Start small. The Sonos is the one you throw in a beach bag and forget about until you need it. It weighs less than a pound, so it disappears into hand luggage and pool totes. It is waterproof and dustproof, which matters when sand and splashes are part of the plan. You get up to ten hours of playback, enough for a full beach morning into a lazy lunch. It comes in Black and White if you like it classic, or Olive, Sunset and Wave if you want a bit of color on the towel next to you. In the middle sits the newest of the three, and it came to play. The Sonos Play arrived in 2026 and quickly became the easy pick for most people. It is bigger than the Roam 2 and smaller than the Move 2, with stereo sound that fills a hotel room or a rooftop without trying too hard. The battery runs up to 24 hours, so a full staycation weekend is covered on a single charge. It can even top up your phone when you are running low, which is the kind of thing you want on a long day by the water. That same 24 hours sees you through a staycation weekend too. It comes with its own charging base, so it acts like a proper home speaker the second you walk back through the door. When the whole crew is coming over, reach for the Move 2. It is the most powerful speaker of the three, with a tuned woofer and real stereo sound that fills the room and carries out to the pool. There is a handle built into the back, so moving it from the kitchen to the poolside takes one hand and no thought. Like the Play, it runs up to 24 hours, which outlasts the longest pool day. The clever part is how they work together. Out and about, the Play groups with a second Play or a Move 2 over Bluetooth, up to four speakers playing as one, no WiFi needed. That is the beach, the pool, and the rooftop covered. Back home on WiFi, all three slip into the wider Sonos system and run from the Sonos app, so the music can follow you from the bedroom to the balcony to the trunk of the car without ever cutting out. So whether your summer is a quiet morning swim, a rooftop dinner, or a house full of people who all have opinions about the playlist, there is a Sonos that fits in your bag and keeps up.