Hey everyone.
I'm Max Dalton, and in this video we'll focus on doing a sound test between the JBL Flip
5 and the JBL Flip 4 to help you figure out which JBL portable Bluetooth speaker is right
for you.
On the outside, there aren't a lot of differences between the JBL Flip 5 and the JBL Flip 4.
The Flip 5 is slightly larger, they're both covered in the same material, and they both
have the same 12-hour battery life.
The biggest difference on the outside is that the JBL Flip 4 receives power through a micro-USB
cable and has a 3.5-millimeter audio port, while the JBL Flip 5 ditched the 3.5-millimeter
audio port and charges through an exposed USB-C port.
From a software perspective there are a few more differences, the biggest being that the
Flip 5 doesn't include voice assistant integration, a mic and can't be used as a speakerphone
-- all features the Flip 4 has.
Also, the Flip 4 uses JBL Connect+ to connect multiple JBL speakers together (as long as
they have JBL Connect+), while the JBL Flip 5 connects multiple JBL speakers together
using a feature called PartyBoost -- as long as those other JBL speakers have the PartyBoost
feature.
Things get a bit more interesting as you dig into the hardware differences.
JBL made improvements to the 1-inch passive radiators on the JBL Flip 5 that give the
bass pumped out by the portable Bluetooth speaker more punch.
Additionally, the Flip 5 only has one 20-watt sound driver, while the JBL Flip 4 has two
8-watt drivers.
Now let's do a sound test where we'll listen to 30 seconds of four different types of songs
on each device at a volume level of roughly 80 percent to test how each speaker handles
high, mid, and low tones at higher volumes.
Let me know which JBL portable Bluetooth speaker you thought sounded best in the comments below,
the JBL Flip 4 or the JBL Flip 5.
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