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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

Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 vs iFox iF012

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2
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Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 Picture
iFox iF012 Picture

Variants

  • WONDERBOOM 2 (Bermuda Blue)
  • WONDERBOOM 2 (Concrete)
  • WONDERBOOM 2 (Crushed Ice Grey)
  • WONDERBOOM 2 (Deep Space)
  • WONDERBOOM 2 (Just Peach)
  • WONDERBOOM 2 (Radical Red)
  • WONDERBOOM 2 (Unicorn)
  • iF012 (Black)
  • iF012 (Black/Gold)
  • iF012 (White)

Our Verdict

Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2

iFox iF012

The Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 is a better overall speaker than the iFox iF012. It offers a better-balanced sound profile and can produce a more extended low-bass than the iFox. It can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono, which is more immersive. It also has a longer-lasting battery life of almost 13 hours, though this can vary depending on your usage. That said, the iFox shower speaker comes with a removable suction cup to help you stick it in somewhere your shower, which some users may prefer. You can use the speaker to answer and decline phone calls, and it has less compression present at max volume, resulting in cleaner audio at louder volume levels.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.8
5.1

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.2
4.1

Soundstage 
 

9.1
7.4

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 Style Photo
iFox iF012 Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No

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Portability 
 

9.3
9.4

Dimensions Photo  

Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 Dimensions Photo
iFox iF012 Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

58 in³ (944 cm³)
39 in³ (643 cm³)

Weight 
 

0.9 lbs (0.4 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)

Power Source 
 

Battery & USB
Battery & USB

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes

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Build Quality 
 

9.0
7.8

Build Quality Photo  

Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 Build Quality Photo
iFox iF012 Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Great
Decent

Water Resistance 
 

Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)

Dust Resistance 
 

Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Dust-Proof (IP6x)

Impact Resistance 
 

Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Unspecified

Floats In Water 
 

Yes
Yes

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Controls 
 

6.6
7.8

Controls Photo  

Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 Controls Photo
iFox iF012 Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 Controls Photo 2
iFox iF012 Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Good

Feedback 
 

Good
Good

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

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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 In The Box Photo
iFox iF012 In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.2
4.1

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

0.41
0.32

Std. Err. 
 

2.61 dB
4.26 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

89.8 Hz
174.5 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

16.3 kHz
7.9 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

9.1
7.4

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

1.66 dB
1.16 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes
No (mono)

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Dynamics 
 

7.3
6.8

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

87.9 dB SPL
81.6 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

1.27 dB
0.76 dB

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.9
7.0

Battery Life 
 

12.9 hrs
7.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.5 hrs
2.7 hrs

Power Saving 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port 
 

Micro-USB
Micro-USB

Battery Powered 
 

Yes
Yes

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Voice Assistant 
 

0.0
0.0

Alexa 
 

No
No

Google Assistant 
 

No
No

Speakerphone 
 

No
Yes

Siri 
 

No
No

Voice Assistant 
 

No
No

Voice Activation 
 

No
No

Microphone Mute 
 

No Microphone
No

Far-Field Performance 
 

No Microphone
No Assistant

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

No Microphone
No Assistant

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App 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2 App Picture
iFox iF012 App Picture

App Name 
 

No App
No App

iOS 
 

No
No

Android 
 

No
No

EQ 
 

No
No

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

No
No

Party Mode 
 

No
No

Multi-Room 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

No
No

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Bluetooth 
 

7.0
6.5

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

Unspecified
5.0

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

215 ms
298 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

174 ms
275 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

155.2 ft (47.3 m)
252.6 ft (77.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
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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Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM 2

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