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Sonos Move
Amazon Echo Studio (1st generation)
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Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
Yes
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
No
Our Verdict
Sonos Move
Amazon Echo Studio (1st generation)
The Sonos Move is a slightly better speaker than the Amazon Echo Studio (1st generation). The Sonos has a sound profile that can produce a more extended low bass than the Amazon. It's also battery-powered, better built, and has a built-in carrying handle, making it more portable and better suited to use outdoors. That said the Amazon has less compression present at max volume, resulting in cleaner audio at louder volumes. It also has a built-in Zigbee hub, which allows you to connect it to compatible smart home devices like light bulbs or thermostats and control them using Alexa.
Variants
- Move (Black)
- Move (White)
- Echo Studio (1st generation) (Charcoal)
- Echo Studio (1st generation) (Glacier White)
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Move
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Main Differences for
Music
Music
Threshold
Music
7.0
7.1
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.5
6.8
Dynamics
6.3
8.0
Soundstage
6.2
7.4
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.1
4.1
Dimensions Photo
Volume
295 in³ (4,838 cm³)
369 in³ (6,045 cm³)
Weight
6.6 lbs (3.0 kg)
7.7 lbs (3.5 kg)
Power Source
AC & Battery
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
Yes
No
Build Quality
8.2
6.4
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Good
Water Resistance
Waterproof (IPx6)
Unspecified
Dust Resistance
Dust-Protected (IP5x)
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Unspecified
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Unspecified
Controls
8.0
6.0
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Great
Great
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Tactile)
No
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Tactile)
No
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.5
6.8
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.17
0.03
Std. Err.
2.11 dB
3.32 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
49.0 Hz
55.8 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
7.4
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
3.36 dB
4.91 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
Yes
Dynamics
6.3
8.0
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
92.1 dB SPL
91.1 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
4.27 dB
0.75 dB
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
Voice Assistant
9.1
8.6
Alexa
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Google Assistant
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No
Speakerphone
No
Yes
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
Yes
Voice Activation
Yes
Yes
Microphone Mute
Yes
Yes
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
Decent
Poor
App
9.3
9.3
App Picture
App Name
Sonos S2
Amazon Alexa
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
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
6.6
6.8
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.1
Unspecified
Bluetooth iOS Latency
272 ms
261 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
260 ms
214 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
331.4 ft (101.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
Wi-Fi
8.1
6.5
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 4
Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
2.4GHz & 5GHz
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Apple AirPlay
Yes
No
AirPlay Latency
43 ms
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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Move
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Echo Studio (1st generation)
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Move
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Echo Studio (1st generation)
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