Amazon Echo 2 Will Reportedly Copy Design Elements From Apple's HomePod

It's been more than two years since the Amazon Echo smart speaker was released in the United States, and Amazon is believed to be debuting a successor later this year. A new report claims that the Amazon Echo 2 will look similar to Apple's HomePod. The Amazon Echo 2 is said to be shorter and slimmer than the original unit, while its edges will be be more rounded, an anonymous source told Engadget. The Echo successor is also said to come with a "softer" design with the addition of a cloth-like covering, instead of the original device's all-plastic shell. The new Amazon Echo speaker has also been described as if it were three or four Echo Dots stacked on top of each other.