Creative Pebble V3 vs Sonos Five

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Pebble V3 compared with Five

	CreativePebble V3	SonosFive
Overview
Released
Released	2020	June 2020
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	2.0	Stereo lying flat; mono upright
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	2 x 2.25″ Full-range Drivers with Passive Radiator	Three tweeters (one centre, two angled) and three midwoofers, in a sealed cabinet
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	2 × 4 W RMS; up to 8 W RMS with a 10 W 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	100–17,000 Hz	–
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	Yes
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	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
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	–
Ports
Ports	USB-C audio and power; 3.5 mm AUX input; supplied USB-C to USB-A converter	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	Volume and power knob; Bluetooth/source button; 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: 123 x 120 x 118 mm / 4.8 x 4.7 x 4.6 inches, Right: 123 x 120 x 118 mm / 4.8 x 4.7 x 4.6 inches; weight — Left: 310g / 0.68 lbs, Right: 360g / 0.79 lbs	203 × 364 × 154 mm (H × W × D)
Colours
Colours	Black and white	Black, White
In the box
In the box	Creative Pebble V3 Satellites Speakers; USB-C to USB-A Converter; Warranty Leaflet; Quick Start Guide	Five, power cable (2 m), documentation