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  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

Sonos Move vs Sonos Five

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sonos Move
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Sonos Move Picture
Sonos Five Picture
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
No
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
No

Variants

  • Move (Black)
  • Move (White)
  • Five (Black)
  • Five (White)

Review

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Sonos Move

Sonos Five

The Sonos Move and the Sonos Five have different strengths. The Move is better suited for outdoor use as it's battery-powered and has an IP56 rating for dust and water resistance. It also has outstanding voice assistant capabilities, and you can wirelessly stream audio to the device using Bluetooth. However, the Five is better suited for music as it can produce more low-bass, and it can be used in stereo or mono mode, depending on how it's placed.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

7.0
7.5

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.5
8.2

Soundstage 
 

6.2
7.5

Dynamics 
 

6.3
5.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Sonos Move Style Photo
Sonos Five Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No

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Portability 
 

9.1
3.6

Dimensions Photo  

Sonos Move Dimensions Photo
Sonos Five Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

295 in³ (4,838 cm³)
671 in³ (10,996 cm³)

Weight 
 

6.6 lbs (3.0 kg)
13.9 lbs (6.3 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC & Battery
AC Only

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
No

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Build Quality 
 

8.2
6.4

Build Quality Photo  

Sonos Move Build Quality Photo
Sonos Five Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Good
Good

Water Resistance 
 

Waterproof (IPx6)
No

Dust Resistance 
 

Dust-Protected (IP5x)
Unspecified

Impact Resistance 
 

Yes (IK rating unspecified)
No

Floats In Water 
 

Unspecified
No

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Controls 
 

8.0
7.0

Controls Photo  

Sonos Move Controls Photo
Sonos Five Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Sonos Move Controls Photo 2
Sonos Five 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 (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)

Microphone On/Off 
 

Yes (Tactile)
No

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Sonos Move In The Box Photo
Sonos Five In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.5
8.2

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-0.17
1.16

Std. Err. 
 

2.11 dB
3.96 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

49.0 Hz
23.4 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

18.5 kHz
18.8 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

6.2
7.5

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

3.36 dB
4.17 dB

Stereo 
 

No (mono)
Yes (when horizontal)

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Dynamics 
 

6.3
5.0

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

92.1 dB SPL
94.0 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

4.27 dB
7.30 dB

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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

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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

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App 
 

9.3
9.3

App Picture  

Sonos Move App Picture
Sonos Five 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

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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

Yes
Yes

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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

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Wi-Fi 
 

8.1
7.6

Wi-Fi Version 
 

Wi-Fi 4
Wi-Fi 3

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

2.4GHz & 5GHz
2.4GHz

Wi-Fi 
 

Yes
Yes

Apple AirPlay 
 

Yes
Yes

AirPlay Latency 
 

43 ms
15 ms

Google Chromecast 
 

No
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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