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Bose Portable Smart Speaker
Bose SoundLink Revolve II
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Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
Yes
Our Verdict
Bose Portable Smart Speaker
Bose SoundLink Revolve II
The Bose Portable Smart Speaker is a better speaker than the Bose SoundLink Revolve II overall. The Smart Speaker can produce a more extended low-bass than the Revolve II out-of-the-box, and its companion app features bass and treble adjustments you can use to tweak its sound to your liking. It can also get louder and offers fantastic voice assistant support with Alexa and Google Assistant built-in. That said, the Revolve II is better built with an IP55 rating for dust and water resistance, though we don't currently test for this. It also offers a longer-lasting battery life, though this can depend on your usage and your experience may differ.
Variants
- Portable Smart Speaker (Luxe Silver)
- Portable Smart Speaker (Triple Black)
- SoundLink Revolve II (Luxe Silver)
- SoundLink Revolve II (Triple Black)
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Portable Smart Speaker
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Luxe Silver
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Triple Black
Portable Smart Speaker
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Triple Black
SoundLink Revolve II
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Main Differences for
Music
Music
Threshold
Music
6.9
6.5
EQ
Bass/Treble
No
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.1
6.9
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.4
9.2
Dimensions Photo
Volume
148 in³ (2,420 cm³)
62 in³ (1,022 cm³)
Weight
2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)
1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)
Power Source
AC & Battery
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
7.3
8.2
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Great
Good
Water Resistance
Water-resistant (IPx4)
Waterproof (IPx5)
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Dust-Protected (IP5x)
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Unspecified
Controls
8.0
9.0
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Great
Great
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
Yes (Physical)
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes
Yes (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.1
6.9
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.63
-0.07
Std. Err.
2.94 dB
3.03 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
55.0 Hz
60.8 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
19.1 kHz
17.7 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
7.4
7.1
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
1.16 dB
1.74 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
5.9
5.7
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
89.0 dB SPL
84.3 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
4.32 dB
3.68 dB
Active Features
Battery
5.6
8.0
Battery Life
5.3 hrs
9.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.6 hrs
2.7 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
Micro-USB
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
9.4
5.7
Alexa
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No
Google Assistant
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Speakerphone
No
Yes
Siri
No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Voice Assistant
Yes
Yes
Voice Activation
Yes
No
Microphone Mute
Yes
No
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
Great
Excellent
App
7.7
6.6
App Picture
App Name
Bose Music
Bose Connect
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Bass/Treble
No
Stereo Pair Mode
No
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
Yes
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
Yes
USB Audio
No
Yes
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
8.2
9.7
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.2
4.1
Bluetooth iOS Latency
-56 ms
23 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
86 ms
13 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
221.5 ft (67.5 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
2 Devices
Wi-Fi
7.5
0.0
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 5
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
5GHz
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Yes
No
Apple AirPlay
Yes
No
AirPlay Latency
28 ms
N/A
Google Chromecast
Yes
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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Luxe Silver
Portable Smart Speaker
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Luxe Silver
SoundLink Revolve II
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Triple Black
Portable Smart Speaker
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Triple Black
SoundLink Revolve II
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