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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
JBL Charge 5 vs Amazon Echo Gen 4
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
JBL Charge 5
Amazon Echo Gen 4
Tested using Methodology v0.8
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredNo
Variants
- JBL Charge 5 (Black)
- JBL Charge 5 (Blue)
- JBL Charge 5 (Camo)
- JBL Charge 5 (Gray)
- JBL Charge 5 (Green)
- JBL Charge 5 (Pink)
- JBL Charge 5 (Red)
- JBL Charge 5 (Teal)
- JBL Charge 5 (White)
- Echo Gen 4 ((Product) Red)
- Echo Gen 4 (Charcoal)
- Echo Gen 4 (Glacier White)
- Echo Gen 4 (Twilight Blue)
Our Verdict
JBL Charge 5
Amazon Echo Gen 4
Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below
Main Differences for
Threshold
Music
6.5
6.8
Soundstage
5.8
7.8
Dynamics
6.5
5.6
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.7
6.9
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.1
5.5
Dimensions Photo
Volume
121 in³ (1,982 cm³)
168 in³ (2,757 cm³)
Weight
2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
8.3
6.4
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Great
Good
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Unspecified
Dust Resistance
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Unspecified
Controls
6.6
6.0
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Good
Great
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
No
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Forward Only (Physical)
No
Microphone On/Off
No
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.7
6.9
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
0.29
-1.22
Std. Err.
3.90 dB
3.54 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
58.2 Hz
54.2 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
18.5 kHz
18.2 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
5.8
7.8
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
4.27 dB
4.06 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
Yes
Dynamics
6.5
5.6
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
88.9 dB SPL
84.8 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.16 dB
3.96 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.7
0.0
Battery Life
14.5 hrs
N/A
Charge Time
3.8 hrs
N/A
Power Saving
Yes
No
Charging Port
USB-C
No Battery
Battery Powered
Yes
No
Voice Assistant
0.0
10
Alexa
No
Built-in (Wi-Fi Only)
Google Assistant
No
No
Speakerphone
No
Yes
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
No
Yes
Voice Activation
No
Yes
Microphone Mute
No
Yes
Far-Field Performance
No Microphone
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
Excellent
App
7.9
9.3
App Picture
App Name
JBL Portable
Amazon Alexa
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Graphic
Bass/Treble
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
No
Yes
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
No
Bluetooth
8.5
7.5
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.1
Unspecified
Bluetooth iOS Latency
125 ms
141 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
102 ms
119 ms
Bluetooth Range
328.1 ft (100.0 m)
305.1 ft (93.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
Wi-Fi
0.0
6.5
Wi-Fi Version
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
No Wi-Fi
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Wi-Fi
No
Yes
Apple AirPlay
No
No
AirPlay Latency
N/A
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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