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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
JBL Flip 6 vs Sony ULT FIELD 1
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
JBL Flip 6
Sony ULT FIELD 1
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- Flip 6 (Black)
- Flip 6 (Blue)
- Flip 6 (Green)
- Flip 6 (Grey)
- Flip 6 (Martin Garrix)
- Flip 6 (Pink)
- Flip 6 (Red)
- Flip 6 (Squad)
- Flip 6 (Teal)
- Flip 6 (White)
- ULT FIELD 1 (Black)
- ULT FIELD 1 (Forest Gray)
- ULT FIELD 1 (Off White)
- ULT FIELD 1 (Orange)
Our Verdict
JBL Flip 6
Sony ULT FIELD 1
The Sony ULT FIELD 1 and the JBL Flip 6 are both small, cylindrical portable speakers. Overall, they perform very similarly, with little to separate them. Both speakers can't play stereo content without downmixing to mono and can get similarly loud. While the Sony has a more balanced default frequency response, it has quite a bit more compression at max volume than the JBL. The Sony also has a slightly longer continuous battery life but takes double the time to fully recharge.
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Flip 6
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Amazon.comOff White
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ULT FIELD 1
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Music
Threshold
Music
6.4
6.5
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.5
6.9
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.3
9.2
Dimensions Photo
Volume
46 in³ (760 cm³)
70 in³ (1,142 cm³)
Weight
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
1.4 lbs (0.6 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
8.3
8.7
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Great
Good
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Yes
Controls
6.6
7.9
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Good
Feedback
Good
Great
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
6.5
6.9
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.01
0.63
Std. Err.
2.78 dB
2.73 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
75.5 Hz
55.8 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
17.5 kHz
14.1 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
6.3
6.1
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
3.15 dB
3.53 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
6.0
5.5
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
86.8 dB SPL
87.3 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.78 dB
4.89 dB
Active Features
Battery
6.0
5.7
Battery Life
5.9 hrs
6.4 hrs
Charge Time
2.2 hrs
5.4 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
0.0
1.7
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
Bad
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
Bad
App
7.9
6.3
App Picture
App Name
JBL Portable
Sony Music Center
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Graphic
Graphic + Presets
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
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
8.9
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.1
5.3
Bluetooth iOS Latency
165 ms
44 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
168 ms
117 ms
Bluetooth Range
210.0 ft (64.0 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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Flip 6
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Flip 6
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Amazon.comOff White
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Flip 6
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ULT FIELD 1
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Amazon.comMartin Garrix
Flip 6
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Flip 6
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