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We have seen all kinds of reviews, comments, and feedback on JBL Bluetooth speakers and Ultimate Ears Bluetooth speakers, but we dint just take their words for it, so we did our in-house in-depth reviews on JBL vs UE speakers. It is hard to say most adults haven't heard the name JBL or Ultimate Ear speakers in this generation, because of the speaker's sound, design, and features. In this article, we will be reviewing some of there best-known models between JBL vs UE speakers including features, design, sound, and many more. But first, let me enlighten you with a brief history of JBL and UE speakers. JBL Bluetooth Speaker Vs Bose Bluetooth Speaker Which Is Better: JBL Vs UE Speakers The JBL speakers are a much better choice than the UE speakers when it comes to sound and price. When compared JBL speakers and UE speakers, the JBL speakers has a more powerful bass sound, a built in microphone, charge your devices, has noise cancelling, and cheaper. The UE speakers is dustproof, better app functionality, speaker handle and more battery life. Below is a table highlighting some of the differences and similarities. Specification JBL Speaker UE Speaker Waterproof Yes Yes Water-resistant Yes Yes Dustproof No Yes Battery Life 12 hours 15 hours Active noise cancellation Yes No Bluetooth Yes Yes App Yes Yes Digital Assistant No No Wireless Charging No Yes Device Charging Yes No Microphone Yes No Price Low High What is covered JBL Flip 5 vs UE Boom 3 JBL Flip 4 vs UE Boom 3 JBL Charge 4 vs UE Boom 3 JBL Flip 5 vs UE Megaboom 3 JBL Charge 4 vs UE Megaboom 3 JBL Flip 5 vs UE Boom 2 JBL Vs Skullcandy Reviews JBL Flip 5 vs UE Boom 3 These two Bluetooth speakers come fully loaded with everything a portable speaker should have. The speakers have great sound, portable, Bluetooth connectivity, rugged, and affordable prices. But the question is, which is better, JBL Flip 5 or UE Boom 3? UE Boom 3 vs JBL Flip 5 price For the UE Boom 3 and JBL Flip 5, here is the breakdown price. The UE Boom 3 was $149.99, (£130), but due to the price drop, you can actually own a piece today for about $124.69. The JBL Flip 5 had a launch price of $100, (£85), but later reduced the price to $80. Price: Winner = JBL Flip 5 JBL Flip 5 vs Ultimate Ears Boom 3 battery life When it comes to comparing the battery life between the two speakers, you have to consider how long each takes to charge and how long the battery can last. For JBL Flip 5, it takes almost the same time to charge as the UE Boom 3. A full charge of the JBL battery will give you 12 hours of playtime. A full charge of UE boom 3 will give you 15 hours of playtime. Battery life: Winner = Ultimate Ears Boom 3 JBL Flip 5 vs Ultimate Ears Boom 3 design The two speakers are made from durable fabric material and rugged rubber material. The JBL Flip 5 and UE Boom 3 have a similar tubular design, the two speakers are waterproof, but the UE Boom 3 is also dustproof, they can withstand up to 30 minutes submersion in a 1 miter water. The JBL Flip 5 is slightly smaller than UE boom 3, both are designed to withstand rugged terrain. The two speakers Boom 3 and Flip 5 come in different colors and can fit into your bag easily. The ruggedness of the speakers is unquestionable, they can withstand the roughest of places. The UE Boom 3 has a hanger handle while the JBL Flip 5 has none. Design: Winner = UE Boom 3 JBL flip 5 vs Ultimate boom 3 features The Flip 5 and Boom 3 uses an app to stream music, the Flip 5 uses the JBL connect+ app, while Boom 3 uses the Boom app. Both speakers have wireless Bluetooth connectivity. Both the JBL flip 5 and UE Boom 3 can connect to multiple speakers. Flip 5 has active noise cancelling and microphone and device charging. With the JBL Connect app, you can connect two PowerBoost speakers by pressing the PartyBoost button, but this works only with PartyBoost speakers and will not work with speakers that use the Connect+ button feature like the JBL Flip 4. With the JBL connect app, you can rename the Flip 5, but you cant change some settings like the bass and treble sounds. The Ultimate Ears Boom 3 Bluetooth speaker uses an all-in-one button to control the functions on the speaker. Some of the streaming services that work on the Boom app are, Apple Music, Spotify, and Deezer, and just by long pressing on the Magic button on Boom 3 allows you to play the imported playlist from the music streaming app. With the Boom app, you link other Boom 3 speakers for a more stereo sound or more speakers from the Megaboom speakers. Features: Winner = JBL Flip 5 Best Bluetooth Speaker Under 50 JBL Flip 5 vs UE Boom 