JBLSmart / Wi-Fi speaker
JBL Charge 5 Wi-Fi
JBL Charge 5 Wi-Fi is a smart / Wi-Fi speaker released in 2023. Key specs: battery life 20 h, output power 40 W, Bluetooth version 5.1, water resistance (IPx) IPx7.
6.5Score
Sound2.5
Battery6.2
Connectivity6.5
Build & features7.5
price range$125–155Reference price converted from EUR
- Year
- 2023
- Brand
JBL- Popularity
- #756 of 2,581
- Series
- JBL Charge · 3 generations
- Model numbers
- JBL Charge 5 Wi-Fi
20 hBattery life
40 WOutput power
5.1Bluetooth version
IPx7Water resistance (IPx)
1,000 gWeight
YesWi-Fi
Spec guide
How it ranks among smart & Wi-Fi speakers of 2023
Battery life · 20 hTop 30%Output power · 40 WBottom 36%Bluetooth version · 5.1Bottom 31%Water resistance (IPx) · IPx7Top 13%Weight · 1,000 gBottom 37%
Compared with smart & Wi-Fi speakers released in 2023. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other smart & Wi-Fi speakers
Why is Charge 5 Wi-Fi a good choice?
Battery life: 20 hbetter than 73% of smart & Wi-Fi speakers
Weight: 1,000 gbetter than 75% of smart & Wi-Fi speakers
Water resistance (IPx): IPx7better than 74% of smart & Wi-Fi speakers
Weak points
Output power: 40 Wworse than 80% of smart & Wi-Fi speakers
Specifications
Full specifications
Sound
- Output power
- 40 W
- Lowest frequency
- 60 Hz
- Highest frequency
- 20,000 Hz
- Stereo
- Yes
Battery & charging
- Battery life
- 20 h
- Battery capacity
- 7,500 mAh
- Charging time
- 6 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
Smart & streaming
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- AirPlay
- Yes
- Chromecast / Google Cast
- Yes
- Spotify Connect
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
Design & build
- Weight
- 1,000 g
- Width
- 223 mm
- Height
- 97 mm
- Depth
- 94 mm
- Protection rating
- IP67
- Water resistance (IPx)
- IPx7
- Dust protection (IP)
- 6
- Colours
- Black
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.
In collections
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