Creative Pebble Plus vs Sonos Five

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Pebble Plus compared with Five

	CreativePebble Plus	SonosFive
Overview
Released
Released	2019	June 2020
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	2.1	Stereo lying flat; mono upright
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Two 2-inch satellite drivers and a 4-inch down-firing ported subwoofer (maker launch description).	Three tweeters (one centre, two angled) and three midwoofers, in a sealed cabinet
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	2 × 2 W RMS satellites and 4 W RMS subwoofer; up to 8 W RMS / 16 W peak with a 5 V 2 A USB supply and high-gain setting.	Six class-D digital amplifiers
Room tuning
Room tuning	–	Trueplay (iOS device required); bass, treble and loudness adjustable in the Sonos app
Frequency response
Frequency response	50–20,000 Hz	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	No	No
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	Yes
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	None	None
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	802.11a/b/g/n, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
Ports
Ports	USB-A power; 3.5 mm analogue input; RCA connection to the supplied subwoofer	3.5 mm line-in; 10/100 Ethernet
Streaming
Streaming	–	Apple AirPlay 2; direct control from apps such as Spotify and TIDAL; Sonos Radio
Multi-room
Multi-room	–	Groups with other Sonos products over Wi-Fi; two make a stereo pair, upright or lying flat
App
App	–	Sonos app (iOS and Android)
Design
Weight
Weight	–	6.3 kg
Controls
Controls	Front power/volume knob and high/low gain switch	Capacitive touch controls (play, pause, skip, replay, volume) that adapt to orientation
Microphones
Microphones	–	None
Mounting
Mounting	45° elevated drivers	–
Size
Size	Left: 122 x 116 x 115 mm / 4.8 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches, Right: 122 x 116 x 115 mm / 4.8 x 4.5 x 4.5 inches, 150 x 195 x 202 mm / 5.9 x 7.7 x 8 inches; weight — Left: 300g / 0.66 lbs, Subwoofer: 1.05 kg / 2.32 lbs, Right: 340g / 0.76 lbs	203 × 364 × 154 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Black	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Creative Pebble Plus Satellite Speakers; Creative Pebble Plus Subwoofer; Quick Start Guide; Warranty leaflets	Five, power cable (2 m), documentation