Sonos Move (2019) vs Ultimate Ears Wonderboom (2019)

The Sonos Move is an exemplary product and one of the very best Smart Speakers at the $350 budget.

The Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 2 (2019), however, doesn't seem to have enough data available for us to be able to draw any meaningful conclusions. If you're considering Smart Speakers in the $50 range, you might want to check out some other options.

The Sonos Move was loved by reviewers from numerous highly trusted sources that perform in-depth objective testing, including PCmag, TechGearLab, Tom's Guide, Consumer Reports, Rtings, SoundGuys, and Wirecutter. It did great in their roundups - it was dubbed "Best Portable Sonos Speaker" by PCmag, "Best for Indoor/Outdoor Use" by TechGearLab, and "A more powerful alternative to the Sonos Roam" by Tom's Guide. That's high praise coming from sources of such caliber.

Moving on to the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 2 (2019): it was well-received by reviewers from numerous sources that perform their own objective hands-on testing, including Techradar, livingetc.com, Popular Mechanics, reviewgeek.com, Android Central, Good Housekeeping, Macworld, Gear Patrol, and Android Authority. It did great in their roundups - it was named "The best waterproof speaker overall" by Techradar, "Best mid-range Bluetooth shower speaker" by livingetc.com, and "Most Durable" by Popular Mechanics. That alone points toward it being worthy of consideration.

Out of the sources that tested and rated both of these Smart Speakers, TechGearLab, techadvisor.com, and Expert Reviews preferred the Sonos Move, whereas reviewers at What Hi-Fi?, Tom's Guide, SoundGuys, and Rtings liked the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 2 (2019) better. Techradar gave them identical review scores.

We also took a look at which sources liked these products best - the highest Sonos Move rating came from TechGearLab, whereas the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 2 (2019) most impressed reviewers at What Hi-Fi?; they earned scores of 10 and 10, respectively.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Smart Speakers on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Smart Speakers being 7.4 out of 10, whereas the Sonos Move and Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 2 (2019) managed averages of 8.6 and 9.0 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Sonos Move vs. Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 2 (2019) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.