9 reasons you should buy an Amazon Echo over an Apple HomePod

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Amazon's Echo has been the reigning champ of smart speakers for several years running.

Thanks to a super-smart assistant in Alexa, an approachable price point - now $100 - and the power of Amazon's massive ecommerce presence, the Echo has been a no-brainer for anyone in the market for a smart speaker.

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But now Apple has entered the fray with its $350 HomePod, and fans might be wondering: which is worth buying?

While there are two major reasons to choose HomePod, the Echo still wins out. Here are nine reasons to buy the Amazon Echo instead of Apple's HomePod: