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On August 23rd, Bose released a portable smart speaker Portable Home Speaker.

Portable Home Speaker continues the design of SoundLink Revolve Plus, and the body is still similar to the shape of a portable insulated pot, and it retains the hand. But unlike SoundLink Revolve+, the bottom of the Portable Home Speaker is no longer a regular plane, but an arc-shaped transition that makes it look more like a portable insulated pot.

Although it is defined as a “portable” smart speaker, the size of the Bose Portable Home Speaker is not small.

The machine is approximately 7.5 inches (about 19 cm) high, 4 inches (about 10 cm) wide, and weighs 2.3 pounds (about 1.04 kg). Compared with SoundLink Revolve+, the Bose Portable Home Speaker is only slightly higher, and the weight is increased from 0.9 kg to 1.04 kg. The difference is not too big.

But for a portable speaker, the 1kg body is really a bit heavy. If you want to bring it to the outdoors, it is more suitable to put it in the bag.

Bose Portable Home Speaker continues to use the aluminum casing, while also ensuring the waterproofness of the IPX4 and increasing the durability of the body. But now the filter sound network extends directly to the bottom, I don’t know if it will affect the protection ability of the fuselage when it falls at a high place.

Bose Portable Home Speaker also retains the design of the physical buttons and continues to be placed on top of the speakers. Different from the old one, this time Bose also made a sound hole at the top, I believe that the performance of the acoustic design inside the speaker is adjusted.

In terms of sound, Bose Portable Home Speaker still supports the 360° audio technology unique to the Soundlink Revolve series. This time, Bose added a high-frequency unit inside the speaker, and Bose said that it can match other units to achieve a more ductile sound.

Before experience Bose 700 Wireless noise canceling headphones found that Bose’s handling of the unit and sound control are indeed a lot better than before, and the sound quality has also been significantly improved. Inferred that the new unit and the newly designed Bose Portable Home Speaker should be stronger than the Bose Soundlink Revolve series.

Bose Portable Home Speaker supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. The Wi-Fi connection mode allows you to use the built-in Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant smart assistants to implement home smart speakers. In addition, Bose Portable Home Speaker also supports AirPlay 2 and Spotify Connect, allowing users to turn Bose Portable Home Speaker into an Internet streaming speaker via Wi-Fi.

By Bluetooth connection mode, Bose Portable Home Speaker can also be paired with the SoundLink mini, micro, color and Revolve series through the Bose official app Bose Music to form a speaker array to enhance the sound.

As a wireless speaker that can be moved with you, the Bose Portable Home Speaker also features a built-in battery. The USB-C interface for charging is attached to the body of the speaker, and the bottom of the speaker is also compatible with the base. Users can purchase a $29 charging dock and charge it at home.

In addition to charging, Bose did not mention other features of the charging dock. If the pedestal does not have the ability to activate other functions of the speaker, it is not too big for charging.

Overall, the design of the Bose Portable Home Speaker is somewhat similar to the Sonos Move previously reported by Ai Fan.

Both models are available in both portable and home styles, with smart assistants and streaming services via Wi-Fi and app, and different functions in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. . In addition to the different acoustic designs, the two speakers are really similar.

Bose Portable Home Speaker is priced at $349 (a contract of 2,475 yuan) and is expected to be available on September 19.

Looking at Bose new feature configuration and pricing, we should be able to guess the general situation of Sonos Move.