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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Bose Home Speaker 300 vs Sonos One Gen 2/One SL
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Bose Home Speaker 300
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredNo
BluetoothNo
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredNo
Variants
- Home Speaker 300 (Luxe Silver)
- Home Speaker 300 (Triple Black)
- One Gen 2 (Black)
- One SL (Black)
- One SL (Shadow Edition)
- One Gen 2 (White)
- One SL (White)
Our Verdict
Bose Home Speaker 300
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL
The Bose Home Speaker 300 is a better home speaker than the Sonos One Gen 2/One SL. The Bose has a more spacious soundstage, supports Bluetooth, and has fewer compression artifacts at max volume. Its built-in voice assistant performance is better. However, the Sonos is better built and is slightly more neutral-sounding out-of-the-box.
Main Differences for
Threshold
Music
6.7
6.6
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.8
7.2
Dynamics
6.7
5.3
Soundstage
6.6
5.9
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
5.4
5.3
Dimensions Photo
Volume
135 in³ (2,219 cm³)
140 in³ (2,302 cm³)
Weight
2.3 lbs (1.1 kg)
4.0 lbs (1.8 kg)
Power Source
AC Only
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
6.4
6.7
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Great
Water Resistance
No
No
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Floats In Water
No
No
Controls
7.9
8.0
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Good
Great
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)
Track Next/Previous
Yes
Yes (Tactile)
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.8
7.2
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.32
-0.22
Std. Err.
3.61 dB
2.96 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
56.6 Hz
52.6 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
17.7 kHz
19.1 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
6.6
5.9
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
2.60 dB
3.97 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
6.7
5.3
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
86.7 dB SPL
86.5 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
2.13 dB
4.89 dB
Active Features
Battery
0.0
0.0
Battery Life
N/A
N/A
Charge Time
N/A
N/A
Power Saving
No
No
Charging Port
No Battery
No Battery
Battery Powered
No
No
Voice Assistant
10
8.0
Alexa
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Google Assistant
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Yes
Voice Activation
Yes
Yes
Microphone Mute
Yes
Yes
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
Excellent
Bad
App
7.7
9.3
App Picture
App Name
Bose Music
Sonos S2
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Bass/Treble
Bass/Treble
Stereo Pair Mode
No
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
9.0
0.0
Bluetooth
Yes
No
Bluetooth Version
4.2
No Bluetooth
Bluetooth iOS Latency
3 ms
N/A
Bluetooth Android Latency
18 ms
N/A
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
N/A
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
Wi-Fi
7.6
7.5
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi 3
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
5GHz
2.4GHz
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Apple AirPlay
Yes
Yes
AirPlay Latency
6 ms
28 ms
Google Chromecast
Yes
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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