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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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Bose SoundLink Micro vs JBL Flip 4
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Bose SoundLink Micro
JBL Flip 4
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- SoundLink Micro (Black)
- SoundLink Micro (Bright Orange)
- SoundLink Micro (Midnight Blue)
- SoundLink Micro (Stone Blue)
- SoundLink Micro (White Smoke)
- Flip 4 (Black)
- Flip 4 (Blue)
- Flip 4 (Camouflage)
- Flip 4 (Gray)
- Flip 4 (Ocean Blue)
- Flip 4 (Red)
- Flip 4 (Teal)
- Flip 4 (White)
Our Verdict
Bose SoundLink Micro
JBL Flip 4
The JBL Flip 4 is a better speaker than the Bose SoundLink Micro overall. The Flip 4 has a better-balanced sound profile out-of-the-box, can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono, and can get louder. That said, the Bose is a bit smaller, making it more portable. It has a bit less compression present at max volume, resulting in cleaner-sounding audio at louder volumes.
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Music
Threshold
Music
5.8
6.3
Frequency Response Accuracy
5.6
6.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.4
9.3
Dimensions Photo
Volume
26 in³ (418 cm³)
50 in³ (816 cm³)
Weight
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
8.5
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Great
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
No
Floats In Water
No
Unspecified
Controls
7.9
7.6
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Good
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Physical)
Forward Only (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
No
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
5.6
6.3
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.63
0.13
Std. Err.
4.44 dB
3.88 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
91.1 Hz
72.3 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
16.0 kHz
18.8 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
7.5
7.3
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
1.04 dB
4.67 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
Yes (when horizontal)
Dynamics
5.7
6.1
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
78.6 dB SPL
86.0 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
2.27 dB
3.30 dB
Active Features
Battery
6.5
7.8
Battery Life
7.8 hrs
9.3 hrs
Charge Time
5.4 hrs
3.5 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
Micro-USB
Micro-USB
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
4.9
4.3
Alexa
No
No
Google Assistant
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Speakerphone
Yes
Yes
Siri
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Voice Assistant
Yes
Yes
Voice Activation
No
No
Microphone Mute
No
No
Far-Field Performance
Excellent
Decent
Ambient Noise Performance
Decent
Great
App
6.6
6.6
App Picture
App Name
Bose Connect
JBL Portable
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
No
No
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
8.7
9.1
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
Unspecified
4.2
Bluetooth iOS Latency
67 ms
36 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
98 ms
50 ms
Bluetooth Range
187.0 ft (57.0 m)
180.4 ft (55.0 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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