Apple HomePod (2nd generation) vs Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker

While the Apple HomePod (2nd generation) and the Bose Ultra Lifestyle Speaker have similar designs and are both intended for home use, they have different selling points. The Apple, unsurprisingly, features great integration with Apple products. When paired with an iOS device, you can take calls on the speaker via the controls, control it easily using Siri, or even pair two HomePods with an Apple TV for a movie-watching setup. It also has better directivity, reproducing audio more consistently across different listening angles. For Android users and the OS-agnostics, the Bose has a more complete feature set though. It can get louder, comes with Bluetooth and wired playback support, plus it comes with a 3-band EQ in case you want to adjust the default sound.