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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
JBL Flip 5 vs Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
JBL Flip 5
Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- Flip 5 (Black)
- Flip 5 (Black Camo)
- Flip 5 (Blue)
- Flip 5 (Camo)
- Flip 5 (Gray)
- Flip 5 (Green)
- Flip 5 (Pink)
- Flip 5 (Red)
- Flip 5 (Sand)
- Flip 5 (Teal)
- Flip 5 (White)
- Flip 5 (Yellow)
- WONDERBOOM 3 (Active Black)
- WONDERBOOM 3 (Hyper Pink)
- WONDERBOOM 3 (Joyous Brights Gray)
- WONDERBOOM 3 (Performance Blue)
Our Verdict
JBL Flip 5
Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3
The Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 3 is a better speaker than the JBL Flip 5. While they're both small, portable speakers with no sound customization options, the Ultimate Ears has better directivity and less compression at max volume than the JBL. It also has a significantly longer battery, so you don't have to worry about charging it regularly. That said, unlike the JBL, the Ultimate Ears model doesn't have a companion app that you can use to easily update the firmware or pair with other speakers.
Main Differences for
Threshold
Music
6.0
6.8
Soundstage
6.3
9.0
Dynamics
5.8
7.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.3
9.3
Dimensions Photo
Volume
47 in³ (771 cm³)
58 in³ (944 cm³)
Weight
1.2 lbs (0.5 kg)
0.9 lbs (0.4 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
7.5
9.0
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Great
Great
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Impact Resistance
No
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Floats In Water
No
Yes
Controls
6.6
6.6
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Good
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Forward Only (Physical)
Forward Only (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
No
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.3
6.2
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.31
0.76
Std. Err.
3.76 dB
2.71 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
68.3 Hz
88.5 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
13.7 kHz
16.0 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
6.3
9.0
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
3.29 dB
1.90 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
Yes
Dynamics
5.8
7.3
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
85.5 dB SPL
86.9 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.74 dB
1.14 dB
Active Features
Battery
7.3
8.9
Battery Life
8.2 hrs
13.2 hrs
Charge Time
2.6 hrs
2.3 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
Micro-USB
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
0.0
0.0
Alexa
No
No
Google Assistant
No
No
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
No
No
Voice Activation
No
No
Microphone Mute
No Microphone
No Microphone
Far-Field Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
App
6.6
0.0
App Picture
App Name
JBL Portable
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
8.4
8.3
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.2
Unspecified
Bluetooth iOS Latency
154 ms
117 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
96 ms
155 ms
Bluetooth Range
219.8 ft (67.0 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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