Experts recommend JBL Flip 6 more than Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3
As of 3 Jan 2025, experts prefer JBL Flip 6 over Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3, but both Bluetooth Speakers have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, JBL Flip 6 received 4 recommendations: from Tom's Guide (12 Nov 2024), TechRadar (13 Dec 2024) What Hi-Fi (2 Dec 2024) and 1 other. By contrast, Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 received only 1 recommendation from Digital Trends (6 Jul 2024).
| Rank | Change | Price | Bluetooth Speaker | TechHive  | PCMag  | SoundGuys  | WIRED  | Tom's Guide  | Popular Mechanics  | Rtings.com  | TechRadar  | What Hi-Fi  | Digital Trends  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | - | $130 |  JBL Flip 6 The JBL Flip 6 is a durable and powerful portable Bluetooth speaker with a long battery life, PartyBoost feature, and water and dust resistance. | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 50 | N/A | $89 |  Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 The Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 is a highly portable and durable Bluetooth speaker with well-balanced sound quality, long battery life, and an environmentally friendly design, making it perfect for outdoor activities, travel, and parties. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
Curious to see this month's entire Portable Bluetooth Speakers ranking? It's here
Endorsement summary:
- On 6 Jul 2024 Digital Trends ranked Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 as #7 and JBL Flip 6 as #8
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #7 out of 16 Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 Best floatable speaker for the pool#8 out of 16 JBL Flip 6 The best rugged speaker for outdoorsy types... ... ... Source: www.digitaltrends.com - On 12 Nov 2024 Tom's Guide ranked JBL Flip 6 as #6
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #6 out of 11 JBL Flip 6 The best Bluetooth speaker with full waterproofing... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com - On 13 Dec 2024 TechRadar ranked JBL Flip 6 as #3
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 11 JBL Flip 6 The best Bluetooth speaker at a mid-range price with no frills... ... ... Source: www.techradar.com - On 2 Dec 2024 What Hi-Fi ranked JBL Flip 6 as #2
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 8 JBL Flip 6 The Flip 6 is a fun, compact and affordable speaker that won't leave you penniless.... ... ... Source: www.whathifi.com
After counting and adding up the 108 expert endorsements of the January rankings, JBL Flip 6 outranks Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3. This is not to say that Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 is a bad option. Like JBL Flip 6, it is recommended by experts, but less.
As can be seen below, JBL Flip 6 is mentioned by key experts in Jan 2025, while Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 is not.
| Rank | Change | Price | Bluetooth Speaker | TechHive | PCMag | SoundGuys | WIRED | Tom's Guide | Popular Mechanics | Rtings.com | TechRadar | What Hi-Fi | Digital Trends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $167 |  Sonos Roam 2 The Sonos Roam 2 is praised for its sound quality, durability, and versatility, but criticized for its battery life, connectivity issues, and high price point, especially for those not fully invested in the Sonos ecosystem. | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 2 | - | $180 |  JBL Charge 5 The JBL Charge 5 is highly praised for its improved sound quality, robust design, and long battery life, though it faces criticism for lacking an AUX port and having connectivity issues with the JBL app. | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - |
| 3 | - | $100 |  Beats Pill The Beats Pill (2024) is praised for its portability, impressive battery life, and robust design, but criticized for sound quality issues at high volumes, lack of EQ settings, and its price point considering the features offered. | - | 8 | 3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 4 | - | $130 | JBL Flip 6 The JBL Flip 6 is a durable and powerful portable Bluetooth speaker with a long battery life, PartyBoost feature, and water and dust resistance. | - | - |
- | - | 6 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 8 |
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Expert reviews [22]
Total expert reviews: 22
- with a score: 14
- without a score: 8
| Highest score by What Hi-Fi | 100 |
| Average score based on 22 reviews | 87 |
| Lowest score by Smart Home Sounds | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [15]
Total expert reviews: 15
- with a score: 12
- without a score: 3
| Highest score by Trusted Reviews | 100 |
| Average score based on 15 reviews | 83 |
| Lowest score by Digital Trends | 60 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
From Seller:
- Louder, more powerful sound
- The beat goes on with the JBL Flip 6 2-way speaker system, engineered to deliver loud, crystal clear, powerful sound. Its racetrack-shaped woofer delivers exceptional low frequencies and midrange, while a separate tweeter produces crisp, clear high-frequencies. Flip 6 also features optimized dual passive radiators for deep bass, fine-tuned with using Harman's advanced algorithm.
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From Seller:
- Bigger, longer, more efficient: That bigger 360° sound in a petite package - the UE WONDERBOOM 3 mini party speaker features boosted sound for 14 hours of audio and music playtime.Waterproof : Yes
- Booming bass, bigger 360-degree sound: WONDERBOOM 3 is engineered to deliver full stereo audio; tap the Outdoor Boost button to get great sound that’s specially tuned for outdoor environments
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