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1. Jbl charge 5 vs jbl charge 4 full#
2. Jbl charge 5 vs jbl charge 4 portable#
3. Jbl charge 5 vs jbl charge 4 Bluetooth#
4. Jbl charge 5 vs jbl charge 4 series#

The Charge 5 presents a clear and well-defined soundstage with every track I pass through it. My first assumption before listening to the speaker was that it would be heavily bassy, but it turns out that while the Charge 5 does produce large amounts of bass, it’s also it’s a clear, concise and impressively powerful performer, easily vaulting itself into the category of the best-sounding speakers around the £150 mark.

Jbl charge 5 vs jbl charge 4 full#

Playing The Beatles Hey Jude at full blast and walking from one end of a garden to the other and the signal didn’t break up once, which was better than the Emberton II fared under the same conditions.

Jbl charge 5 vs jbl charge 4 Bluetooth#

With Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity the strength of the connection is reliable over long distances. In case you’re interested in attempting a Guinness Book of Records, the world record is 1000 JBL Flip 4 speakers. PartyBoost allows for pairing the Charge 5 to another for stereo listening as well as pressing allowing the speaker to wirelessly chain more than 100 JBL PartyBoost compatible speakers together. Firmware updates and the ability to enable JBL’s PartyBoost functionality make up the rest of the features. There’s a three-band equalizer for customizing audio, the name of the speaker changed, or battery levels checked its battery life.

Jbl charge 5 vs jbl charge 4 portable#

The JBL Portable app presents a sprinkling of features but nothing too in-depth.

At least there’s that option of using the speaker as a powerbank to charge another device when you’re outside. There is no fast charging available and a full charge of the tank from zero takes four hours. That stamina is dependent on what you’re listening to (bassy tracks will tire the speaker out quicker) and how hard the volume is pushed. Battery life is 20 hours, which is around double the Sonos Roam (11) but less than the Marshall Emberton II (30+), for comparison to wireless speakers in the same price bracket. There’s nothing out of the ordinary on the feature side, with the Charge 5 graced with the usual features anyone who’s had a JBL wireless speaker would expect.

One thing to note about the playback control is that while you can skip forward (two presses), you can’t skip back – it’s full steam ahead when it comes to music playlists. On top are volume, playback, power, PartyBoost and Bluetooth buttons, with an audible click that indicates a successful press – all that’s needed is a nudge to operate. On the speaker’s underside is a rubbery fixture that stops it from rolling over (it is cylindrical in shape after all). I half-expect portable speakers of this size to have one. There’s no auxiliary port for connecting a portable player, and while that shouldn’t feel surprising it does surprise me. If it gets dirty a rinse should clean up any dirt.Īround the back is a USB-C port for charging and the Charge 5 can perform duties as a powerbank to charge a mobile device with a USB-A port concealed beneath a flap.

As is common with portable speakers, the Charge 5 has a rating of IP67 to defend against ingress of water, dust or dirt (tougher than the Charge 4’s IPX7). It comes in an array of colours – blue, white, black, camouflage, grey, green, red and pink – so there’s a generous number of finishes to pick from. There’s no handle, strap or hang loop to carry but the speaker’s fabric surface is grippy when held in the hand – though you’re going to need a bigger palm to hold the Charge 5 if that’s how you intend to ferry it about. I’ve dropped it down on hills at Greenwich Park from a few feet and I think the ground itself came worse off as the speaker landed with an uncompromising thud. It’s built like the proverbial brick house: durable, heavy and dense. Imagine a wireless speaker that looks like an American football, and you’d have the Charge 5 – you might even want to play a game of catch with it in the park.Īt just under 1kg, you wouldn’t want to fumble the catch lest it hit you square in the face (or any other part of the body).

Jbl charge 5 vs jbl charge 4 series#

Given it is the fifth iteration of the series you might assume there’s little the Charge 5 could add to its feature set, but while the improvements over the Charge 4 are small, the series remains a massively enjoyable one. The Charge 5 is part of JBL’s range of larger portable speakers, the option for those who want a bigger sound both indoors and out.