A rugged little wonder that brings a mega boost to your outdoor soirées

Stellar sound for speaker this size; Stereo works a treat; Super rugged; Excellent value

No voice assistant

Like a Tequila Sunrise, punchy in appearance, and deceptively effective, the Wonderboom 2 is a mighty delight. Ideal for taking to picnics to soundtrack your sandwich session or even if you’re looking to use one (or two) indoors to supercharge your audio set-up in the bedroom of your halls of residence. Audio quality is ramped up from its predecessor giving you better bass and more detail in the mid-range, whilst still being just as dinky and portable. Shake it, stir it, roll it, there’s nothing precious about it, apart from all the things that matter: size, sound, portability and price. We’ll take a Wonderboom 2. On the rocks. Somewhere sunny.

Stellar sound for speaker this size ; Stereo works a treat ; Super rugged ; Excellent value ;

No voice assistant ;

UE has taken a great, affordable Bluetooth speaker and made it even better, delivering a weightier sound and some useful new features

Weighty bass, Long battery life, Outdoor sound mode, Stereo pairing feature

No Alexa or Google Assistant

This second iteration Wonderboom is every inch as good as the first model. It's an easy recommendation if you're after a compact Bluetooth speaker that will do it all, offer all-round protection and a bassy 360-degree sound. You can even stereo pair two together.

Great sound quality, Plenty of bass, Stereo pairing, Good battery life, Compact design

Uses older Micro-USB connection, The older model is almost just as good for less cash

Some few years ago, Ultimate Ears gave us the Wonderboom – a little speaker that provided us with excellent sounds at an attractive price. With some great colors and easy to manage controls, there were a ton of reasons to love the speakers.

The Wonderboom 2 was released in 2019 for an RRP of £90 / $99 / €99 / CAD$130 / AUD$130.

Big sound, Easy to use, 13-hour battery life, Outdoor Boost mode

Not much of note

Stellar sound for speaker this size ; Stereo works a treat ; Super rugged ; Excellent value ;

No voice assistant ;

As long as the price isn't too high for you, there's almost nothing to dislike about the Wonderboom 2. Ultimate Ears has taken its pocket rocket and made it even better with a more useful design, longer battery life and an Outdoor Boost mode. You might only be annoyed at the lack of an aux input.

Its compact size, 100 percent passable sound, battery life and waterproofing has made it the perfect speaker for me -- and likely you as well depending on what you're looking for from a portable speaker.

Compact size, Good battery life, Cute design

No companion app, Lacks fast charging, box doesn't include charging brick

The new Wonderboom 2 ($100) from Ultimate Ears is a killer little Bluetooth speaker that packs a lot of punch for its tiny size. It sounds great, lasts forever, and is probably bombproof. It’s a winner all around.

Excellent size, Waterproof and robust, Battery lasts forever, Great sound for its size

Charges over microUSB instead of USB-C