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JBL Charge 4
Bose SoundLink Revolve II
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Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
Yes
Our Verdict
JBL Charge 4
Bose SoundLink Revolve II
The Bose SoundLink Revolve II is a better speaker than the JBL Charge 4. The Bose is better-built and is rated IP55 for dust and water resistance, meaning it's certified to be protected against direct contact with water for up to three minutes and dust for around two to eight hours. It also has a more neutral sound profile with a more spacious-sounding soundstage than the JBL. Also, it supports voice assistants through your smartphone and does a great job of hearing you from far and in noisy settings. That said, the JBL has fewer compression artifacts at max volume. It also has an incredible battery life lasting over 13 hours from a single charge.
Variants
- Charge 4 (Black)
- Charge 4 (Black Camo)
- Charge 4 (Blue)
- Charge 4 (Camouflage)
- Charge 4 (Gray)
- Charge 4 (Green)
- Charge 4 (Pink)
- Charge 4 (Red)
- Charge 4 (Sand)
- Charge 4 (Teal)
- Charge 4 (White)
- Charge 4 (Yellow)
- SoundLink Revolve II (Luxe Silver)
- SoundLink Revolve II (Triple Black)
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SoundLink Revolve II
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Main Differences for
Music
Music
Threshold
Music
5.7
6.5
Frequency Response Accuracy
5.9
6.9
Soundstage
5.4
7.1
Dynamics
6.6
5.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.1
9.2
Dimensions Photo
Volume
119 in³ (1,943 cm³)
62 in³ (1,022 cm³)
Weight
2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
7.5
8.2
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Material Quality
Great
Good
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Waterproof (IPx5)
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Dust-Protected (IP5x)
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Unspecified
Controls
6.6
9.0
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Good
Great
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
Yes (Physical)
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Forward Only (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
No
Yes (Physical)
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
5.9
6.9
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
0.60
-0.07
Std. Err.
5.32 dB
3.03 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
61.7 Hz
60.8 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
7.9 kHz
17.7 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
5.4
7.1
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
4.87 dB
1.74 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
6.6
5.7
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
84.8 dB SPL
84.3 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
2.12 dB
3.68 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.6
8.0
Battery Life
13.1 hrs
9.5 hrs
Charge Time
4.0 hrs
2.7 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
Micro-USB
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
0.0
5.7
Alexa
No
No
Google Assistant
No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Speakerphone
No
Yes
Siri
No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Voice Assistant
No
Yes
Voice Activation
No
No
Microphone Mute
No Microphone
No
Far-Field Performance
No Microphone
Excellent
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
Excellent
App
6.6
6.6
App Picture
App Name
JBL Portable
Bose Connect
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
No
No
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
Yes
Other Ports
Yes
No
Bluetooth
9.8
9.7
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.2
4.1
Bluetooth iOS Latency
16 ms
23 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
15 ms
13 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
221.5 ft (67.5 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
Wi-Fi
0.0
0.0
Wi-Fi Version
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
No
No
Apple AirPlay
No
No
AirPlay Latency
N/A
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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