Amazon Echo Studio (2025) vs Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| AmazonEcho Studio (2025) | BoseLifestyle Ultra Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | October 2025 | May 2026 |
| Sound | ||
| Type | Speaker | Speaker |
| Channels | 3.1.1 | – |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Drivers | One 3.75″ high-excursion woofer and three 2.25″ full-range drivers | Three drivers (two front-facing, one up-firing) in a Direct/Reflecting design; CleanBass with a QuietPort opening |
| Frequency response | 30 Hz – 18 kHz (at volume 6) | – |
| Audio formats | Dolby Atmos; Amazon Spatial Audio; Lossless High Definition | – |
| Room tuning | Automatic Room Adaptation; bass, mid and treble adjustable in the Alexa app | TrueSpatial processing; EQ in the Bose app |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| AirPlay | No | Yes |
| Voice assistants | Alexa | Alexa |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); eero Built-in mesh extender; Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk | – |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3; A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP | Bluetooth 5.3 and Bluetooth Low Energy |
| Ports | Power only; no 3.5 mm jack (The Verge) | 3.5 mm aux input |
| Streaming | Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music and other services through Alexa; Bluetooth | Apple AirPlay 2; Google Cast; Spotify Connect; Bluetooth |
| Multi-room | Multi-room music with other Echo devices; stereo pair with a second Echo Studio; Alexa Home Theater with a compatible Fire TV (up to five Echo Studio speakers and an optional Echo Sub) | Groups through AirPlay or the Google Home app, including with other makers' speakers; two make a stereo pair; two can be surrounds for the Lifestyle Ultra Soundbar (7.1.4 with the Lifestyle Ultra Subwoofer) |
| App | Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web) | Bose app |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 1.632 kg (better) | 1.66 kg |
| Controls | Buttons for volume and microphone on/off; tap gestures (accelerometer) | Touch buttons on top |
| Mounting | – | Lifestyle Speaker Wall Bracket and Floor Stand sold separately |
| Microphones | Four-microphone array; button disconnects the microphones | – |
| Size | 147.3 × 155 × 142.2 mm (H × W × D) | 7.270 × 4.767 × 6.594 in (H × W × D); 3.660 lb |
| Colours | Graphite, Glacier White | Black, White Smoke; limited-edition Driftwood Sand |
| In the box | Echo Studio, 50 W power adapter, quick start guide | Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, power cable, quick start guide |
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