I would say the JBL Charge 4 is better indoors while the UE Megaboom 3 is better outdoors, but overall the UE Megaboom wins this one because of its omnidirectional sound and superior frequency response.Įven though it is 15 dollars more expensive, and the JBL’s design is smoother on the eye, the sound is more important when considering the best speaker, and the Megaboom edges the overall ranking because of its sound. These two products are very similar to one another, and you can’t go wrong with either. If I were a customer in a store and I knew nothing about the two, I would definitely choose the JBL Charge 4 because of its pretty design. This may be a personal taste, but the design of the JBL Charge 4 looks a lot cooler than the UE Megaboom 3. In most categories, they are fairly similar and it’s a close call, but the Megaboom 3 is shockproof and dustproof while the Charge 4 is not, so it wins this battle of the toughest speaker contest. Durability Winner: UE Megaboom 3īoth of these speakers are waterproof and will float if left in water, and have the same waterproof rating of IPX7. It has a rating of 89.9 dB SPL while the Charge 4 has a rating of 84.8 dB SPL. The UE Megaboom 3 is louder than the JBL Charge 4. The range of BlueTooth 4.2 is said to be around 60 meters or 200 feet. The range of both the devices is about the same. The speakers also stay in sync more and don’t cut as much. With the Megaboom 3, you also get frequent firmware updates via the app while the JBL app is sluggish to update and doesn’t allow you to edit any settings. You can connect two source devices (phones, laptops, etc) and eight devices. With the UE app, you can customize the lows, mids, and high frequencies. The Megaboom 3 wins by a lot in this department. It gives you about 8.5 hours at 60% volume and about 6.5 hours at 85% volume.īut where the Charge 4 wins is the fact that you can charge it in 4 hours with its USB-C port, and also charge other devices through it, whilst the micro-USB Megaboom 3 is a little bit slower and doesn’t have that capability. The battery life of the Charge 4’s is similar to Megaboom 3. At-home tests have revealed that the Megaboom 3 supplies 10 hours of battery at 60% and 5 hours at 85%. When comparing the battery life of these two products, it is a very close call. I think you can’t go wrong with either one, and the winner will be subjective to the audience depending on what they value most in a speaker.īy the way, in case you’re interested - we also have a post on the loudest JBL speakers ever made. However, JBL has recently come out with the JBL Charge 5, which may even better the Megaboom 3 with its improvements. When comparing the two, the Megaboom 3 comes out on top by a small margin because of its superior sound design, loudness, and software functionality. They are both between $100 and $200, so it may be hard to choose between the two. The JBL Charge 4 and the UE Megaboom 3 are in the same class of Bluetooth speakers and have many similar characteristics.
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