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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Bose Portable Smart Speaker vs Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Bose Portable Smart Speaker
Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- Portable Smart Speaker (Luxe Silver)
- Portable Smart Speaker (Triple Black)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Blue)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Dusk)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Jungle Grey)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Moon)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Night Black)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Purple)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Sunset Red)
Our Verdict
Bose Portable Smart Speaker
Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3
Depending on your listening habits, you may prefer either the Bose Portable Smart Speaker or the Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3. The Bose can produce a more extended low-bass than the Ultimate Ears and offers outstanding voice assistant support with Alexa and Google Assistant built-in. That said, the Ultimate Ears can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono, resulting in a more immersive soundstage. It's also better-built with an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance, though we don't currently test for this.
Main Differences for
Threshold
Music
6.9
7.0
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.1
6.3
Soundstage
7.4
9.1
Dynamics
5.9
6.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.4
9.1
Dimensions Photo
Volume
148 in³ (2,420 cm³)
104 in³ (1,710 cm³)
Weight
2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)
2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
Power Source
AC & Battery
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
7.3
9.0
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Great
Great
Water Resistance
Water-resistant (IPx4)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Yes
Controls
8.0
5.8
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Good
Feedback
Great
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes
No
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Physical)
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.1
6.3
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.63
-1.13
Std. Err.
2.94 dB
4.07 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
55.0 Hz
72.3 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
19.1 kHz
18.2 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
7.4
9.1
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
1.16 dB
1.74 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
Yes
Dynamics
5.9
6.8
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
89.0 dB SPL
89.9 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
4.32 dB
2.91 dB
Active Features
Battery
5.6
9.0
Battery Life
5.3 hrs
17.7 hrs
Charge Time
2.6 hrs
2.5 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
Micro-USB
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
9.4
0.0
Alexa
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No
Google Assistant
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
No
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
No
Voice Activation
Yes
No
Microphone Mute
Yes
No Microphone
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
No Microphone
Ambient Noise Performance
Great
No Microphone
App
7.7
7.9
App Picture
App Name
Bose Music
Ultimate Ears
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Bass/Treble
Graphic + Presets
Stereo Pair Mode
No
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
Yes
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
8.2
7.6
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.2
Unspecified
Bluetooth iOS Latency
-56 ms
181 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
86 ms
71 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
282.2 ft (86.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
Wi-Fi
7.5
0.0
Wi-Fi Version
Wi-Fi 5
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
5GHz
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Yes
No
Apple AirPlay
Yes
No
AirPlay Latency
28 ms
N/A
Google Chromecast
Yes
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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