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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

Bose SoundLink Revolve vs Beats Pill+

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Bose SoundLink Revolve
Beats Pill+

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Updated Sep 04, 2024 03:56 PM

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Bose SoundLink Revolve Picture
Beats Pill+ Picture

Variants

  • Bose SoundLink Revolve (Lux Gray)
  • Bose SoundLink Revolve (Triple Black)
  • Pill+ (Black)
  • Pill+ (Red)
  • Pill+ (White)

Our Verdict

Bose SoundLink Revolve

Beats Pill+

The Bose SoundLink Revolve is a better speaker than the Beats Pill+. The Bose has voice assistant support, and though it relies on the voice assistant from your smartphone, it can understand you even if you're far away. The Bose also has a more balanced sound profile, making it better-suited to playing most audio content. However, the Beats can play stereo content without downmixing it into mono.

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Main Differences for
Music

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.6
6.0

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.9
5.8

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Bose SoundLink Revolve Style Photo
Beats Pill+ Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No
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Portability 
 

9.2
9.2

Dimensions Photo  

Bose SoundLink Revolve Dimensions Photo
Beats Pill+ Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

62 in³ (1,022 cm³)
56 in³ (910 cm³)

Weight 
 

1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)
1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)

Power Source 
 

Battery & USB
Battery & USB

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
6.4

Build Quality Photo  

Bose SoundLink Revolve Build Quality Photo
Beats Pill+ Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Good
Good

Water Resistance 
 

Water-resistant (IPx4)
No

Dust Resistance 
 

Yes (IP rating unspecified)
Unspecified

Impact Resistance 
 

Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Unspecified

Floats In Water 
 

Unspecified
No
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Controls 
 

9.0
7.9

Controls Photo  

Bose SoundLink Revolve Controls Photo
Beats Pill+ Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Bose SoundLink Revolve Controls Photo 2
Beats Pill+ Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Great
Good

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

Yes (Physical)
No

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Bose SoundLink Revolve In The Box Photo
Beats Pill+ In The Box Photo
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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.9
5.8

Frequency Response Graph  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Slope 
 

-0.34
-0.72

Std. Err. 
 

2.66 dB
4.26 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

61.7 Hz
89.8 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

18.0 kHz
16.7 kHz
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

7.2
7.2

Directivity Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Directivity Index 
 

1.53 dB
5.35 dB

Stereo 
 

No (mono)
Yes
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Dynamics 
 

5.9
6.1

Dynamic Range Compression  

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See details on graph tool

SPL @ Max Volume 
 

85.4 dB SPL
85.8 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

3.49 dB
3.26 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.6
7.0

Battery Life 
 

12.1 hrs
7.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3.7 hrs
2.7 hrs

Power Saving 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port 
 

Micro-USB
Lightning

Battery Powered 
 

Yes
Yes
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Voice Assistant 
 

5.1
0.0

Alexa 
 

No
No

Google Assistant 
 

Yes (Requires Smartphone)
No

Speakerphone 
 

Yes
Yes

Siri 
 

Yes (Requires Smartphone)
No

Voice Assistant 
 

Yes
No

Voice Activation 
 

No
No

Microphone Mute 
 

No
No

Far-Field Performance 
 

Excellent
No Assistant

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

Great
No Assistant
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App 
 

6.6
6.6

App Picture  

Bose SoundLink Revolve App Picture
Beats Pill+ App Picture

App Name 
 

Bose Connect
Beats Pill+

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

No
No

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

Yes
No

Other Ports 
 

No
Yes
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Bluetooth 
 

7.3
8.7

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

151 ms
52 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

217 ms
147 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

164.0 ft (50.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices
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Wi-Fi 
 

0.0
0.0

Wi-Fi Version 
 

No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 
 

No
No

Apple AirPlay 
 

No
No

AirPlay Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Google Chromecast 
 

No
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Bose SoundLink Revolve

Beats Pill+

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