3 sound quality Comparing the JBL flip 5 sound quality and the UE boom 3 sound quality, both speakers have an impressive sound with both having good treble and bass. The speakers have a 360 degree sound, meaning it has an all-round sound. But when it comes to solid sound a deeper bass, Flip 5 has a very deep strong bass as to all JBL speakers, while the Boom 3 has the loudest. Sound quality: Winner = JBL Flip 5 UE Boom 3 vs JBL Flip 5: Verdict For price comparison JBL Flip 5 is cheaper, for the battery life, the Ultimate ears boom 3 battery life lasts 15 hours, for designs, the UE boom 3 is dustproof and has a hanger handle, for features, UE Boom 3 Boom app connect with any boom and Megaboom speakers, for sound, JBL flip 5 has the richest and most solid sound power output. JBL Flip 5 has active noise cancelling, a microphone for calls, and device charging features. JBL Flip 4 vs UE Boom 3 The JBL Flip 4 and UE Boom 3 are great portable speakers with similar features amazing sound, volume, and beautiful design. But when it comes to differences between UE Boom 3 vs JBL Flip 4, the UE boom 3 has a strong bass, a more beautiful design, can be wirelessly charged, has more battery life (15 hours), and cost more than Flip 4. Price: Winner = JBL Flip 4 UE boom 3 vs JBL flip 4 sound quality The Boom 3 has a 360 degree omnidirectional sound, this makes the speaker sound like it's everywhere and much louder with strong bass. With Flip 4, the speaker has a front-firing radiator, has a crisp sound with good detailing, but not as loud as Boom 3. Both speakers are equipped with passive radiators, but the flip 4 has a noise-canceling microphone, and none of the speakers has a subwoofer. Sound quality: Winner = UE Boom 3 UE boom 3 vs JBL flip 4 design Even though Boom 3 has some amazing design like a handle strong fabric material and rubber which makes it IP67 water-resistant, dustproof, and can float. The Flip 4 also has a strong fabric and rubber design and it is IPX7 water-resistant, dustproof, and can't float. The two speakers have 2 drivers, a control panel, splashproof, dustproof, and water-resistant. Design: Winner = UE Boom 3 UE boom 3 vs JBL flip 4 features The Flip 4 has a built-in mic and speakerphone, but the Boom 3 has none of these. The two portable speakers have Bluetooth connectivity, they both use an app to pair other similar speakers. The UE boom 3 uses the Boom App, while Flip 4 uses JBL Connect+ App. Only the Boom app allows you to adjust the equalizer setting or customize the sound. The Boom 3 has a 15 hours battery while the Flip 4 has 12 hours battery life. Features: Winner = JBL Flip 4 JBL Charge 4 vs UE Boom 3 Both the Charge 4 and Boom 3 Bluetooth speakers have good design, sound quality, battery life, volume, and rich bass, except JBL Charge 4 has some exceptional features that the UE Boom 3 cant compete with. When it comes to price, the JBL charge 4 is Cheaper than UE Boom 3. Price: Winner = JBL Charge 4 JBL Charge 4 vs UE Boom 3 sound quality Boom 3 has an omnidirectional sound that is also clear and crisp, but the Charge 4 has a bigger and better bass, sound, and volume. The sound from the JBL Charge 4 can only be compared with UE Megaboom which has a competing sound and richness. Even though the UE Boom 3 has a 360 degree sound it still couldn't compete with the JBL Charge 4 which has a one-directional sound. UE Boom 3 Vs Megaboom 3 Review Sound quality: Winner = JBL Charge 4 UE Boom 3 vs JBL Charge 4 design Charge 4 is big enough to fit into your hand and weighs just about 2 pounds, the design is also appealing with strong materials that make it a waterproof Bluetooth speaker. The Boom 3 weighs just about 1.3 pounds which makes it more light in weight than Charge 4 JBL. Even though the Boom 3 is an upgraded version of UE Boom 2, the Boom 3 UE can be wirelessly charged, it is also a dustproof and waterproof Bluetooth speaker. The Charge 4 and Boom 3 come in different amazing colors, but the Boom 3 has more color variants than the Charge 4. Design: Winner = UE Boom 3 UE Boom 3 vs JBL Charge 4 features With every wireless Bluetooth speaker with a rechargeable battery, the higher the volume, the more power it consumes and less battery playtime. JBL Charge 4 has up to 20 hours of playtime, but a 60% volume gives you 8.5 hours of playtime. The UE Boom 3 has 15 hours of playtime, but at 60% volume gives you 6 hours of playtime. The Boom 3 has a wireless charging feature which is a good idea for a Bluetooth speaker, a feature the Charge 4 doesn't have. Boom 3 and Charge 4 have Bluetooth connections and Bluetooth 4.2. The JBL Charge 4 can pair two speakers at one time unlike