Jbl charge 5. JBL Charge 5 review

Unfortunately, it struggles to reproduce the deep thump and rumble typically present in bass-heavy music	The Charge 5 has a more neutral sound profile, and longer battery life, though the latter can vary depending on your usage habits
The JBL Charge 5 comes in nine color variants: 'Black', 'Red', 'Blue', 'Teal', 'Grey', 'White', 'Pink', 'Khaki' and 'Squad'	This speaker has an impressive build quality

JBL Charge 5 review

It also doesn't have any sound customization features like a graphic EQ you can use to tweak the speaker's sound.

JBL Charge 5 review: It's also better built with an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance, though we don't test for this
JBL Charge 5 Review: The Sony has a wider-sounding soundstage and can get louder than the JBL
JBL Charge 5 review: It also has to downmix stereo content to mono which doesn't sound as immersive

The is a better speaker than the JBL Charge 5 overall	It has a slightly better-balanced sound profile out-of-the-box and offers a wider-sounding soundstage thanks to its 360-degree design
Its play and pause button can also be double-pressed to skip to your next track	See also our recommendations for the , the , and the

It also has low latency with iOS and Android devices, making it suitable for watching movies and videos.

JBL CHARGE 5: However, the Sony's companion app comes with a graphic EQ you can use to adjust its sound to your liking
JBL Charge 5 Review: © Provided by TechRadar JBL Charge 5 review When it comes to rugged, portable, no-nonsense , some product lines have consistently impressed us under review
JBL CHARGE 5: While it's advertised to last around 20 hours from a single 4-hour charge, it lasted over 14 hours in our tests, which is still superb

Under the hood, however, are plenty of improvements	The is a better speaker than the JBL Charge 5 overall
It also has a power-saving feature that shuts the speaker off after it's left inactive for a while	You can control this feature in its companion app

That said, the JBL has a longer battery life, though this can vary depending on your usage habits.

JBL Charge 5 Review: It also comes with a PartyBoost button you can use to pair it to other PartyBoost-compatible JBL speakers, as opposed to the Charge 4, which features a Connect+ button
JBL CHARGE 5: Its neutral sound profile makes it suitable for a variety of music genres
JBL Charge 5 review: This speaker comes in nine different color variants you can choose from, and we tested the 'Black' variant