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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Sonos Move vs IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sonos Move
IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothNo
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredNo
Variants
- Move (Black)
- Move (White)
- SYMFONISK Bookshelf (Black)
- SYMFONISK Bookshelf (White)
Our Verdict
Sonos Move
IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf
The Sonos Move is a better speaker than the IKEA SYMFONISK Bookshelf. The Sonos has a better-balanced sound profile and a wider-sounding soundstage. You can also use it to stream your audio over a Bluetooth connection, and it offers outstanding voice assistant support with Alexa and Google Assistant built-in. It's also outstandingly portable. That said, the IKEA has fewer compression artifacts present at max volume, and it has lower latency over Apple AirPlay than the Sonos.
Main Differences forMusic
Music
Threshold
Music
7.0
6.7
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.5
6.9
Dynamics
6.3
7.2
Soundstage
6.2
5.6
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.1
5.3
Dimensions Photo
Volume
295 in³ (4,838 cm³)
288 in³ (4,727 cm³)
Weight
6.6 lbs (3.0 kg)
4.6 lbs (2.1 kg)
Power Source
AC & Battery
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
8.2
6.4
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Good
Water Resistance
Waterproof (IPx6)
No
Dust Resistance
Dust-Protected (IP5x)
No
Impact Resistance
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Unspecified
Floats In Water
Unspecified
No
Controls
8.0
6.4
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Decent
Feedback
Great
Okay
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Tactile)
No
Additional Controls
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.5
6.9
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.17
1.56
Std. Err.
2.11 dB
4.02 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
49.0 Hz
49.7 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
18.5 kHz
18.8 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
6.2
5.6
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
3.36 dB
4.47 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
6.3
7.2
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
92.1 dB SPL
89.2 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
4.27 dB
1.80 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
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
Decent
No Microphone
App
9.3
9.3
App Picture
App Name
Sonos S2
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
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
6.6
0.0
Bluetooth
Yes
No
Bluetooth Version
4.1
No Bluetooth
Bluetooth iOS Latency
272 ms
N/A
Bluetooth Android Latency
260 ms
N/A
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
N/A
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
Wi-Fi
8.1
7.6
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 4
Wi-Fi 4
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
2.4GHz & 5GHz
2.4GHz
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Apple AirPlay
Yes
Yes
AirPlay Latency
43 ms
-14 ms
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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