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75Points

Anker Soundcore

Soundcore Anker Boom 2 Plus

20 hoursBattery life
140 WMax power
IPX7IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
75Points

Soundcore

Soundcore Boom 2 Pro

20 hoursBattery life
140 WMax power
IP68IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
70Points

JBL

JBL Boombox 4

34 hoursBattery life
IP68IP rating
69Points

Anker

Soundcore Anker Boom 2

24 hoursBattery life
80 WMax power
IPX7IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
68Points

Bose

Bose SoundLink Max

20 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
2130 gWeight
68Points

Bose

Bose SoundLink Max Portable Speaker

20 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
2130 gWeight
68Points

Bose

Bose SoundLink Plus

20 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
5.4Bluetooth
1497 gWeight
68Points

Bose

Bose SoundLink Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker

20 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
5.4Bluetooth
1497 gWeight
68Points

Marshall

Marshall Emberton III

32 hoursBattery life
38 WMax power
IP67IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
66Points

Marshall

Marshall Emberton II

30 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
66Points

Soundcore

Soundcore Anker Motion Boom Plus

20 hoursBattery life
80 WMax power
IP67IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
63Points

Sonos

Sonos Move 2

24 hoursBattery life
IP56IP rating
5Bluetooth
3000 gWeight
63Points

Sonos

Sonos Move 2 (White)

24 hoursBattery life
IP56IP rating
5Bluetooth
3000 gWeight
63Points

Sonos

Sonos Move 2 | Wireless Portable Speaker with WiFi

24 hoursBattery life
IP56IP rating
5Bluetooth
3000 gWeight
62Points

JBL

JBL Xtreme 5

28 hoursBattery life
IP68IP rating
60Points

Bang & Olufsen

Beosound Explore

27 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
650 gWeight
60Points

Marshall

Emberton II

30 hoursBattery life
20 WMax power
IP67IP rating
5.1Bluetooth
59Points

JBL

JBL Charge 6

28 hoursBattery life
IP68IP rating
59Points

Anker Soundcore

Soundcore Motion Boom

24 hoursBattery life
30 WMax power
IPX7IP rating
5Bluetooth
58Points

Bose

Bose SoundLink Flex

12 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
4.2Bluetooth
58Points

Bose

Bose SoundLink Flex Portable Bluetooth Speaker 2nd Gen

12 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
58Points

Marshall

Marshall Middleton II

30 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
58Points

Bose

SoundLink Flex

12 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
4.2Bluetooth
58Points

Bose

SoundLink Flex (2nd Gen)

12 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
58Points

Bose

SoundLink Micro (2nd Gen)

12 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
5.4Bluetooth
330 gWeight
57Points

Bang & Olufsen

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 (2nd Gen)

18 hoursBattery life
60 WMax power
IP67IP rating
5.1Bluetooth
57Points

JBL

JBL Flip 7

16 hoursBattery life
35 WMax power
IP68IP rating
5.4Bluetooth
56Points

Majority

Majority Move 2

30 hoursBattery life
30 WMax power
IP67IP rating
6Bluetooth
55Points

Edifier

Edifier MP330

19 hoursBattery life
40 WMax power
6Bluetooth
55Points

JBL

JBL Charge 5

20 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
55Points

Bose

SoundLink Flex SE

12 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
BluetoothBluetooth
55Points

Soundcore

Soundcore Boom Go 3i

24 hoursBattery life
15 WMax power
IP68IP rating
6Bluetooth
54Points

JBL

JBL Xtreme 4

24 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
54Points

Soundcore

Soundcore Boom 3i

16 hoursBattery life
50 WMax power
IP68IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
53Points

Bose

SoundLink Flex Portable Bluetooth Speaker (2nd Gen)

12 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
50Points

Marshall

Acton III

5.2Bluetooth
50Points

Bose

Bose SoundLink Home Speaker

9 hoursBattery life
5.3Bluetooth
50Points

JBL

JBL Charge Essential 2

20 hoursBattery life
IPX7IP rating
50Points

Marshall

Marshall Kilburn III

50Points

Marshall

Marshall Willen II

17 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
50Points

Soundcore

Soundcore Motion 100

IPX7IP rating
50Points

Soundcore

Soundcore Motion X500

49Points

Bang & Olufsen

Bang & Olufsen Beolit 20

8 hoursBattery life
4.2Bluetooth
2700 gWeight
49Points

Bang & Olufsen

Beolit 20

8 hoursBattery life
49Points

Soundcore

Soundcore Motion X600

12 hoursBattery life
50 WMax power
IPX7IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
48Points

JBL

JBL GO 4

7 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
48Points

Orange

Orange Box L

50 WMax power
5Bluetooth
46Points

JBL

JBL Flip 6

12 hoursBattery life
30 WMax power
IP67IP rating
5.1Bluetooth
46Points

Sonos

Sonos Roam 2

10 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
5.2Bluetooth
440 gWeight
46Points

Sonos

Sonos Roam 2

10 hoursBattery life
IP67IP rating
5.2Bluetooth
440 gWeight
45Points

Sony

Sony BRAVIA Theatre U

12 hoursBattery life
44Points

Anker

Anker Soundcore 2

24 hoursBattery life
12 WMax power
IPX7IP rating
44Points

Sonos

Sonos Move - Wireless Speaker Black

11 hoursBattery life
IP56IP rating
4.1Bluetooth
3000 gWeight
44Points

Soundcore

Soundcore Motion 300

13 hoursBattery life
30 WMax power
IPX7IP rating
5.3Bluetooth
43Points

Anker

Soundcore Mini

5 WMax power
43Points

Soundcore

Soundcore Motion+

12 hoursBattery life
30 WMax power
IPX7IP rating
aptXBluetooth

Best of · Bluetooth Speakers

Bluetooth Speakers guide

How to choose bluetooth speakers

Bluetooth speakers pair with phones and laptops over wireless audio and play music outdoors, in the shower, and around the house. The premium tier covers the JBL Charge 6, the Sonos Roam 2, the Bose SoundLink Max, the Ultimate Ears Megaboom 4, and the Bang & Olufsen Beosound Explore. Battery life, water resistance, and stereo pairing are the buyer's main concerns.

Driver and acoustic design

Portable Bluetooth speakers use a stereo pair of full-range drivers plus a passive radiator for low-end response. The Bose SoundLink Max adds a downward-firing tweeter. The JBL Charge 6 uses a single mono driver with two passive radiators tuned for outdoor projection. Driver size below 60 mm caps low-end response above 60 Hz.

Water and dust resistance

An IP67 rating protects against full immersion for 30 minutes at 1 metre and complete dust ingress. The JBL Charge 6, Ultimate Ears Megaboom 4, and Sonos Roam 2 all rate IP67. The Bose SoundLink Max rates IP67. Lower IP54 ratings on cheaper models survive splashes but not pool drops.

Battery life and charging

Premium portable speakers last 18 to 24 hours per charge at moderate volume. The JBL Charge 6 lasts 28 hours and doubles as a USB-C power bank. Higher-power tabletop speakers like the Bose SoundLink Max last 20 hours. Charge times via USB-C run 2 to 4 hours from empty.

Codecs and streaming

Bluetooth 5.3 with SBC and AAC codecs ships on every modern portable speaker. LDAC and aptX Adaptive ship on a subset. Sonos speakers add Wi-Fi streaming over AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect, and the Sonos app for higher-bitrate playback than Bluetooth supports. Multi-speaker stereo or party-mode pairing ships on JBL and Ultimate Ears.