds Speaker
Amazon Echo Pop
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Updated Feb 04, 2025 12:25 PM
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Updated Apr 15, 2025 08:02 PM
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredNo
Our Verdict
Sony LinkBuds Speaker
Amazon Echo Pop
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.
Variants
- LinkBuds Speaker (Light Grey)
- LinkBuds Speaker (White)
- Echo Pop (Charcoal)
- Echo Pop (Glacier White)
- Echo Pop (Lavender Bloom)
- Echo Pop (Midnight Teal)
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LinkBuds Speaker
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Music
Threshold
Music
6.3
5.9
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.5
5.9
Soundstage
6.1
5.2
Dynamics
5.5
6.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.3
5.8
Dimensions Photo
Volume
47 in³ (769 cm³)
38 in³ (627 cm³)
Weight
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
7.0
6.0
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Decent
Water Resistance
Water-resistant (IPx4)
Unspecified
Dust Resistance
No
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
No
Unspecified
Floats In Water
No
Unspecified
Controls
7.8
6.0
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Good
Great
Feedback
Good
Great
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
No
Call Answer/End
Yes
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Physical)
No
Microphone On/Off
No
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.5
5.9
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
0.81
0.34
Std. Err.
2.79 dB
2.51 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
72.3 Hz
113.1 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
15.1 kHz
19.9 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
6.1
5.2
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
3.55 dB
5.18 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
5.5
6.3
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
81.3 dB SPL
79.1 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.24 dB
1.09 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.6
0.0
Battery Life
15.5 hrs
N/A
Charge Time
4.4 hrs
N/A
Power Saving
Yes
No
Charging Port
USB-C
No Battery
Battery Powered
Yes
No
Voice Assistant
4.6
10
Alexa
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Google Assistant
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
No
Speakerphone
Yes
Yes
Siri
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Yes
Voice Activation
No
Yes
Microphone Mute
No
Yes
Far-Field Performance
Great
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
Great
Excellent
App
6.3
9.6
App Picture
App Name
Sound Connect
Amazon Alexa
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Graphic
Graphic
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
No
Yes
Multi-Room
No
Yes
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
9.3
7.5
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.2
Unspecified
Bluetooth iOS Latency
10 ms
115 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
73 ms
133 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
305.1 ft (93.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
Wi-Fi
0.0
6.5
Wi-Fi Version
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
No Wi-Fi
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Wi-Fi
No
Yes
Apple AirPlay
No
No
AirPlay Latency
N/A
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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