Jabra Solemate vs JBL Clip 3 - Where are the differences?

Let's compare the Jabra Solemate and the JBL Clip 3 and take a closer look at the differences. The speaker Solemate of Jabra is from the year 2012. Thus, the device is older than the JBL Clip 3 with the year of publication 2018.

Size and weight

The two devices differ in their dimensions. The smaller a loudspeaker is, the more practical it is in use, of course.

• Jabra Solemate: 17.2 cm x 6.4 cm x 7 cm
• JBL Clip 3: 13.7 cm x 4.6 cm x 9.7 cm

Battery

The battery life is shorter with the Jabra Solemate with up to 8,0 hours than with the JBL Clip 3. There the battery life is up to 10,0 hours. In practice, the specification of the battery life can often be somewhat lower, since the manufacturers specify the maximum possible performance. In comparison the Jabra Solemate with 2,5 hours has a shorter loading time than the JBL Clip 3 with 3,0 hours.

Waterproof

Of the two devices only the JBL Clip 3 is waterproof. The Jabra Solemate is certified with -. With the JBL Clip 3 a IPX7 certification is present.

Bluetooth

The built-in Bluetooth differs in the versions. The Jabra Solemate has Bluetooth version 3.0 installed. At the JBL Clip 3 the newer version 4.1 is integrated. A newer Bluetooth version offers a better stability in the connection. Thus also a higher comfort in the application is given. The range is the Jabra Solemate up to 10,0 m.

At the Jabra Solemate you have NFC, which allows you to easily connect to the playback devices.

Powerbank

With the Powerbank function, other devices can be charged via USB using the speaker. Of course, this is at the expense of the battery life of the speaker.

Leistung

The performance is the Jabra Solemate at 9 Watt. The JBL Clip 3 has a power of 3.3 Watt. The driver of the JBL Clip 3 has 40 mm.