Today the second generation of one of the best rivals of Apple's HomePod, the Sonos One, is launched. In this type of smart speakers there are many factors that influence their performance beyond the internal speakers themselves and in this case the improvements implemented are centered directly on the processor, Bluetooth (BLE) low power and internal memory.
And it is that these Sonos One speakers add the latest in technology and this second generation model does not show aesthetic changes beyond these internal modifications, so don't expect a new design or similar since it is not the case.
AirPlay 2 and Alexa compatibility
These would be two of the great virtues of these Sonos One both in its previous model put on sale in 2017 and in this new second-generation model launched by the firm. The sound quality is unchanged in this new generation of Sonos One, so the main novelties are focused on the components that make this speaker intelligent. The improvements in Bluetooth are basically focused on adding the Bluetooth Low Enery (BLE) generation that is only used during the first configuration of the Sonos One, since then they connect and control via the Wi-Fi network set by the user.
Another point that many users expected in a second version is the arrival of the Google assistant, Google Assistant, but for now it is not available in this new version despite the fact that the brand states that it will be available this year. To make this launch more rounded, the firm is reducing the first generation models and these new second generation Sonos One models by about $ 20 they are launched with a price tag of $ 199.