Sonos Move vs Bose Home Speaker 500

Tested using Methodology v0.8

Updated Nov 28, 2024 07:50 PM

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BluetoothYes

Wi-FiYes

SpeakerphoneNo

Voice AssistantYes

Battery PoweredYes

BluetoothYes

Wi-FiYes

SpeakerphoneNo

Voice AssistantYes

Battery PoweredNo

Variants

Move (Black)
Move (White)

Home Speaker 500 (Luxe Silver)
Home Speaker 500 (Triple Black)

Review

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Our Verdict

Sonos Move

Bose Home Speaker 500

The Sonos Move is a slightly better speaker than the Bose Home Speaker 500 overall. The Sonos has a better-balanced sound profile that can produce a more extended low-bass than that of the Bose. It's also battery-powered, making it easier to take outdoors with you. Additionally, it's better built with an IP56 rating for dust and water resistance. That said, the Bose offers a wider-sounding soundstage thanks to its 360-degree design and can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono which is more immersive.

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Black

Move

Luxe Silver

Home Speaker 500

White

Move

Triple Black

Home Speaker 500

Main Differences for
Music

Threshold

0.10

Music

7.0

7.3

Soundstage

6.2

8.7

Frequency Response Accuracy

7.5

6.9

Dynamics

6.3

7.2

Full Comparison

Music

7.0

7.3

Videos/Movies

6.5

7.1

Podcasts

7.9

6.6

Voice Assistant

8.6

9.1

Outdoors

7.3

5.6

Design

Style

Style Photo

RGB Lights

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Portability

9.1

4.3

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Volume

295 in³ (4,838 cm³)

226 in³ (3,702 cm³)

Weight

6.6 lbs (3.0 kg)

4.9 lbs (2.2 kg)

Power Source

AC & Battery

AC Only

One-Hand Carry

Yes

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Build Quality

8.2

6.7

Build Quality Photo

Material Quality

Good

Great

Water Resistance

Waterproof (IPx6)

Dust Resistance

Dust-Protected (IP5x)

Unspecified

Impact Resistance

Yes (IK rating unspecified)

Unspecified

Floats In Water

Unspecified

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Controls

8.0

Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use

Great

Feedback

Great

Music Play/Pause

Yes (Tactile)

Call Answer/End

Volume Up/Down

Yes (Tactile)

Track Next/Previous

Yes (Tactile)

Yes

Microphone On/Off

Yes (Tactile)

Additional Controls

Yes

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In The Box

In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy

7.5

6.9

Frequency Response Graph

Slope

-0.17

-0.62

Std. Err.

2.11 dB

3.50 dB

Low-Frequency Extension

49.0 Hz

55.0 Hz

High-Frequency Extension

18.5 kHz

17.0 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response

Raw Frequency Response Graph

Binaural Recording @ 1m

Binaural Recording @ 2m

Soundstage

6.2

8.7

Directivity Graph

Directivity Index

3.36 dB

2.41 dB

Stereo

No (mono)

Yes

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Dynamics

6.3

7.2

Dynamic Range Compression

SPL @ Max Volume

92.1 dB SPL

90.5 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume

4.27 dB

2.19 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

Charging Port

USB-C

No Battery

Battery Powered

Yes

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Voice Assistant

9.1

Alexa

Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)

Google Assistant

Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)

Speakerphone

Siri

Voice Assistant

Yes

Voice Activation

Yes

Microphone Mute

Yes

Far-Field Performance

Excellent

Ambient Noise Performance

Decent

Excellent

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App

9.3

7.7

App Picture

App Name

Sonos S2

Bose Music

iOS

Yes

Android

Yes

EQ

Bass/Treble

Stereo Pair Mode

Yes

Party Mode

Yes

Multi-Room

Yes

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Connectivity

Wired

Aux Input

Yes

USB Audio

Other Ports

Yes

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Bluetooth

6.6

8.2

Bluetooth

Yes

Bluetooth Version

4.1

4.2

Bluetooth iOS Latency

272 ms

57 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency

260 ms

88 ms

Bluetooth Range

334.6 ft (102.0 m)

195.2 ft (59.5 m)

Multi-Device Pairing

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Wi-Fi

8.1

Wi-Fi Version

Wi-Fi 4

Unspecified

Wi-Fi Frequency Band

2.4GHz & 5GHz

Wi-Fi

Yes

Apple AirPlay

Yes

AirPlay Latency

43 ms

45 ms

Google Chromecast

Yes

Chromecast Latency

N/A

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Black

Move

Luxe Silver

Home Speaker 500

White

Move

Triple Black

Home Speaker 500