What Sonos is really getting at is the same niche that Apple and Google plan to attack with their upcoming HomePod and Google Home Max speakers , respectively. It’s too soon to say exactly how those—or the aforementioned Echo Plus—compare to One from an audio standpoint, but Sonos will be...
Much richer audio quality than an Amazon Echo or Google Home; Compact; understated design is unlikely to look gaudy anywhere in the home; Mic array; while not perfect; is generally reliable for picking up voice commands; Can tap into virtually all the same Alexa “skills” as an Echo; $199 price point...
No way to control Spotify with voice commands at launch; no stated plan for Apple Music, Tidal, or Google Play Music voice commands on the horizon, No Bluetooth or wired audio connectors, Redesigned Sonos mobile app can be a bit clunky, No way to pair Sonos One and Sonos Play:1 speakers together in...