There are a million Bluetooth speakers on the market but JBL has always stood near the top. Its line of Charge speakers are one of the only Bluetooth speakers out there that'll let you charge your device while playing music – hence the Charge name.

The Charge 3 ($149.95) will look familiar, but pack few surprises for anyone who's used a recent JBL Bluetooth speaker . But that's not a bad thing, as the company has been pumping out some of the better speakers on the market.

Powerful audio performance with solid bass response and well-defined highs; Water-resistant design; Speakerphone functionality; Can charge mobile devices

Cannot backward navigate tracks; A bit bulky; Light on accessories

JBL does it again.

Waterproof; Size to sound ratio

Lacking in mids

The JBL Charge 3 Bluetooth speaker is loud, waterproof and can charge your phone from the built-in battery so you don't run out of power.

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JBL is no stranger to the speaker market and equally so, no stranger to the Bluetooth speaker market. In fact, regardless of your Bluetooth speaker requirements, there is a good chance that JBL has a speaker to match your needs.

This is a versatile wireless speaker with a fine feature set and very good sound quality for the money.

Impressive build; Clever design; Useful features; Solid; weighty and punchy sound; Balanced presentation

Lacks a little openness and subtlety

Originally I though of buying Bose soundlink ii but after comparison, dropped the idea. Much cheaper than Bose Soundlink ii & deeper Bass than Bose. In low volume, Bose BASS is slightly better than JBL but this can be adjusted from your smartphone equalizers & increase the volume.

Compact; Good depth of the Bass; sufficient volume

When Audio pin connected; it gives much lower volume than Bluetooth & USB

If you just need one really good Bluetooth speaker that's waterproof, this is it.

Massive sound; Well balanced, nothing overpowers anything else; Waterproof IPX7; 20 hours playtime; 6000mAh powerbank

Call quality isn't horrible but sometimes the caller couldn't understand me

Should you get the JBL Charge 3 Well, if you don't mind the larger size of this portable speaker, and you are willing to sacrifice portability for an extra powerful bass, then by all means, yes.