Apple HomePod mini 2 vs Sonos Era 100 SL

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HomePod mini 2 compared with Era 100 SL

	AppleHomePod mini 2	SonosEra 100 SL
Overview
Released
Released	Coming 30 October 2026	March 2026
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	–	Stereo
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Full-range driver and dual passive radiators, with a custom acoustic waveguide for a 360° sound field	Two angled tweeters and one mid-woofer
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	–	Three class-D digital amplifiers
Room tuning
Room tuning	Apple S10 chip with computational audio for real-time tuning	Trueplay (iOS device required); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	Yes	Yes
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Siri	None
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax); Thread; Ultra Wideband chip for device proximity; peer-to-peer discovery for guest access	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 6 (Apple lists no Bluetooth audio playback)	Bluetooth 5.3
Ports
Ports	Power only (20 W adapter included)	USB-C for line-in (with the Sonos Line-In Adapter) or Ethernet (with the Sonos Combo Adapter); adapters sold separately
Streaming
Streaming	AirPlay from iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K or Mac; Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, third-party music services, TuneIn and UK radio stations by voice	Apple AirPlay 2; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	Multi-room audio with AirPlay; stereo pair with a second HomePod mini 2; four-speaker surround sound with Apple TV 4K (4th generation), using four HomePod mini 2 or HomePod (2nd generation) speakers in matching pairs; default speaker for Macs with Wi-Fi 6E or later	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair or rear surrounds for a Sonos soundbar
App
App	Home app on iPhone or iPad	Sonos app (iOS and Android)
Design
Weight
Weight	0.335 kg (better)	1.95 kg
Controls
Controls	Touch surface (tap to play or pause, double-tap to skip, triple-tap to skip back, touch and hold for Siri, + and – for volume); Sound Glow lights the top in time with music	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, grouping); Bluetooth button
Microphones
Microphones	Three-microphone design for far-field Siri; Sound Recognition for smoke and carbon monoxide alarms; temperature and humidity sensors	None
Mounting
Mounting	–	Era 100 wall mount and stand sold separately
Size
Size	84.3 mm high, 97.9 mm wide	182.5 × 120 × 130.5 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	White, Pink, Green, Blue, Midnight	Black, White
In the box
In the box	HomePod mini 2, 20 W power adapter, documentation	Era 100 SL, power cable (2 m), documentation