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Sonos Move vs Amazon Echo Dot Gen 4
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sonos Move
Amazon Echo Dot Gen 4
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredNo
Variants
- Move (Black)
- Move (White)
- Echo Dot (Charcoal)
- Echo Dot (Glacier White)
- Echo Dot (Twilight Blue)
Our Verdict
Sonos Move
Amazon Echo Dot Gen 4
The Sonos Move is a more versatile speaker than the Amazon Echo Dot Gen 4. The Sonos can be battery-operated, so it's portable enough to use outside. It has an IP56 rating for dust and water resistance, so you don't need to worry about it getting a bit dirty or wet when taking it outdoors with you. It also has a better-balanced sound profile out-of-the-box, and it can get louder. However, the Amazon is a bit better for voice assistants thanks to its ambient noise performance, which helps the voice assistant understand your commands more clearly in noisy environments.
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Threshold
Music
7.0
5.8
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.5
5.5
Dynamics
6.3
5.6
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.1
5.8
Dimensions Photo
Volume
295 in³ (4,838 cm³)
45 in³ (730 cm³)
Weight
6.6 lbs (3.0 kg)
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
Power Source
AC & Battery
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
8.2
6.4
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Material Quality
Good
Good
Water Resistance
Waterproof (IPx6)
Unspecified
Dust Resistance
Dust-Protected (IP5x)
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Unspecified
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Unspecified
Controls
8.0
6.0
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Great
Great
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Tactile)
No
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Tactile)
No
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.5
5.5
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.17
-1.08
Std. Err.
2.11 dB
3.37 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
49.0 Hz
118.1 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
18.5 kHz
17.5 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
6.2
6.6
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
3.36 dB
2.69 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
6.3
5.6
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
92.1 dB SPL
78.4 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
4.27 dB
2.51 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.6
0.0
Battery Life
10.1 hrs
N/A
Charge Time
1.5 hrs
N/A
Power Saving
Yes
No
Charging Port
USB-C
No Battery
Battery Powered
Yes
No
Voice Assistant
9.1
10
Alexa
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Google Assistant
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No
Speakerphone
No
Yes
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Yes
Voice Activation
Yes
Yes
Microphone Mute
Yes
Yes
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
Decent
Excellent
App
9.3
9.3
App Picture
App Name
Sonos S2
Amazon Alexa
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Bass/Treble
Bass/Treble
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
Yes
Yes
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
No
Bluetooth
6.6
7.5
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.1
Unspecified
Bluetooth iOS Latency
272 ms
111 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
260 ms
163 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
214.9 ft (65.5 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
Wi-Fi
8.1
6.5
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 4
Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
2.4GHz & 5GHz
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Apple AirPlay
Yes
No
AirPlay Latency
43 ms
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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