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Product JBL Flip (black) JBL Charge (blue) Beats Pill (black) Bose SoundLink Bluetooth mobile speaker II (nylon)
Price $99.95 to $99.99 $149.95 to $149.99 $199.95 to $199.99 $299.00 to $299.99
CNET editors' rating 4 stars 4 stars 3.5 stars 4 stars
Average user rating 4.5 stars 0 stars 3.5 stars 4 stars
Release date September 14, 2012 March 7, 2013 Info unavailable September 13, 2012
Bottom line
The JBL Flip's decent performance and attractive design make it a worthy Bluetooth speaker contender at $100.
The JBL Charge is a nice compromise for those who want a better-sounding portable wireless speaker but don't want to make the jump -- both in terms of size and price -- to something like the Jawbone Big Jambox or Bose SoundLink.
The Beats Pill outperforms the Jawbone Jambox and has a couple of intriguing extra features, but Apple iOS 6 users may encounter some problems.
While the SoundLink Bluetooth Mobile Speaker II may no longer be in a class by itself, it's still near the top of the portable Bluetooth speaker category.
Product Description

JBL Flip

Info unavailable

Beats Pill Wireless speaker

Bose SoundLink Bluetooth Mobile speaker II - Wireless speaker

Dimensions (WxDxH)

6.3 in

2.91 in x 6.91 in

7.5 in 1.8 in

9.6 in x 1.9 in x 5.1 in

Speaker Type

Active

Info unavailable

Active

Active

Connectivity Technology

Bluetooth

Wireless

Wireless - Bluetooth

Wired - Bluetooth

Wireless

Wired - Bluetooth

Wireless

Speaker System Details

Portable speaker

Info unavailable

Portable speaker

Bluetooth speaker

Color

Black

Blue

Black

Black

MP3 Player Compatibility

Bluetooth devices

Android devices

Apple devices

Nexus 7

iOS devices

Android devices

Android devices

Apple devices

Laptops

Bluetooth devices

Android devices

Apple devices

Battery

Speaker battery - Rechargeable - Lithium ion

Info unavailable

Speaker battery - Rechargeable

Speaker battery - Rechargeable - Lithium ion

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