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- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Bose SoundLink Flex vs Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Bose SoundLink Flex
Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- SoundLink Flex (Black)
- SoundLink Flex (Carmine Red)
- SoundLink Flex (Chilled Lilac)
- SoundLink Flex (Cypress Green)
- SoundLink Flex (Stone Blue)
- SoundLink Flex (White Smoke)
- WONDERBOOM 3 (Active Black)
- WONDERBOOM 3 (Hyper Pink)
- WONDERBOOM 3 (Joyous Brights Gray)
- WONDERBOOM 3 (Performance Blue)
Our Verdict
Bose SoundLink Flex
Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3
Though the Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3 is a better speaker than the Bose SoundLink Flex, they have different strengths. The Ultimate Ears offers a wider and more spacious sounding soundstage. It also plays stereo content without downmixing it to mono, which is more immersive. It has less compression at max volume, so your audio quality sounds cleaner when you blast the speaker. On a single charge, it also has a significantly longer-lasting battery life of over 13 hours. On the other hand, the Bose SoundLink Flex can produce a deeper bass and supports voice assistants through your smartphone.
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Music
Threshold
Music
6.3
6.8
Soundstage
5.5
9.0
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.9
6.2
Dynamics
6.4
7.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.2
9.3
Dimensions Photo
Volume
57 in³ (942 cm³)
58 in³ (944 cm³)
Weight
1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
0.9 lbs (0.4 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
8.7
9.0
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Great
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Impact Resistance
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Floats In Water
Yes
Yes
Controls
8.4
6.6
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Okay
Great
Feedback
Decent
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
Yes (Physical)
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Physical)
Forward Only (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
Yes (Physical)
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.9
6.2
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
0.22
0.76
Std. Err.
2.85 dB
2.71 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
60.8 Hz
88.5 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
15.6 kHz
16.0 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
5.5
9.0
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
4.59 dB
1.90 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
Yes
Dynamics
6.4
7.3
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
87.5 dB SPL
86.9 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.02 dB
1.14 dB
Active Features
Battery
6.7
8.9
Battery Life
7.2 hrs
13.2 hrs
Charge Time
2.7 hrs
2.3 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
Micro-USB
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
5.7
0.0
Alexa
No
No
Google Assistant
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
No
Speakerphone
Yes
No
Siri
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
No
Voice Assistant
Yes
No
Voice Activation
No
No
Microphone Mute
No
No Microphone
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
No Microphone
Ambient Noise Performance
Excellent
No Microphone
App
6.6
0.0
App Picture
App Name
Bose Connect
No App
iOS
Yes
No
Android
Yes
No
EQ
No
No
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
No
Party Mode
Yes
No
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
8.0
8.3
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.2
Unspecified
Bluetooth iOS Latency
236 ms
117 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
109 ms
155 ms
Bluetooth Range
255.9 ft (78.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
Wi-Fi
0.0
0.0
Wi-Fi Version
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
No
No
Apple AirPlay
No
No
AirPlay Latency
N/A
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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