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Sonos Move vs JBL Flip 5
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sonos Move
JBL Flip 5
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- Move (Black)
- Move (White)
- Flip 5 (Black)
- Flip 5 (Black Camo)
- Flip 5 (Blue)
- Flip 5 (Camo)
- Flip 5 (Gray)
- Flip 5 (Green)
- Flip 5 (Pink)
- Flip 5 (Red)
- Flip 5 (Sand)
- Flip 5 (Teal)
- Flip 5 (White)
- Flip 5 (Yellow)
Our Verdict
Sonos Move
JBL Flip 5
The Sonos Move is a better speaker than the JBL Flip 5 overall. The Sonos offers a better-balanced sound profile that can produce a more extended low-bass than the JBL. It also comes with bass and treble adjustments to tweak its sound to your liking. It offers outstanding voice assistant support with Alexa and Google Assistant built-in and is Wi-Fi compatible. That said, the JBL is smaller, making it more portable and easier to bring along when you're out and about.
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Music
Threshold
Music
7.0
6.0
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.5
6.3
EQ
Bass/Treble
No
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.1
9.3
Dimensions Photo
Volume
295 in³ (4,838 cm³)
47 in³ (771 cm³)
Weight
6.6 lbs (3.0 kg)
1.2 lbs (0.5 kg)
Power Source
AC & Battery
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
8.2
7.5
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Material Quality
Good
Great
Water Resistance
Waterproof (IPx6)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Dust-Protected (IP5x)
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
No
Floats In Water
Unspecified
No
Controls
8.0
6.6
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Great
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Tactile)
Forward Only (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Tactile)
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.5
6.3
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.17
-0.31
Std. Err.
2.11 dB
3.76 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
49.0 Hz
68.3 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
18.5 kHz
13.7 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
6.2
6.3
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
3.36 dB
3.29 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
6.3
5.8
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
92.1 dB SPL
85.5 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
4.27 dB
3.74 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.6
7.3
Battery Life
10.1 hrs
8.2 hrs
Charge Time
1.5 hrs
2.6 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
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
6.6
App Picture
App Name
Sonos S2
JBL Portable
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Bass/Treble
No
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
Yes
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
No
Bluetooth
6.6
8.4
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.1
4.2
Bluetooth iOS Latency
272 ms
154 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
260 ms
96 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
219.8 ft (67.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
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Wi-Fi
8.1
0.0
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 4
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
2.4GHz & 5GHz
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Yes
No
Apple AirPlay
Yes
No
AirPlay Latency
43 ms
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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