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- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
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JBL Xtreme 3 vs JBL PartyBox 310
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
JBL Xtreme 3
JBL PartyBox 310
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- Xtreme 3 (Black)
- Xtreme 3 (Blue)
- Xtreme 3 (Camo)
- PartyBox 310 (Black)
Our Verdict
JBL Xtreme 3
JBL PartyBox 310
The JBL PartyBox 310 is a better speaker than the JBL Xtreme 3, though they have different strengths. The PartyBox 310 is a large party speaker with a better-balanced sound profile that can produce a more extended low bass than the Xtreme 3. It can also get much louder with fewer compression artifacts at max volume, resulting in cleaner audio during louder listening sessions. The Xtreme 3 is much smaller and much more portable than the PartyBox 310. It's also better built and has an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance, certifying it to be dust-tight and immersible in up to a meter of water for 30 minutes.
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Music
Threshold
Music
6.7
7.8
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.5
7.9
Dynamics
6.4
8.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
Yes
Portability
8.9
5.4
Dimensions Photo
Volume
250 in³ (4,093 cm³)
4,643 in³ (76,092 cm³)
Weight
4.2 lbs (1.9 kg)
37.7 lbs (17.1 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
AC & Battery
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
8.3
7.0
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Material Quality
Great
Good
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Water-resistant (IPx4)
Dust Resistance
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Unspecified
Controls
6.6
7.0
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Good
Great
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)
Yes (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
No
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.5
7.9
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.09
-0.49
Std. Err.
4.67 dB
3.74 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
55.0 Hz
32.2 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
13.9 kHz
19.1 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
7.2
6.8
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
5.21 dB
5.96 dB
Stereo
Yes
Yes
Dynamics
6.4
8.7
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
91.0 dB SPL
104.4 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.87 dB
2.54 dB
Active Features
Battery
9.0
9.0
Battery Life
12.7 hrs
17.1 hrs
Charge Time
2.1 hrs
2.9 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
AC
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
7.9
7.9
App Picture
App Name
JBL Portable
JBL PartyBox
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Graphic
Graphic
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
8.2
8.3
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.1
5.1
Bluetooth iOS Latency
134 ms
110 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
122 ms
165 ms
Bluetooth Range
190.3 ft (58.0 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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