Sonos Roam vs Bose SoundLink Color II (2016)

The Sonos Roam managed to impress reviewers from many of the internet's most highly trusted sources, including Rtings, TechGearLab, Tom's Guide, CNET, and Consumer Reports. It performed really well in their Portable Bluetooth Speaker roundups - it was named "Best Smart Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker" by Rtings, "Best for Wireless Charging" by TechGearLab, and "Sonos' best go anywhere pocket speaker" by Tom's Guide. That's high praise coming from sources that conduct in-depth hands-on testing.

As for the Bose SoundLink Color II - it was received really well by reviewers from a couple of highly trusted sources, such as Laptop Mag, Consumer Reports, and SoundGuys; it performed great in their in-depth hands-on roundups and earned the "The best voice-command bluetooth speaker" title from Laptop Mag, "Ranked 1 out of 5" from Consumer Reports, and "Ranked 2 out of 5" from SoundGuys, which indicates that this product is worthy of consideration.

For a direct Sonos Roam vs. Bose SoundLink Color II comparison, we took a look at sources that tested both and found that the Sonos Roam got reviewed better by CNET and What Hi-Fi?, whereas the reviewers at PCmag preferred the Bose SoundLink Color II. Reviewers at TechGearLab, Techradar, and Tom's Guide haven't shown a preference for either.

We also took a look at which sources liked these two products the most. We found that the Sonos Roam received its best, 10, rating from TrustedReviews, while the Bose SoundLink Color II got its highest score of 9 from TechGearLab.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Sonos Roam earned an average review score of 8.7 out of 10 points and the Bose SoundLink Color II received an average of 8.0, compared to the 7.6 average of Portable Bluetooth Speakers in general.