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JBL Charge Essential 3 SE gun metal
JBL Charge Essential 3 SE gun metal is a Bluetooth speaker released in 2026. Key specs: battery life 20 h, Bluetooth version 5.4, water resistance (IPx) IPx7, weight 960 g.
8.3Score
Battery7.1
Build & features5.8
price range$95–120Reference price converted from EUR
- Year
- 2026
- Brand
JBL- Popularity
- #1,370 of 2,581
- Model numbers
20 hBattery life
5.4Bluetooth version
IPx7Water resistance (IPx)
960 gWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among Bluetooth speakers of 2026
Battery life · 20 hTop 42%Bluetooth version · 5.4Top 50%Water resistance (IPx) · IPx7Top 15%Weight · 960 gBottom 35%
Compared with Bluetooth speakers released in 2026. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other Bluetooth speakers
Why is Charge Essential 3 SE gun metal a good choice?
Bluetooth version: 5.4better than 86% of Bluetooth speakers
Weak points
Channel count: 1worse than 100% of Bluetooth speakers
In rankings
Specifications
Full specifications
Sound
- Speaker channels
- 1.0
- Channel count
- 1
- Lowest frequency
- 60 Hz
- Highest frequency
- 20,000 Hz
- Stereo
- No
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
- LE Audio
- Yes
- Auracast
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
Smart & streaming
- Companion app
- 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
- 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.
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