Product Comparison: JBL Charge 3 vs Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3

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JBL Charge 3 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker

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Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

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General Specifications

Brand

JBL

Ultimate Ears

Model

Charge 3

Megaboom 3

Origin

China

About the product

JBL charge 3 is the utmost, high-powered portable Bluetooth speaker with powerful stereo sound and a power bank all in one package. The charge 3 takes the party everywhere, poolside or in the rain, thanks to the waterproof design, durable fabric and rugged housing.

Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 is a supremely powerful, portable wireless speaker. It blasts loud, clear and immersive 360° sound with deep thundering bass. And it’s all meticulously balanced so you hear every note. MEGABOOM 3 is also insanely waterproof, dustproof and drop proof, and ready to rock any adventure.

Key Specs

Power output

20 W

15 W

Connection Type

Bluetooth 4.1

Bluetooth 4.0

Range

33 ft.

150 ft.

Battery Life

20 hour(s)

Dynamic Configuration

2 drivers

4 drivers

JBL Charge 3

Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3

What customers say about "Key Specs"

JBL Charge 3 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Travel friendly, durable and also a very impressive battery life versus charge up time.
Great build product, awesome sound and battery life with the added advantage of a power bank.
Very long battery life, great sound and volume. Added features are very useful.
Bass is incredible. Can't beat the bass for the price. Really happy with it.
Of course, this is an excellent product because it's from JBL. The sound is great and the battery has a long life.

Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

The single speaker has more than enough power and its lightweight too.
If you are new to Ultimate ears speakers I think the app is fantastic and the party up feature that allows you to connect to multiple Boom speakers is amazing.
I'd connected to my Samsung phone, then easily connected to my MacBook. Connection is very fast and doesn't take much time.
Haven’t managed a reliable pairing with my boom 3 speaker either. It’s like playing vinyl that jumps on the turntable.
It looks like it stands ok on 30% volume but when i put volume around 60-70% the battery goes on critical immediately!

Size & Weight

Color

Black

Height

8.38 in.

8.86 in.

Width

3.4 in.

3.43 in.

Depth

3.4 in.

3.43 in.

Weight

1.76 lbs.

2.04 lbs.

JBL Charge 3

Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

JBL Charge 3 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker

This is such an impressive little speaker. It's about the size off a large can of beer.
For me it is a great size and has wonderful sound. It packs a good sound punch for its size.
Every thing about this speaker is great, good size, great sound, already thinking about buying another one to link together.
Great sound as you would expect from JBL and much more than you would expect from a device of this size.
Great sound from such a small speaker. Lovely design.Fabulous packaging!

Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

The sound is very loud, it's rich and for its size packs some bass. It's so good I use it outside when having a barbecue.
It's fairly weighty but not excessively heavy and feels reassuringly solid to hold, as you'd hope given that it's designed to be used outside.
It's not too big and not too heavy making it very portable.
It’s amazing to carry into different rooms at home and it’s perfect for anytime. It's size fits any design and home interior.
It’s too heavy for me to throw into a bag for daily use because it adds extra weight and the bag gets a couple pounds heavier.

Features

Controls

Buttons

Material

Fabric / Rugged rubber

Plastic / Metal

Display Type

Battery Type

Lithium-ion polymer

Supported Systems

Windows, MacOS, Android, Windows Mobile, iOS

Windows Mobile, MacOS, Windows, Android, iOS

Hand Strap

Protection

IPX7 waterproof

IP67 waterproof, IP67 dustproof

Accessories Included

Micro USB cable

Micro USB cable, Power adaptor, Quick start guide

Extras

Wirelessly connect up to 3 smartphones or tablets

App + Equalizer, Dust and Sand Proof, Pair up to 8 Bluetooth enabled source devices, Magic Button, 360° Sound, Thundering Bass, Loud and True

Hand Strap

What customers say about "Features"

JBL Charge 3 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker

I'm being picky but overall very happy and the waterproof rating is nice comfort for using it wherever.
It is supposed to be waterproof so it is excellent for using outside in the garden for parties etc. Very easy to set up.
I like the bass response and ease of use, huge battery life and water resistance.
I love that this is waterproof - pouring water in the ends with music with a heavy bass playing is a great party trick!
For it's size, the sound quality and bass is quite impressive. Also plus point for being waterproof.

Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

Don’t bother getting the power up dock as battery life is excellent and the charge port is now on the side.
The controls are pretty straightforward, with a multi-function button on the top, and a large plus and minus button on the front face.
The speaker is supposed to be drop-proof from a height of three feet. I didn't dare try it from that height, but I did drop it on a wooden floor from around two feet and it was fine.
It’s waterproof too so you don’t have to worry if the rain catches you by surprise during a barbecue.
Doesn't have voice control Alexa which the more expensive does Megablast have.

Interfaces

AUX In

Yes

Ethernet Port

Micro USB

Yes

USB

Yes

Lightning Port

NFC

Card Slot

What customers say about "Interfaces"

JBL Charge 3 Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker

The usb allows you to utilise the speaker as a 'fast charging' power bank, which provided my Moto G4 with 3 charges before it was drained completely.
Versatile in that it's Bluetooth , can be linked to other speakers, has aux plug for non Bluetooth players and you can use it to charge Other stuff with USB cable.
The sound quality is excellent also is ease of use. Connect your device by Bluetooth or hard wire by a 3.5mm audio cable and off you go.
The only downside to me is the fact that it uses a micro usb cable, I mean there are still many products that use this but as time goes by I feel that we are heading more towards usb c.
Would prefer a better battery life and it should use USB-C to charge now as I would be able to charge it from my phone cable.

Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

The UE3 Megaboom is well over what I expected. Firstly, download the app, pair your phone, select your music and off you go.
The charging socket is a micro-USB so no need to worry about losing a cable.
A nice long USB cable for charging and looks very classy and sleek.
They removed the audio jack so now the only way to connect to the speaker is via bluetooth.
My one issue is that there is no aux in cable, so only Bluetooth can be used to play music.

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

2 year(s)

Certifications

EAC

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

Manual

Download

MSRP