Bose SoundLink Flex (2nd Gen) vs SoundLink Home

The Bose SoundLink Home and Bose SoundLink Flex (2nd Gen) are both small, portable speakers with a balanced sound that suits a wide variety of audio. But that's where the similarities end. The Home is sleek and stylish but meant for the indoors. It's not IP-rated against water or dust, and it has a poor battery life: this isn't a speaker to take on a picnic. By contrast, the Flex is well-fortified against the elements, but it doesn't look quite as fancy. If we had to pick a dealbreaker, we'd say the Home's lack of a companion app is a bit of a letdown, but that might not matter to you.