Rally Bar Mini vs Studio E70 Comparison

Compare Rally Bar Mini vs Studio E70 side by side: specs, ratings, pros and cons, and which one fits your room best.

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Logitech Rally Bar Mini
Rally Bar Mini
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Studio E70

At a Glance

Rally Bar Mini

The Logitech Rally Bar Mini is the small-room version of the Rally Bar. It has a 4K PTZ camera with a wider 120° field of view, 4x HD digital zoom, six beamforming mics and a 70 mm woofer with two mid-range drivers.

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Best For
Small rooms
Res.
—
Zoom
4x HD digital
View
120°
Framing
—
Camera
4K PTZ
Connect
—
Teams Rooms
Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, Google Meet (appliance or USB mode)
Studio E70

The Poly Studio E70 is a dual-lens 4K smart camera with two 20 MP sensors, wide and telephoto views and DirectorAI framing, designed for medium and large rooms built on Poly or Microsoft Teams Rooms systems.

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Best For
Large Teams or Zoom rooms on Poly
Res.
4K
Zoom
—
View
120°
Framing
Yes (DirectorAI group framing)
Camera
—
Connect
USB-C
Teams Rooms
—

Review Scores Compared

Expert Score

  • Rally Bar Mini8.9/10
  • Studio E708.9/10

Optics & Room Coverage

  • Rally Bar Mini8.4/10
  • Studio E709.2/10 Leads

AI Speaker Tracking & Framing

  • Rally Bar Mini8.4/10
  • Studio E709.0/10 Leads

Room Audio Pickup & Output

  • Rally Bar Mini8.9/10
  • Studio E70—

OS Platform & Ecosystem

  • Rally Bar Mini9.9/10
  • Studio E7010.0/10 Leads

Deployment & I/O

  • Rally Bar Mini10.0/10 Leads
  • Studio E706.0/10

Why Rally Bar Mini Beats Studio E70 (and Vice Versa)

Why Rally Bar Mini beats Studio E70

  • Better deployment & i/o: 10.0 vs 6.0 out of 10

Why Studio E70 beats Rally Bar Mini

  • Better optics & room coverage: 9.2 vs 8.4 out of 10
  • Better ai speaker tracking & framing: 9.0 vs 8.4 out of 10
  • Ideal Room Size: Medium to large vs Small to medium rooms
  • Horizontal FOV: 120° (wide) / 70° (telephoto) vs 113°

Review-score leads of 0.5+ points out of 10 first, then specs where only one comes out ahead.

Full Specifications

General

Rally Bar MiniStudio E70
Best ForSmall roomsLarge Teams or Zoom rooms on Poly
Ideal Room SizeSmall to medium roomsMedium to large Better
Release Year—2022

Camera

Rally Bar MiniStudio E70
Max Resolution—4K
Sensor—Dual 20 MP sensors (wide and telephoto)
Zoom4x HD digital—
Field of View120°120°
Pan / Tilt—Electronic (no motorised head)
Auto Framing—Yes (DirectorAI group framing)
Speaker Tracking—Yes (speaker framing)
Megapixels—20 MP
Horizontal FOV113°120° (wide) / 70° (telephoto) Better
Vertical FOV80.7°—
Digital Zoom—Yes (lens switching plus crop)
Multi-Stream / Gallery—People framing modes
Camera4K PTZ—
Camera Resolution4K, 1440p, 1080p, 900p, 720p and SD at 30 fps—
Pan and TiltMotorized pan ±25°, tilt ±15° (total coverage 163° H x 110° V)—
AI FeaturesAI Viewfinder (174° diagonal), AI noise suppression—
Max Frame Rate30 fps—
Cameras2—

Connectivity

Rally Bar MiniStudio E70
Connection—USB-C
USB3 x USB-A 2.0, 1 x USB-C 3.0USB-C
HDMI2 out (up to 1080p), 1 in—
Network10/100/1G EthernetRJ45 for management
WirelessWi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (MIMO), Bluetooth LE (remote)—
Displays Supported2—
HDMI In1 x HDMI 1.4 (1080p60 passthrough)—
HDMI Out2 x HDMI 1.4—
Ethernet10/100/1G—
Wi-Fi802.11a/b/g/n/ac (MIMO)—
BluetoothBluetooth LE (remote)—
USB Host Ports3 x USB-A 2.0—

Platforms

Rally Bar MiniStudio E70
Certifications—Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms
Remote ManagementLogitech SyncYes (Poly Lens)
Software—Poly Lens, DirectorAI
OS Compatibility—Poly G7500, Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms on Windows
Teams RoomsMicrosoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, Google Meet (appliance or USB mode)—
Operating SystemLogitech CollabOS—
USB / BYOD ModeYes (USB mode)—
Touch ControllerLogitech Tap or Tap IP—
Zoom RoomsCertified—
Google MeetCertified—
Appliance ModeYes—
Remote ControlBluetooth LE remote (2 x CR2032)—

Design

Rally Bar MiniStudio E70
MountingTable stand included; wall and TV mounts availableAbove or below display (mount included)
Weight4.03 kg—
Dimensions91.4 x 719 x 101 mm—
Power100-240 V auto-sensing, 19 V 4.74 A—
Operating Temperature0 to 40 °C—

In the Box

Rally Bar MiniStudio E70
Warranty2-year limited (1- and 3-year extensions)1-year limited
In the BoxRally Bar Mini, power supply, AC cord, HDMI cable, USB cable, remote, lens caps, documentation—
Licence IncludedRoom solution software license not included—

Identifiers

Rally Bar MiniStudio E70
Model Number960-001339 (Graphite)Studio E70

Audio

Rally Bar MiniStudio E70
Built-in Mics6—
Mic Pickup Range7 m—
Speakers70 mm woofer + 2 mid-range drivers, 99 dB SPL @ 8 W—
Audio ProcessingAEC, voice activity detection, AI de-noising—
Expansion MicsUp to 3 Rally Mic Pods and 2 Mic Pod Hubs—
Mic Array6 omnidirectional digital MEMS—
Speaker Output70 mm woofer + 2 x 1.5 in mid-range, 99 dB SPL @ 8 W (0.5 m)—
Max SPL99 dB—
Mic Frequency Range90 Hz - 16 kHz—
BeamformingYes—
AI Noise SuppressionYes (AI filter)—

Design & Setup

Rally Bar MiniStudio E70
SecurityAES-128 full disk encryption, device attestation, Arm TrustZone—
Security SlotYes—
Cooling57 BTU/h idle, 64 BTU/h in meeting—

Takeaways

  • It's a tie on our rating (4.5/5) between Rally Bar Mini and Studio E70, so choose on the rows that matter most to you.
  • Choose Rally Bar Mini for small rooms.
  • Choose Studio E70 for large Teams or Zoom rooms on Poly.

Pros and Cons

Rally Bar Mini

PROS

  • 120° field of view
  • Six beamforming mics
  • Woofer plus two mid-range drivers
  • Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms and Meet

CONS

  • Digital zoom only (4x HD)
  • 4.03 kg

Studio E70

PROS

  • Dual 20 MP 4K sensors
  • DirectorAI group, people and speaker framing
  • Motorised privacy shutter
  • USB-C and RJ45 connectivity

CONS

  • Best inside Poly / Windows room stacks
  • No optical zoom
  • Electronic framing, not mechanical PTZ

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Quick Verdict

  • Rally Bar Mini 8.9Leads in Deployment & I/O
  • Studio E70 8.9Leads in Optics & Room Coverage, AI Speaker Tracking & Framing, OS Platform & Ecosystem