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Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3
JBL Flip 6
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Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes
Our Verdict
Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3
JBL Flip 6
The Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 is a better speaker than the JBL Flip 6. The Ultimate Ears can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono. It has better directivity, meaning you can hear your audio clearly from most angles. It also gets louder than the JBL, with less compression present at max volume, so audio quality doesn't degrade as much as you increase the volume. It has a longer-lasting battery life of almost 18 hours, making it suitable for longer listening sessions. You may prefer the JBL speaker's smaller and more portable design.
Variants
- MEGABOOM 3 (Blue)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Dusk)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Jungle Grey)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Moon)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Night Black)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Purple)
- MEGABOOM 3 (Sunset Red)
- Flip 6 (Black)
- Flip 6 (Blue)
- Flip 6 (Green)
- Flip 6 (Grey)
- Flip 6 (Martin Garrix)
- Flip 6 (Pink)
- Flip 6 (Red)
- Flip 6 (Squad)
- Flip 6 (Teal)
- Flip 6 (White)
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Dusk
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Jungle Grey
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Green
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Moon
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Grey
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Night Black
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Martin Garrix
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Purple
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Pink
Flip 6
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Sunset Red
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Red
Flip 6
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Squad
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Teal
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White
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Main Differences for
Music
Music
Threshold
Music
7.0
6.4
Soundstage
9.1
6.3
Dynamics
6.8
6.0
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.3
6.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.1
9.3
Dimensions Photo
Volume
104 in³ (1,710 cm³)
46 in³ (760 cm³)
Weight
2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
9.0
8.3
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Great
Great
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Impact Resistance
Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Unspecified
Floats In Water
Yes
Unspecified
Controls
5.8
6.6
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Good
Great
Feedback
Good
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
No
Forward Only (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
No
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.3
6.5
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-1.13
-0.01
Std. Err.
4.07 dB
2.78 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
72.3 Hz
75.5 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
18.2 kHz
17.5 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
9.1
6.3
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
1.74 dB
3.15 dB
Stereo
Yes
No (mono)
Dynamics
6.8
6.0
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
89.9 dB SPL
86.8 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
2.91 dB
3.78 dB
Active Features
Battery
9.0
6.0
Battery Life
17.7 hrs
5.9 hrs
Charge Time
2.5 hrs
2.2 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
Micro-USB
USB-C
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
0.0
0.0
Alexa
No
No
Google Assistant
No
No
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
No
No
Voice Activation
No
No
Microphone Mute
No Microphone
No Microphone
Far-Field Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
App
7.9
7.9
App Picture
App Name
Ultimate Ears
JBL Portable
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Graphic + Presets
Graphic
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
7.6
8.0
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
Unspecified
5.1
Bluetooth iOS Latency
181 ms
165 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
71 ms
168 ms
Bluetooth Range
282.2 ft (86.0 m)
210.0 ft (64.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
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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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Dusk
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Black
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Jungle Grey
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Green
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Moon
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Grey
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Night Black
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Martin Garrix
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Purple
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Pink
Flip 6
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Sunset Red
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Red
Flip 6
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Squad
Flip 6
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Teal
Flip 6
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White
Flip 6
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