Sonos Era 100 vs Sonos Era 300

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Era 100 compared with Era 300

	SonosEra 100	SonosEra 300
Overview
Released
Released	March 2023	March 2023
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	Stereo	–
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	Yes
Drivers
Drivers	Two angled tweeters and one mid-woofer	Four tweeters (a forward-firing mid tweeter, two side-firing mid tweeters and an upward-firing tweeter in a horn) and two woofers angled left and right
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	Three class-D digital amplifiers	Six class-D digital amplifiers
Audio formats
Audio formats	–	Dolby Atmos Music
Room tuning
Room tuning	Trueplay (iOS and Android); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app	Trueplay (iOS and Android); 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	Alexa and Sonos Voice Control
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 Dolby Atmos rear surrounds for a Sonos soundbar
App
App	Sonos app (iOS and Android)	Sonos app (iOS and Android)
Design
Weight
Weight	2.02 kg (better)	4.47 kg
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, voice mute, grouping); Bluetooth button; microphone switch
Microphones
Microphones	Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation; switch cuts power to the microphones	Far-field microphone array with beamforming and multichannel echo cancellation; switch cuts power to the microphones
Mounting
Mounting	Wall mount and stand sold separately	Wall mount and stand sold separately
Size
Size	182.5 × 120 × 130.5 mm (H × W × D)	185 × 260 × 160 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Black, White	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Era 100, power cable (2 m), documentation	Era 300, power cable (2 m), documentation