
JBLBluetooth speaker
JBL Charge 5
JBL Charge 5 is a Bluetooth speaker released in 2021. Key specs: battery life 20 h, output power 40 W, Bluetooth version 5.1, water resistance (IPx) IPx7.
7.5Score
Sound5.2
Battery7.0
Build & features5.7
price range$115–145Reference price converted from EUR
- Year
- 2021
- Brand
JBL- Popularity
- #83 of 2,013
- Series
- JBL Charge · 3 generations
- Model numbers
- JBL Charge 5JBL Charge 5 Black
20 hBattery life
40 WOutput power
5.1Bluetooth version
IPx7Water resistance (IPx)
960 gWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among Bluetooth speakers of 2021
Battery life · 20 hTop 28%Output power · 40 WBottom 34%Bluetooth version · 5.1Top 19%Water resistance (IPx) · IPx7Top 13%Weight · 960 gBottom 46%
Compared with Bluetooth speakers released in 2021. Bars show the share of models it beats.
Specifications
Full specifications
Sound
- Output power
- 40 W
- Speaker channels
- Mono
- Lowest frequency
- 65 Hz
- Highest frequency
- 20,000 Hz
- Stereo
- Yes
Battery & charging
- Battery life
- 20 h
- Battery capacity
- 7,500 mAh
- Charging time
- 4 h
- Power bank function
- Yes
- Mains powered
- No
- Battery powered (portable)
- Yes
Connectivity
- Wireless
- Yes
- Hi-res codec (LDAC / aptX HD / LHDC)
- No
- aptX
- No
- LDAC
- No
- USB-C
- Yes
Design & build
- Weight
- 960 g
- Width
- 223 mm
- Height
- 96 mm
- Depth
- 94 mm
- Protection rating
- IP67
- Water resistance (IPx)
- IPx7
- Dust protection (IP)
- 6
Features
- Party / stereo pairing
- Yes
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.

















