JBLBluetooth speaker
JBL Go Essential
JBL Go Essential is a Bluetooth speaker released in 2021. Key specs: battery life 5 h, output power 3 W, Bluetooth version 4.2, water resistance (IPx) IPx4.
3.8Score
Battery3.2
Build & features4.0
price range$25–40Reference price converted from EUR
- Year
- 2021
- Brand
JBL- Popularity
- #1,650 of 2,013
- Model numbers
- JBL Go Essential
5 hBattery life
3 WOutput power
4.2Bluetooth version
IPx4Water resistance (IPx)
177 gWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among Bluetooth speakers of 2021
Battery life · 5 hBottom 10%Output power · 3 WBottom 4%Bluetooth version · 4.2Bottom 18%Water resistance (IPx) · IPx4Bottom 30%Weight · 177 gTop 12%
Compared with Bluetooth speakers released in 2021. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other Bluetooth speakers
Why is Go Essential a good choice?
Weight: 177 gbetter than 97% of Bluetooth speakers
Charging time: 2.5 hbetter than 81% of Bluetooth speakers
Weak points
Water resistance (IPx): IPx4worse than 96% of Bluetooth speakers
Output power: 3 Wworse than 99% of Bluetooth speakers
Battery life: 5 hworse than 96% of Bluetooth speakers
Bluetooth version: 4.2worse than 97% of Bluetooth speakers
Specifications
Full specifications
Sound
- Output power
- 3 W
Battery & charging
- Battery life
- 5 h
- Charging time
- 2.5 h
- 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
- 177 g
- Width
- 86 mm
- Height
- 71 mm
- Depth
- 32 mm
- Water resistance (IPx)
- IPx4
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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