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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Sonos Move vs Sonos Move 2
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sonos Move
Sonos Move 2
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- Move (Black)
- Move (White)
- Move 2 (Black)
- Move 2 (Olive)
- Move 2 (White)
Our Verdict
Sonos Move
Sonos Move 2
The Sonos Move 2 is the next generation of the Sonos Move, and it has some noticeable improvements. Namely, the Move 2 can playback stereo content without downmixing it to mono. Both speakers have a similar design, and while the Move 2 is advertised to have a longer battery life, it performed about the same as its predecessor in our tests.
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Music
Threshold
Music
7.0
7.5
Soundstage
6.2
8.2
Dynamics
6.3
7.2
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.1
8.7
Dimensions Photo
Volume
295 in³ (4,838 cm³)
295 in³ (4,838 cm³)
Weight
6.6 lbs (3.0 kg)
6.7 lbs (3.1 kg)
Power Source
AC & Battery
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
8.2
8.2
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Material Quality
Good
Good
Water Resistance
Waterproof (IPx6)
Waterproof (IPx6)
Dust Resistance
Dust-Protected (IP5x)
Dust-Protected (IP5x)
Impact Resistance
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Unspecified
Controls
8.0
8.0
Controls Photo
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)
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.5
7.4
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.17
0.14
Std. Err.
2.11 dB
2.68 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
49.0 Hz
49.7 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
18.5 kHz
19.3 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
6.2
8.2
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
3.36 dB
3.37 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
Yes
Dynamics
6.3
7.2
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
92.1 dB SPL
93.9 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
4.27 dB
3.05 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.6
8.4
Battery Life
10.1 hrs
10.2 hrs
Charge Time
1.5 hrs
2.3 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
9.1
9.4
Alexa
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Google Assistant
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Yes
Voice Activation
Yes
Yes
Microphone Mute
Yes
Yes
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
Decent
Great
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
7.1
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.1
5.0
Bluetooth iOS Latency
272 ms
163 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
260 ms
212 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
Wi-Fi
8.1
7.8
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 4
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
2.4GHz & 5GHz
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Apple AirPlay
Yes
Yes
AirPlay Latency
43 ms
114 ms
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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Comments
Sonos Move vs Sonos Move 2: Main Discussion
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We’ve purchased the product and are waiting for it to arrive in our lab.
Why not buy the mini version with identical hardware so you can also get that scanned and into the 3d compare tool? Shape is the same so having this scanned again provides us nothing new. Getting the mini scanned however would be a great addition.
We consider it to be a different product, since we can only have one scan per review. So if there’s enough interest in the mini version as well, we’d consider it in the future!
Our testers have started testing this product; is there anything specific you’re looking to see? Let us know in this thread.
Did you get the 4k dongle? I’d like to see 1k vs 4k measurements.
Hey thanks for reaching out, yes we did buy the 4k Wireless dongle to run extra latency tests! keep an eye out for the review!
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What is the Delay At Half Movement with the 4K dongle?
Hi rtings.com.
Really interesting review and interesting numbers :) But the most interesting for me were sensor latency numbers at 4K. From your review it is impossible to get numbers like Delay At Half Movement for 4K and compare it with other mice. Could you please add those numbers for sensor with maximum speed that it is capable to? (Seems like in this case it is “4K with Motion Sync off”).
For other mice with those 4K dongles I really interested in this information too. You are doing best/most detailed reviews in the internet so I really follow your updates.
Next mice I want to buy is 4K-8K polling speed + very fast sensor tracking, so that is why I’m interested in those measurements “Delay At Half Movement for 4K” and need numbers to compare different sensors in your very convenient table that is really interesting and unique in the entire internet :)
Thanks for doing some testing on this. Would it be possible to get the actual numerical measurements for delay at starting movement, half, and end movement? It’s basically impossible to tell from just the graphs alone. I do appreciate you doing testing for 4K though.
@Andrew @Stratrz
Hey, thank you for reaching out! the results with the 4k Polling Rate are: Delay To Start Of Movement: 12.3ms Delay At Half Movement: 3.1ms Delay To End Of Movement: 5.3ms Score: 9.0
Thank you for bringing this to our attention, we will be including this type of information in our text going forward!
Woo thanks so much.
Thanks for providing information about 4K sensor latency in numbers :) Really interesting to know :)
Update: We’ve updated the CPI graph displayed in the Sensor Latency section of this review. Our results remain the same, but these graphs have two new columns with results from the Delay At Half Movement and Delay To End Of Movement tests.
Given the X2H is a different shape, I would love to see a 3D scan added to it. Love the shape of it, and the ZA13 wireless is coming out. There’s no site I could find that has a 3D compare tool between them for me to anticipate the differences between the two.
Maybe we can get a review of the V3 version of the X2H with updated sensor?
eloshapes.com has both of these mice in x / y / z 2-D comparisons, if you want a ‘better than nothing’ option.
We’ve added it to our review pipeline page, we just can’t guarantee a review at this time. If there’s enough user interest though, then we’ll consider buying and testing it!
Update: We’ve added a link to the newly-reviewed VGN Dragonfly F1 Pro Max in the Build Quality section of this review.