Charge 3 which can pair three speakers. The Boom 3 can also pair two speakers and have a range of up to 5 feet between the two speakers. JBL charge 4 has active noise cancelling, a microphone, and able to charge other devices. The two speakers use an app to stream music, the Charge 4 uses the JBL Connect+ app to connect other speakers and stream live music and podcast. With the Connect+ app, there is little you can do, unlike the Boom App where you can adjust equalizer settings or customize the sound, turn the power on/off. Features: Winner = JBL Charge 4 JBL Flip 5 vs UE Megaboom 3 Bluetooth speakers from JBL and UE with amazing sound quality, even though both speakers are an upgrade from Flip 4 and Megaboom. The JBL Flip 5 and UE Megaboom 3 both have new designs, features, and sound upgrade from the previous models. When it comes to price, the JBL flip 5 costs less. Price: Winner JBL Flip 5 JBL Flip 5 vs UE Megaboom 3 sound quality The Megaboom 3 has a loud volume and huge bass, the bass can be affected especially when the track has more bass. But the sound is rich with clarity, power with good vocals. When compared to JBL Flip 5, Flip 5 also comes with heavy sound with deep strong bass. But the Megaboom 3 sound is more powerful, you can only compare the Megaboom 3 to Charge 4. Sound quality: Winner = UE Megaboom 3 Flip 5 vs Megaboom 3 design The two speakers are made from durable fabric material and rugged rubber material. The JBL Flip 5 and UE Megaboom 3 has a similar tubular design, rated IPX7 waterproof with Megaboom 3 rated IP67 waterproof and dustproof. Both are designed to withstand rugged terrain and comes in many different colors. The Megaboom 3 weighs 2 pounds, with volume buttons on the side, the power and Bluetooth buttons on the top. The Megaboom 3 also has a magic button just like every other UE speaker that is used to launch the synced playlist from your music app. The Flip 5 weighs about 1 pound and can stand on either the side or with the bottom. The power button, charge port, and Bluetooth button of Flip 5 can be found on the side, on another side you will find the pause/play, volume, and skip buttons. Design: Winner = UE Megaboom 3 JBL Flip 5 vs UE Megaboom 3 features Both the Flip 5 and Megaboom have Bluetooth connectivity, Flip 5 uses the JBL Connect+ App, while the MEgaboom 3 uses the Boom App. With the Connect+ app, there are limited things you can do, but you have loads of choices like setting up an alarm to wake you up in the morning and change the EQ setting. The Party up button on Megaboom 3 is used to connect other UE speakers, while the PartyBoost is used to connect compatible JBL speakers like the Flip 4 speaker. The battery life for the Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 is 20 hours of playtime while the Flip playtime battery is 12 hours. The two speakers are rated Bluetooth 4.2 and able to pair different Bluetooth devices at the same time. JBL Flip 5 has active noise cancelling, a microphone, and able to charge other devices. Features: Winner = JBL Flip 5 JBL Charge 4 vs UE Megaboom 3 Between the JBL Charge 4 and UE Megaboom 3, the Megaboom 3 is equipped with wireless charging features, high volume performance, and better design. Charge 4 has top sound and a cheaper speaker compared to Megaboom 3. The JBL Charge 4 is also cheaper than the UE Megaboom 3. Price: Winner = JBL Charge 4 UE MEgaboom 3 vs JBL Charge 4 sound quality Remember the omnidirectional sound with all UE speakers, the Megaboom has it as well, a full 360 degrees sound that makes it feel you have speakers all over unlike the Charge 4 which is a front-end sound or one-directional sound. When it comes to sound, the Megaboom 3 has deeper bass and an ideal Bluetooth speaker for an outdoor party, not only bass, it is also loud and better than Charge 4. The Charge 4 does have good sound even for outdoor parties, but you wouldn't enjoy the sound on high volume just like Megaboom 3, the sound gets affected by what seems like a distortion. For me, having it inside the house on medium volume brings the best of Charge 4. There are other ways Megaboom 3 is better with sound, the sound setting can also be customized using the app, you can tweak it as you want, but the Charge 4 app doesn't do this. Sound quality: Winner = UE Megaboom 3 JBL Charge 4 vs UE Megaboom 3 design The JBL charge 4 is sitting horizontal while UE Megaboom 3 sits vertical, they both weigh 2 pounds and has different color varieties. The Charge 4 rated IPX7 waterproof and Megaboom 3 is rated IP67 and dustproof. From a personal point of view, the Megaboom 3 appears more rugged because it can withstand falls. The