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- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Bose Home Speaker 500 vs Sonos Five
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Bose Home Speaker 500
Sonos Five
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredNo
BluetoothNo
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredNo
Variants
- Home Speaker 500 (Luxe Silver)
- Home Speaker 500 (Triple Black)
- Five (Black)
- Five (White)
Our Verdict
Bose Home Speaker 500
Sonos Five
The Bose Home Speaker 500 is a slightly better speaker than the Sonos Five, though they have different strengths. The Bose offers exceptional voice assistant support with Alexa and Google Assistant built-in and does an excellent job of hearing you when you're far away and in noisier environments. It also has fewer compression artifacts at max volume and has a wider sounding soundstage than that of the Sonos, thanks to its 360-degree design. However, with its Trueplay feature turned on, the Sonos has a better-balanced sound profile that can produce a thumpier and punchier bass than that of the Bose.
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Music
Threshold
Music
7.3
7.5
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.9
8.2
Dynamics
7.2
5.0
Soundstage
8.7
7.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
4.3
3.6
Dimensions Photo
Volume
226 in³ (3,702 cm³)
671 in³ (10,996 cm³)
Weight
4.9 lbs (2.2 kg)
13.9 lbs (6.3 kg)
Power Source
AC Only
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
No
No
Build Quality
6.7
6.4
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Great
Good
Water Resistance
No
No
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
No
Floats In Water
No
No
Controls
8.0
7.0
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Great
Great
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)
Track Next/Previous
Yes
Yes (Tactile)
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Tactile)
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.9
8.2
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.62
1.16
Std. Err.
3.50 dB
3.96 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
55.0 Hz
23.4 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
17.0 kHz
18.8 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
8.7
7.5
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
2.41 dB
4.17 dB
Stereo
Yes
Yes (when horizontal)
Dynamics
7.2
5.0
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
90.5 dB SPL
94.0 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
2.19 dB
7.30 dB
Active Features
Battery
0.0
0.0
Battery Life
N/A
N/A
Charge Time
N/A
N/A
Power Saving
No
No
Charging Port
No Battery
No Battery
Battery Powered
No
No
Voice Assistant
10
0.0
Alexa
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No
Google Assistant
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
No
Voice Activation
Yes
No
Microphone Mute
Yes
No Microphone
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
No Microphone
Ambient Noise Performance
Excellent
No Microphone
App
7.7
9.3
App Picture
App Name
Bose Music
Sonos S2
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Bass/Treble
Bass/Treble
Stereo Pair Mode
No
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
8.2
0.0
Bluetooth
Yes
No
Bluetooth Version
4.2
No Bluetooth
Bluetooth iOS Latency
57 ms
N/A
Bluetooth Android Latency
88 ms
N/A
Bluetooth Range
195.2 ft (59.5 m)
N/A
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
Wi-Fi
8.1
7.6
Wi-Fi Version
Unspecified
Wi-Fi 3
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
2.4GHz & 5GHz
2.4GHz
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Apple AirPlay
Yes
Yes
AirPlay Latency
45 ms
15 ms
Google Chromecast
Yes
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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