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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

Sonos Move vs Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sonos Move
Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM

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Sonos Move Picture
Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM Picture
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Variants

  • Move (Black)
  • Move (White)
  • HYPERBOOM (Black)
  • HYPERBOOM (White)

Our Verdict

Sonos Move

Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM

The Sonos Move is a better speaker than the Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM overall. The Sonos is more portable and better built. It can produce deeper bass than the Ultimate Ears and has both Alexa and Google Assistant built-in. That said, the Ultimate Ears can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono. It can also get louder than the Sonos, with fewer compression artifacts at max volume.

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Main Differences for
Music

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

7.0
7.6

Dynamics 
 

6.3
9.0

Soundstage 
 

6.2
7.7

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.5
7.1

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Sonos Move Style Photo
Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No
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Portability 
 

9.1
8.4

Dimensions Photo  

Sonos Move Dimensions Photo
Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

295 in³ (4,838 cm³)
864 in³ (14,165 cm³)

Weight 
 

6.6 lbs (3.0 kg)
15.0 lbs (6.8 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC & Battery
AC & Battery

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes
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Build Quality 
 

8.2
7.0

Build Quality Photo  

Sonos Move Build Quality Photo
Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Good
Good

Water Resistance 
 

Waterproof (IPx6)
Water-resistant (IPx4)

Dust Resistance 
 

Dust-Protected (IP5x)
No

Impact Resistance 
 

Yes (IK rating unspecified)
No

Floats In Water 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified
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Controls 
 

8.0
5.8

Controls Photo  

Sonos Move Controls Photo
Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Sonos Move Controls Photo 2
Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Good

Feedback 
 

Great
Good

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
No

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Tactile)

Track Next/Previous 
 

Yes (Tactile)
No

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
Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM In The Box Photo
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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.5
7.1

Frequency Response Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Slope 
 

-0.17
-0.23

Std. Err. 
 

2.11 dB
2.84 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

49.0 Hz
55.0 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

18.5 kHz
17.5 kHz
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

6.2
7.7

Directivity Graph  

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See details on graph tool

Directivity Index 
 

3.36 dB
4.36 dB

Stereo 
 

No (mono)
Yes
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Dynamics 
 

6.3
9.0

Dynamic Range Compression  

See details on graph tool
See details on graph tool

SPL @ Max Volume 
 

92.1 dB SPL
98.3 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

4.27 dB
0.39 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.6
9.2

Battery Life 
 

10.1 hrs
23.9 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.5 hrs
2.5 hrs

Power Saving 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port 
 

USB-C
AC

Battery Powered 
 

Yes
Yes
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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
7.9

App Picture  

Sonos Move App Picture
Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM App Picture

App Name 
 

Sonos S2
Ultimate Ears

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Bass/Treble
Graphic + Presets

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

Yes
No
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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
9.5

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.1
5.0

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

272 ms
25 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

260 ms
53 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

334.6 ft (102.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices
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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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Sonos Move

Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM

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