Charge 4 has a headphone port but the Megaboom 3 has none. Another design difference between the two is a hanger handle which the Megaboom 3 has but not found on Charge 4. Design: Winner = UE Megaboom 3 JBL Charge 4 vs UE Megaboom 3 features Firstly, the battery life of Charge 4 and MEgaboom 3 is the same, 20 hours of playtime, but both consume more power on high volume, the two speaker uses Bluetooth 4.2. Megaboom 3 can be charged wirelessly using the UE charging base, this comes at an extra cost, but the Charge 4 only uses a USB cable. With the Megaboom 3, you change the equalizer settings through the app, with the Party Up you can also connect other UE speakers up to 150 which to me is unrealistic, connecting 150 speakers when you can get one Bluetooth like the Bose SoundLink Revolve. The Megaboom 3 also has a Block Party that let two the speaker connect two devices, and the Magic button automatically plays music from your selected playlist through the app. Charge 4 also uses an app that is not so great as the Megaboom app, the app has no equalizer setting and not much you can do with the app. You can also connect two devices at the same time. With the JBL connect+, you can pair other JBL speakers that are compatible with Connect+ not Connect, making it unpleasing to only connect specific speaker models from the same manufacturer. Features: Winner = JBL Charge 4 JBL Flip 5 vs UE Boom 2 Between JBL Flip 5 and UE Boom 2, the Flip 5 is much a newer portable speaker than UE Boom 2, they share similarities and differences which have to do with designs, features, sound, battery life, and price. One can not help but acknowledge the fact that they both sound great, but to be fair, which is better, JBL flip 5 vs UE boom 2? Read more on Ultimate Ear Boom 2 Review. Price: Winner = JBL Flip 5 JBL Flip 5 vs UE Boom 2 battery life For JBL Flip 5, it takes almost the same time to charge as the UE Boom 2. A full charge of the JBL Flip 5 battery will give you 12 hours of playtime, while the UE Boom 2 on a full charge lasts 15 hours of playtime. But be aware that up to 90% volume up reduces the battery up to 60% of playtime battery. Battery life: Winner = UE Boom 2 JBL Flip 5 vs UE Boom 2 design The two speakers are made from durable fabric material and rugged rubber material. The JBL Flip 5 and UE Boom 2 has a similar tubular design, the two speakers are IPX7 waterproof, but Boom 2 is also dustproof.Both speakers are designed to withstand rugged terrain, and they both come in different colors. Design: Winner = UE Boom 2 Boom 2 vs Flip 5 features Boom 2 and Flip 5 uses an app to stream music, the Flip 5 uses the JBL connect+ app, while Boom 2 uses the Boom app. Both speakers have wireless Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity. Both the JBL flip 5 and UE Boom 2 can connect to multiple speakers. JBL Flip 5 has active noise cancelling, a microphone, and able to charge other devices. With the JBL Connect app you can connect two PowerBoost speakers by pressing the PartyBoost button, but this works with only PartyBoost speakers and will not work with speakers that uses the Connect+ button feature like the JBL Flip 4. With the JBL connect app, you can rename the flip 5, but cant change some settings like the bass and treble sounds. The Boom 2 can connect 2 Bluetooth devices and pair more than 100 boom speakers, and you can change the EQ sound settings. Features: Winner = JBL Flip 5 JBL Flip 5 vs Ultimate Ears Boom 2 sound quality Comparing the JBL flip 5 sound quality and the UE boom 2 sound quality, both speakers have impressive sound with both having good treble, bass, and 360 degrees sound. But when it comes to solid sound a deeper bass, Flip 5 has a very deep strong bass as to all JBL speakers. When it comes to loudness, the UE Boom 2 has a loud volume and bass, but this usually causes distortions when playing tracks with huge bass on a high volume. With Boom 2, you can adjust the equalizer settings to choose what sound you want with the Boom App, but with Flip 5, you can perform such a task because the app has no equalizer settings. Sound quality: Winner = JBL Flip 5 Conclusion Between the JBL vs UE Speakers, the JBL speakers have a deep bass, waterproof, good design, 12 hours battery life, pair two devices, uses an app to stream and pair JBL speakers, cost less, has active noise cancelling, a microphone, and able to charge other devices. While the UE speaker has loud volume, good bass, 15 hours battery life, uses Boom App to adjust speaker settings, waterproof, connect 2 devices, pair over 100 Boom speakers, and cost more.

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