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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

Google Home Max vs Sonos One Gen 2/One SL

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Google Home Max
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL

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Google Home Max Picture
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Picture
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
No
Bluetooth
No
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
No

Variants

  • Home Max (Chalk)
  • Home Max (Charcoal)
  • One Gen 2 (Black)
  • One SL (Black)
  • One SL (Shadow Edition)
  • One Gen 2 (White)
  • One SL (White)

Review

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Google Home Max

Sonos One Gen 2/One SL

The Google Home Max is a better speaker than the Sonos One Gen 2/One SL. The Google has a slightly more extended low bass, and it can get louder with fewer compression artifacts. It also supports Bluetooth, and its built-in voice assistant can better register your commands in noisy environments.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.9
6.6

Dynamics 
 

6.9
5.3

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Google Home Max Style Photo
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No

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Portability 
 

3.7
5.3

Dimensions Photo  

Google Home Max Dimensions Photo
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

606 in³ (9,924 cm³)
140 in³ (2,302 cm³)

Weight 
 

11.7 lbs (5.3 kg)
4.0 lbs (1.8 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC Only
AC Only

One-Hand Carry 
 

No
Yes

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Build Quality 
 

6.0
6.7

Build Quality Photo  

Google Home Max Build Quality Photo
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Decent
Great

Water Resistance 
 

No
No

Dust Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Impact Resistance 
 

No
Unspecified

Floats In Water 
 

No
No

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Controls 
 

8.0
8.0

Controls Photo  

Google Home Max Controls Photo
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Google Home Max Controls Photo 2
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Great
Great

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)

Call Answer/End 
 

Yes (Tactile)
No

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)

Track Next/Previous 
 

No
Yes (Tactile)

Microphone On/Off 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Tactile)

Additional Controls 
 

No
Yes

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Google Home Max In The Box Photo
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.2
7.2

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-0.28
-0.22

Std. Err. 
 

3.00 dB
2.96 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

50.4 Hz
52.6 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

17.2 kHz
19.1 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

6.3
5.9

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

6.44 dB
3.97 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes (when horizontal)
No (mono)

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Dynamics 
 

6.9
5.3

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

95.6 dB SPL
86.5 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

3.88 dB
4.89 dB

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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

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Voice Assistant 
 

8.9
8.0

Alexa 
 

No
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)

Google Assistant 
 

Built-in
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)

Speakerphone 
 

Yes
No

Siri 
 

No
No

Voice Assistant 
 

Yes
Yes

Voice Activation 
 

Yes
Yes

Microphone Mute 
 

Yes
Yes

Far-Field Performance 
 

Excellent
Excellent

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

Mediocre
Bad

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App 
 

9.3
9.3

App Picture  

Google Home Max App Picture
Sonos One Gen 2/One SL App Picture

App Name 
 

Google Home
Sonos S2

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Bass/Treble
Bass/Treble

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

Yes
Yes

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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

Yes
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

Yes
Yes

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Bluetooth 
 

7.2
0.0

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
No

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.2
No Bluetooth

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

246 ms
N/A

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

197 ms
N/A

Bluetooth Range 
 

170.6 ft (52.0 m)
N/A

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
No

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Wi-Fi 
 

8.1
7.5

Wi-Fi Version 
 

Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi 3

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

2.4GHz & 5GHz
2.4GHz

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Apple AirPlay 
 

No
Yes

AirPlay Latency 
 

N/A
28 ms

Google Chromecast 
 

Yes
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

46 ms
N/A

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