Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 vs JBL Flip 6

Which Speaker Is Better?

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Ultimate Ears BOOM 3
JBL Flip 6

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Our Verdict

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3

JBL Flip 6

The Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 is a slightly better speaker than the JBL Flip 6. The Ultimate Ears has a fantastic immersive, open-sounding soundstage. It gets as loud as the JBL with less compression at max volume, resulting in cleaner audio at louder volume levels. It also has a longer-lasting battery life making it better suited for long listening sessions. However, the JBL offers a better-balanced sound profile out-of-the-box and can produce a more extended low bass. It's a bit smaller in size, and you can pair it to up to two devices at a time, so you can easily switch between audio sources.

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Variants

  • BOOM 3 (Dusk)
  • BOOM 3 (Green)
  • BOOM 3 (Jungle Grey)
  • BOOM 3 (Lagoon Blue)
  • BOOM 3 (Night Black)
  • BOOM 3 (Peach)
  • BOOM 3 (Sunset Red)
  • BOOM 3 (Ultraviolet Purple)
  • BOOM 3 (Unicorn)
  • 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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BOOM 3
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Flip 6
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Dusk
BOOM 3
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Black
Flip 6
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Jungle Grey
BOOM 3
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Blue
Flip 6
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Lagoon Blue
BOOM 3
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Grey
Flip 6
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Night Black
BOOM 3
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Martin Garrix
Flip 6
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Peach
BOOM 3
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Pink
Flip 6
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Sunset Red
BOOM 3
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Ultraviolet Purple
BOOM 3
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Squad
Flip 6
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Unicorn
BOOM 3
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Teal
Flip 6
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White
Flip 6
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Main Differences for
Music

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.4
6.4

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

5.4
6.5

Soundstage 
 

9.0
6.3

Dynamics 
 

6.9
6.0

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

RGB Lights  

No
No
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Portability 
 

9.2
9.3

Dimensions Photo  

Volume 
 

59 in³ (966 cm³)
46 in³ (760 cm³)

Weight 
 

1.3 lbs (0.6 kg)
1.1 lbs (0.5 kg)

Power Source 
 

Battery & USB
Battery & USB

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes
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Build Quality 
 

9.0
8.3

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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
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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
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

5.4
6.5

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-1.49
-0.01

Std. Err. 
 

5.41 dB
2.78 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

92.4 Hz
75.5 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

15.8 kHz
17.5 kHz
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

9.0
6.3

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

1.82 dB
3.15 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes
No (mono)
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Dynamics 
 

6.9
6.0

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

86.9 dB SPL
86.8 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

1.91 dB
3.78 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.9
6.0

Battery Life 
 

13.7 hrs
5.9 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.6 hrs
2.2 hrs

Power Saving 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port 
 

Micro-USB
USB-C

Battery Powered 
 

Yes
Yes
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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
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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
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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

No
No
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Bluetooth 
 

8.9
8.0

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

Unspecified
5.1

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

7 ms
165 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

34 ms
168 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

259.2 ft (79.0 m)
210.0 ft (64.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices
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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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Green
BOOM 3
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Green
Flip 6
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Dusk
BOOM 3
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Black
Flip 6
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Jungle Grey
BOOM 3
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Blue
Flip 6
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Lagoon Blue
BOOM 3
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Grey
Flip 6
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Night Black
BOOM 3
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Martin Garrix
Flip 6
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Peach
BOOM 3
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Pink
Flip 6
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Sunset Red
BOOM 3
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Ultraviolet Purple
BOOM 3
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Squad
Flip 6
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Unicorn
BOOM 3
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Teal
Flip 6
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White
Flip 6
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Ultimate Ears BOOM 3

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