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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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JBL Charge 4 vs Anker Soundcore Flare 2
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
JBL Charge 4
Anker Soundcore Flare 2
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- Charge 4 (Black)
- Charge 4 (Black Camo)
- Charge 4 (Blue)
- Charge 4 (Camouflage)
- Charge 4 (Gray)
- Charge 4 (Green)
- Charge 4 (Pink)
- Charge 4 (Red)
- Charge 4 (Sand)
- Charge 4 (Teal)
- Charge 4 (White)
- Charge 4 (Yellow)
- Soundcore Flare 2 (Black)
- Soundcore Flare 2 (Blue)
Our Verdict
JBL Charge 4
Anker Soundcore Flare 2
The Anker Soundcore Flare 2 is a better speaker than the JBL Charge 4. The Anker has a somewhat better-balanced sound profile with its BassUp feature enabled and can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono. It has excellent directivity resulting in a wide and natural-sounding soundstage. You can customize its sound to your liking, thanks to the graphic EQ and presets featured in its companion app. That said, the JBL has less compression present at max volume, resulting in cleaner audio at louder volumes. It also has a longer-lasting battery life, though this can depend on your usage.
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Music
Threshold
Music
5.7
6.9
Soundstage
5.4
8.9
Frequency Response Accuracy
5.9
6.5
EQ
No
Graphic + Presets
Dynamics
6.6
5.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
Yes
Portability
9.1
9.2
Dimensions Photo
Volume
119 in³ (1,943 cm³)
83 in³ (1,354 cm³)
Weight
2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
7.5
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Great
Great
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
No
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Unspecified
Controls
6.6
7.9
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Good
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
Yes (Physical)
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Forward Only (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
No
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
5.9
6.5
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
0.60
0.22
Std. Err.
5.32 dB
4.05 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
61.7 Hz
60.8 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
7.9 kHz
13.7 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
5.4
8.9
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
4.87 dB
2.17 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
Yes
Dynamics
6.6
5.7
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
84.8 dB SPL
84.9 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
2.12 dB
3.81 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.6
7.4
Battery Life
13.1 hrs
8.2 hrs
Charge Time
4.0 hrs
2.0 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
0.0
2.3
Alexa
No
No
Google Assistant
No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Speakerphone
No
Yes
Siri
No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Voice Assistant
No
Yes
Voice Activation
No
No
Microphone Mute
No Microphone
No
Far-Field Performance
No Microphone
Poor
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
Bad
App
6.6
7.9
App Picture
App Name
JBL Portable
Soundcore
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
No
Graphic + Presets
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
No
Bluetooth
9.8
7.3
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.2
5.0
Bluetooth iOS Latency
16 ms
159 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
15 ms
147 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
221.5 ft (67.5 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
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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