Amazon Echo Studio (2025) vs Sonos Era 100 SL
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| AmazonEcho Studio (2025) | SonosEra 100 SL | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | October 2025 | March 2026 |
| Sound | ||
| Type | Speaker | Speaker |
| Channels | 3.1.1 | Stereo |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Drivers | One 3.75″ high-excursion woofer and three 2.25″ full-range drivers | Two angled tweeters and one mid-woofer |
| Amplifiers | – | Three class-D digital amplifiers |
| 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 | Trueplay (iOS device required); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| AirPlay | No | Yes |
| Voice assistants | Alexa | None |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); eero Built-in mesh extender; Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth Low Energy 5.3; A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ports | Power only; no 3.5 mm jack (The Verge) | USB-C for line-in (with the Sonos Line-In Adapter) or Ethernet (with the Sonos Combo Adapter); adapters sold separately |
| Streaming | Amazon Music, Spotify, Apple Music and other services through Alexa; Bluetooth | Apple AirPlay 2; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio |
| 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 with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair or rear surrounds for a Sonos soundbar |
| App | Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web) | Sonos app (iOS and Android) |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 1.632 kg (better) | 1.95 kg |
| Controls | Buttons for volume and microphone on/off; tap gestures (accelerometer) | Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, grouping); Bluetooth button |
| Microphones | Four-microphone array; button disconnects the microphones | None |
| Mounting | – | Era 100 wall mount and stand sold separately |
| Size | 147.3 × 155 × 142.2 mm (H × W × D) | 182.5 × 120 × 130.5 mm (H × W × D) |
| Colours | Graphite, Glacier White | Black, White |
| In the box | Echo Studio, 50 W power adapter, quick start guide | Era 100 SL, power cable (2 m), documentation |
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