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- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
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Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 vs Bose SoundLink Flex
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3
Bose SoundLink Flex
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneYes
Voice AssistantYes
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- MEGABOOM 3 (Blue)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Dusk)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Jungle Grey)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Moon)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Night Black)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Purple)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Sunset Red)
- SoundLink Flex (Black)
- SoundLink Flex (Carmine Red)
- SoundLink Flex (Chilled Lilac)
- SoundLink Flex (Cypress Green)
- SoundLink Flex (Stone Blue)
- SoundLink Flex (White Smoke)
Our Verdict
Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3
Bose SoundLink Flex
The Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 is a better speaker than the Bose SoundLink Flex, though they have different strengths. The Ultimate Ears offers a wider and more immersive soundstage. Its companion app comes with a graphic EQ and presets to customize its sound to your liking, and it has a longer-lasting battery life, so it's better suited to long listening sessions. However, the Bose is smaller, making it more portable, and it supports voice assistants through your smartphone. It also offers a more balanced sound profile out of the box and can produce a deeper bass.
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Threshold
Music
7.0
6.3
Soundstage
9.1
5.5
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.3
6.9
EQ
Graphic + Presets
No
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Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.1
9.2
Dimensions Photo
Volume
104 in³ (1,710 cm³)
57 in³ (942 cm³)
Weight
2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
9.0
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
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Floats In Water
Yes
Yes
Controls
5.8
8.4
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Good
Okay
Feedback
Good
Decent
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
Yes (Physical)
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
No
Yes (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
No
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.3
6.9
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-1.13
0.22
Std. Err.
4.07 dB
2.85 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
72.3 Hz
60.8 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
18.2 kHz
15.6 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
9.1
5.5
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
1.74 dB
4.59 dB
Stereo
Yes
No (mono)
Dynamics
6.8
6.4
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
89.9 dB SPL
87.5 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
2.91 dB
3.02 dB
Active Features
Battery
9.0
6.7
Battery Life
17.7 hrs
7.2 hrs
Charge Time
2.5 hrs
2.7 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
Micro-USB
USB-C
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
0.0
5.7
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
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
Excellent
App
7.9
6.6
App Picture
App Name
Ultimate Ears
Bose Connect
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Graphic + Presets
No
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
7.6
8.0
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
Unspecified
4.2
Bluetooth iOS Latency
181 ms
236 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
71 ms
109 ms
Bluetooth Range
282.2 ft (86.0 m)
255.9 ft (78.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
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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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