Soon, the Sonos family of portable speakers will gain a new member — the top-secret Sonos Play. Rumors have been circulating about the new device for months, but the product finally leaked on a Best Buy page over this past weekend.
The posting was spotted by The Verge and was quickly taken down. Before it came down, however, the outlet recorded some of its key features — including a 24-hour battery life, IP67 water resistance, AUX input, wireless charging base and support for AirPlay 2.
The listing cited a release date of March 31, though that could just be a placeholder until the speaker gets formally announced by Sonos sometime this month.
Meet Sonos’ new slightly more affordable Bluetooth speaker
Based on its purported price of $399 CAD (around $290), the Sonos Play will sit in between the cheaper Sonos Roam 2 ($179) and the more expensive Sonos Move 2 ($499).
Its specs also seem to support its middle-of-the-road placement. At 24 hours of battery life, it would offer twice as much juice as the Roam 2 but, based on the photos, it wouldn't be as heavy duty as the 6.6 pound Move 2. The Move 2 and Roam 2 are two of the best Bluetooth speakers, so you can understand why there's so much interest in the forthcoming Sonos Play.
There’s a good chance that Sonos will launch the new Play portable speaker with a refreshed version of its app. According to Bloomberg, a new version of the beleaguered app is in development and already available internally. The timing appears to match up with this speaker’s end-of-month launch date.
We’ll of course reach out to Sonos for comment on its potential upcoming product launches, but we expect to hear more closer to the end of March rather than at the beginning.
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