The new Sonos is meant to go anywhere, but it excels at home

Sound quality is superb; It's built to last; A portable Sonos speaker is very useful

It's pretty hefty; The cost is significant; Battery life could be better

The Sonos Move is an exceptional speaker that aims its sights high in an attempt to conquer both in and outside the home. AppleInsider jams out to see if lives up to the Sonos name.

Sonos has come a long way from being a pioneer in wireless music streaming to a respectable speaker maker and its latest Move portable speaker shows its pedigree in a crowded field of wannabe audio manufacturers.

Sonos Move is an entirely logical product for Sonos to bring out, in some ways . It extends Sonos' reach into your garden and beyond, albeit via Bluetooth rather than by expanding its multi-room network onto 4G.

Excellent sound; Connects over both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth; Impressively ruggedised and water resistant; App supports numerous streaming services; And there's Apple AirPlay; Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant; too

Unusually hefty for a 'portable' speaker; Also unusually pricey; though you get your money's worth; Audio takes a little bit of a hit when on Bluetooth

It's pricey, but the portable Sonos Move justifies every penny with its smart connectivity and living-room worthy sound. It's just a shame it can't be used in a surround sound system.

Can integrate with a home Sonos speaker network; On-the-go tunes

Not as feature-rich when using Bluetooth; Cant be used as rear cinema speakers

In short, I love the Sonos Move. I was initially surprised at how big and heavy the Sonos Move was and at 3kg and nigh on a foot tall, it isn't a speaker you're going to want to sling your backpack. But if you want great sound quality you have to accept some compromises.

Awesome sound quality; Weatherproof and drop-proof; Alexa and Google Assistant support

Big and heavy; Expensive

The Sonos Move is the firm's first portable Bluetooth speaker but it's much more than a One with a battery attached. Find out why in our full review.

Item is well designed, looks and sounds great. This is my first potable speaker so can not compare to previous, however very impressed with the item. Set up is a little lengthy (was expending to just find the speaker in my phone bluetooth device list and away I go) however still pretty straight...

This is my first Sonos product I have had and I have been absolutely blown away by the quality, both in build and sound. The speaker is quite big and heavy but I suppose for a speaker with a 10 hour battery life and with the added durability of being left outside if it rains and can take small drops...

I'm so glad that I purchased the item. It's a lot bigger than I expected and it sounds great too.