Sonos Era 100 vs Sonos Era 100 SL

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Era 100 compared with Era 100 SL

	SonosEra 100	SonosEra 100 SL
Overview
Released
Released	March 2023	March 2026
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	Stereo	Stereo
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Two angled tweeters and one mid-woofer	Two angled tweeters and one mid-woofer
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	Three class-D digital amplifiers	Three class-D digital amplifiers
Room tuning
Room tuning	Trueplay (iOS and Android); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos 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 and Sonos Voice Control	None
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.3
Ports
Ports	USB-C for line-in (with the Sonos Line-In Adapter) or Ethernet (with the Sonos Combo Adapter); adapters sold separately	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; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio	Apple AirPlay 2; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair; a pair can be rear surrounds for Ray, Beam, Arc Ultra or Amp	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair or rear surrounds for a Sonos soundbar
App
App	Sonos app (iOS and Android)	Sonos app (iOS and Android)
Design
Weight
Weight	2.02 kg	1.95 kg (better)
Controls
Controls	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, voice mute, grouping); Bluetooth button; microphone switch	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume, grouping); Bluetooth button
Microphones
Microphones	Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation; switch cuts power to the microphones	None
Mounting
Mounting	Wall mount and stand sold separately	Era 100 wall mount and stand sold separately
Size
Size	182.5 × 120 × 130.5 mm (H × W × D)	182.5 × 120 × 130.5 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Black, White	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Era 100, power cable (2 m), documentation	Era 100 SL, power cable (2 m), documentation