Bose Home Speaker 300 vs Bose Portable Smart Speaker

Tested using Methodology v0.8

Updated Sep 04, 2024 07:32 PM

BluetoothYes

Wi-FiYes

SpeakerphoneNo

Voice AssistantYes

Battery PoweredNo

BluetoothYes

Wi-FiYes

SpeakerphoneNo

Voice AssistantYes

Battery PoweredYes

Variants

Home Speaker 300 (Luxe Silver)
Home Speaker 300 (Triple Black)

Portable Smart Speaker (Luxe Silver)
Portable Smart Speaker (Triple Black)

Review

See Bose Home Speaker 300 review

See Bose Portable Smart Speaker review

Our Verdict

Bose Home Speaker 300

Bose Portable Smart Speaker

The Bose Portable Smart Speaker is a slightly better speaker than the Bose Home speaker 300. The Smart Speaker is battery-powered, making it much more portable than the Home Speaker 300. It can get louder, and offers a wider-sounding soundstage, so your audio sounds clearer from most angles. That said, the Home Speaker 300 has less compression present at max volume, resulting in cleaner audio at louder volumes.

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Luxe Silver

Home Speaker 300

Luxe Silver

Portable Smart Speaker

Triple Black

Home Speaker 300

Triple Black

Portable Smart Speaker

Main Differences for

Threshold

0.10

Music

6.7

6.9

Frequency Response Accuracy

6.8

7.1

Soundstage

6.6

7.4

Dynamics

6.7

5.9

Full Comparison

Music

6.7

6.9

Videos/Movies

6.9

Podcasts

6.6

8.0

Voice Assistant

9.0

Outdoors

5.2

6.7

Design

Style

Style Photo

RGB Lights

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Portability

5.4

9.4

Dimensions Photo

Volume

135 in³ (2,219 cm³)

148 in³ (2,420 cm³)

Weight

2.3 lbs (1.1 kg)

2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)

Power Source

AC Only

AC & Battery

One-Hand Carry

Yes

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Build Quality

6.4

7.3

Build Quality Photo

Material Quality

Good

Great

Water Resistance

Water-resistant (IPx4)

Dust Resistance

Unspecified

Impact Resistance

Unspecified

Floats In Water

Unspecified

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Controls

7.9

8.0

Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use

Great

Feedback

Good

Great

Music Play/Pause

Yes (Tactile)

Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End

Volume Up/Down

Yes (Tactile)

Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous

Yes

Microphone On/Off

Yes (Tactile)

Yes (Physical)

Additional Controls

Yes

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In The Box

In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy

6.8

7.1

Frequency Response Graph

Slope

-0.32

-0.63

Std. Err.

3.61 dB

2.94 dB

Low-Frequency Extension

56.6 Hz

55.0 Hz

High-Frequency Extension

17.7 kHz

19.1 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response

Raw Frequency Response Graph

Binaural Recording @ 1m

Binaural Recording @ 2m

Soundstage

6.6

7.4

Directivity Graph

Directivity Index

2.60 dB

1.16 dB

Stereo

No (mono)

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Dynamics

6.7

5.9

Dynamic Range Compression

SPL @ Max Volume

86.7 dB SPL

89.0 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume

2.13 dB

4.32 dB

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Active Features

Battery

0.0

5.6

Battery Life

N/A

5.3 hrs

Charge Time

N/A

2.6 hrs

Power Saving

Yes

Charging Port

No Battery

USB-C

Battery Powered

Yes

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Voice Assistant

9.4

Alexa

Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)

Google Assistant

Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)

Speakerphone

Siri

Voice Assistant

Yes

Voice Activation

Yes

Microphone Mute

Yes

Far-Field Performance

Excellent

Ambient Noise Performance

Excellent

Great

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App

7.7

App Picture

App Name

Bose Music

iOS

Yes

Android

Yes

EQ

Bass/Treble

Stereo Pair Mode

Party Mode

Yes

Multi-Room

Yes

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Connectivity

Wired

Aux Input

Yes

USB Audio

Other Ports

Yes

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Bluetooth

9.0

8.2

Bluetooth

Yes

Bluetooth Version

4.2

Bluetooth iOS Latency

3 ms

-56 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency

18 ms

86 ms

Bluetooth Range

334.6 ft (102.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing

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Wi-Fi

7.6

7.5

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi 5

Wi-Fi Frequency Band

5GHz

Wi-Fi

Yes

Apple AirPlay

Yes

AirPlay Latency

6 ms

28 ms

Google Chromecast

Yes

Chromecast Latency

N/A

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Luxe Silver

Home Speaker 300

Luxe Silver

Portable Smart Speaker

Triple Black

Home Speaker 300

Triple Black

Portable Smart Speaker