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Sony SRS-XB13
Sony SRS-XB100
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Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
Yes
Voice Assistant
Yes
Battery Powered
Yes
Our Verdict
Sony SRS-XB13
Sony SRS-XB100
The Sony SRS-XB13 and the Sony SRS-XB100 are very similar speakers with slight differences that might affect your preference between the two. They're both very portable, lightweight speakers, but the SRS-XB100 has a longer continuous battery life and slightly better low-frequency extension. It's also a bit better built and is compatible with the Sony Music Center app. That said, the SRS-XB13 has less compression at max volume and lower AV synchronization error. The latter will ensure that there's minimal lag between your audio and video if you like connecting to the speaker to watch YouTube videos or other video content.
Variants
- SRS-XB13 (Black)
- SRS-XB13 (Coral Pink)
- SRS-XB13 (Lemon Yellow)
- SRS-XB13 (Light Blue)
- SRS-XB13 (Powder Blue)
- SRS-XB13 (Taupe)
- SRS-XB100 (Black)
- SRS-XB100 (Blue)
- SRS-XB100 (Light Gray)
- SRS-XB100 (Orange)
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Light Blue
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Powder Blue
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Taupe
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Main Differences for
Music
Music
Threshold
Music
6.2
6.2
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.0
6.2
Dynamics
6.3
5.7
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.5
9.5
Dimensions Photo
Volume
32 in³ (521 cm³)
32 in³ (523 cm³)
Weight
0.6 lbs (0.3 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
7.9
8.1
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Good
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Yes
Controls
7.9
7.9
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Good
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
No
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.0
6.2
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.02
-0.77
Std. Err.
3.72 dB
4.02 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
84.8 Hz
76.6 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
17.0 kHz
18.2 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
7.5
7.4
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
0.92 dB
1.05 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
6.3
5.7
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
78.4 dB SPL
80.5 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
0.96 dB
2.81 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.6
9.0
Battery Life
11.5 hrs
20.7 hrs
Charge Time
3.4 hrs
3.0 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
1.7
3.1
Alexa
No
No
Google Assistant
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Speakerphone
Yes
Yes
Siri
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Yes (Requires Smartphone)
Voice Assistant
Yes
Yes
Voice Activation
No
No
Microphone Mute
No
No
Far-Field Performance
Bad
Poor
Ambient Noise Performance
Bad
Mediocre
App
0.0
3.4
App Picture
App Name
No App
Sony Music Center
iOS
No
Yes
Android
No
Yes
EQ
No
No
Stereo Pair Mode
No
No
Party Mode
No
No
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
8.2
7.6
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.2
5.3
Bluetooth iOS Latency
41 ms
135 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
97 ms
109 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
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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Coral Pink
SRS-XB13
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Blue
SRS-XB100
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Lemon Yellow
SRS-XB13
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Light Gray
SRS-XB100
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Light Blue
SRS-XB13
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Orange
SRS-XB100
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Powder Blue
SRS-XB13
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Taupe
SRS-XB13
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Hello Addgravity, We mention the presence of a physical button to create a stereo pair in the text. However, the app itself does not include that function. Sorry for the confusing data. We’ll make sure to address this point next time we update our speaker test bench.
Stereo pairing is available on both of these speakers (your review states that the speakers don’t have this feature), and improves the sound quality considerably.