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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

JBL PartyBox 110 vs JBL Boombox 3

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

JBL PartyBox 110
JBL Boombox 3

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JBL PartyBox 110 Picture
JBL Boombox 3 Picture

Variants

  • PartyBox 110 (Black)
  • BoomBox 3 (Black)
  • BoomBox 3 (Squad)

Our Verdict

JBL PartyBox 110

JBL Boombox 3

While the JBL Boombox 3 is on the larger side for a portable speaker, the JBL PartyBox 110, as its name suggests, is better suited for parties. It's a fair bit heavier and bulkier than the Boombox 3, so you won't be hauling it around on weekend trips. The Boombox 3 is also better built and has a much longer battery life, reinforcing its superiority as a portable option. That said, when it comes to getting bodies moving, the PartyBox 110 can get a fair bit louder, and it comes with a customizable RGB light show. Its default sound profile is also capable of reproducing basslines well, thanks to its prominent high-bass. That said, neither speaker is capable of outputting much in the way of deep, rumbly low-bass.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

7.5
7.5
No major differences between these speakers for music. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

JBL PartyBox 110 Style Photo
JBL Boombox 3 Style Photo

RGB Lights  

Yes
No

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Portability 
 

6.9
8.1

Dimensions Photo  

JBL PartyBox 110 Dimensions Photo
JBL Boombox 3 Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

3,026 in³ (49,590 cm³)
1,465 in³ (24,000 cm³)

Weight 
 

23.5 lbs (10.6 kg)
15.1 lbs (6.9 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC & Battery
AC & Battery

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes

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Build Quality 
 

7.0
8.5

Build Quality Photo  

JBL PartyBox 110 Build Quality Photo
JBL Boombox 3 Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Good
Great

Water Resistance 
 

Water-resistant (IPx4)
Submersible (IPx7)

Dust Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Dust-Proof (IP6x)

Impact Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Floats In Water 
 

Unspecified
Yes

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Controls 
 

7.0
6.6

Controls Photo  

JBL PartyBox 110 Controls Photo
JBL Boombox 3 Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

JBL PartyBox 110 Controls Photo 2
JBL Boombox 3 Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Great
Good

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
No

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

Yes (Physical)
Forward Only (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

No
No

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

JBL PartyBox 110 In The Box Photo
JBL Boombox 3 In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.4
7.5

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-0.31
0.48

Std. Err. 
 

3.66 dB
2.64 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

41.8 Hz
46.2 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

18.5 kHz
19.3 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

7.4
7.2

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

4.85 dB
5.32 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes
Yes

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Dynamics 
 

7.7
8.1

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

98.3 dB SPL
91.9 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

2.92 dB
0.66 dB

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Active Features

Battery 
 

9.0
8.9

Battery Life 
 

14.7 hrs
29.7 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.5 hrs
4.6 hrs

Power Saving 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port 
 

AC
AC

Battery Powered 
 

Yes
Yes

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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 
 

7.9
7.9

App Picture  

JBL PartyBox 110 App Picture
JBL Boombox 3 App Picture

App Name 
 

JBL PartyBox
JBL Portable

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Graphic
Graphic

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

Yes
Yes

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Bluetooth 
 

7.5
8.2

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.1
5.3

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

151 ms
143 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

167 ms
141 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

165.7 ft (50.5 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

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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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PartyBox 110
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BoomBox 3
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PartyBox 110
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Squad
BoomBox 3
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Black
PartyBox 110
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Black
PartyBox 110
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JBL PartyBox 110

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    Hey!

    “We performed our sound tests with the JBL PartyBox 110’s ‘Bass Boost’ feature set to ‘1’.”

    Do you have a review without Bass Boost? I wanted to see the frequency response without it. Furthermore, it decreases dynamics, and probably increases distortion.