Very light. Great sound quality. Affordable for a Sonos speaker. Can send sound from the Roam to another Sonos speaker.

Scuffs easily. Some of the advanced connectivity features aren't as seamless as I'd like.

The $399 Sonos Move is a very capable wireless speaker. When at home, it can connect to the rest of your Sonos gear, and its built-in microphone lets it act as a Google- or Alexa-powered smart speaker. On the road, its Bluetooth radio and 10-hour rechargeable battery makes for a powerful, portable sound system. Well, maybe not that portable. In truth, as good as the Move is, it’s never going to be a grab-and-go speaker because it’s simply too big and too heavy. Going from the living room to the patio? Grab the Move. Going from the patio to the park? That’s a different story. But now we have the $169 Sonos Roam. It’s got all of the Move’s capabilities (and then some), but it’s a fraction of the Move’s size, weight, and price. Does this make the Roam a no-brainer purchase for Sonos fans? Let’s check it out. Sonos has long been a leader in sustainably packaged products, but the Roam is its best effort yet. It even includes a handy label to help determine which parts can be recycled. Insid...

Excellent design; Lightweight and portable; Totally water and dustproof; Very good sound for its size; Choice of smart speaker assistants; Wireless charging;

No Bluetooth stereo pairing; Doesn’t work as a speakerphone; Less battery life than some other speakers;

The versatility and portability of the Sonos Roam ticks all of the boxes. The extra features thrown in and the fact it’ll play nice with any existing Sonos systems are added bonuses, but it’s just as worthy as a standalone Bluetooth speaker. Sonos should have made this ages ago, but it’s better late than never. There are better sounding Bluetooth speakers, but there are few speakers which offer this unique combination of features.

Great design; Excellent connectivity options; Light; Cool features;

Bass is a touch gratuitous ;

Sonos' first portable speaker impresses with integration and convenience.

Warm and comfortable sound with good speech intelligibility. You can take all the benefits and streaming services from the Sonos desktop system with you in your pocket.

Relatively expensive. Undynamic sound. No real bass reproduction. Charger is not included in the price.

This is the perfect speaker for Sonos fans, for everyone else, it's just a speaker

Premium materials, Big sound in a small body, Has access to all of Sonos' features

Doesn't float, Sonos software can be a tad overbearing, battery life is a little lacklustre

Great design; Excellent connectivity options; Light; Cool features;

Bass is a touch gratuitous ;

A brilliant wireless speaker with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Alexa and Google Assistant support

Sounds phenomenal for the size; Alexa and Google Assistant support; Qi wireless charging;

Voice assistant setup can be a pain; No charger supplied in the box; No 3.5mm audio input;

A brilliant wireless speaker with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Alexa and Google Assistant support

Sounds phenomenal for the size; Alexa and Google Assistant support; Qi wireless charging;

Voice assistant setup can be a pain; No charger supplied in the box; No 3.5mm audio input;