Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker vs Sonos Era 100 SL

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Lifestyle Ultra Speaker compared with Era 100 SL

	BoseLifestyle Ultra Speaker	SonosEra 100 SL
Overview
Released
Released	May 2026	March 2026
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	–	Stereo
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Three drivers (two front-facing, one up-firing) in a Direct/Reflecting design; CleanBass with a QuietPort opening	Two angled tweeters and one mid-woofer
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	–	Three class-D digital amplifiers
Room tuning
Room tuning	TrueSpatial processing; EQ in the Bose app	Trueplay (iOS device required); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	Yes	Yes
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Alexa	None
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3 and Bluetooth Low Energy	Bluetooth 5.3
Ports
Ports	3.5 mm aux input	USB-C for line-in (with the Sonos Line-In Adapter) or Ethernet (with the Sonos Combo Adapter); adapters sold separately
Streaming
Streaming	Apple AirPlay 2; Google Cast; Spotify Connect; Bluetooth	Apple AirPlay 2; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	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)	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair or rear surrounds for a Sonos soundbar
App
App	Bose app	Sonos app (iOS and Android)
Design
Weight
Weight	1.66 kg (better)	1.95 kg
Controls
Controls	Touch buttons on top	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, grouping); Bluetooth button
Microphones
Microphones	–	None
Mounting
Mounting	Lifestyle Speaker Wall Bracket and Floor Stand sold separately	Era 100 wall mount and stand sold separately
Size
Size	7.270 × 4.767 × 6.594 in (H × W × D); 3.660 lb	182.5 × 120 × 130.5 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Black, White Smoke; limited-edition Driftwood Sand	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, power cable, quick start guide	Era 100 SL, power cable (2 m), documentation