Jabra Solemate vs Sony SRS-XB32 - Where are the differences?

Let's compare the Jabra Solemate and the Sony SRS-XB32 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 Sony SRS-XB32 with the year of publication 2019.

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
• Sony SRS-XB32: 8.3 cm x 23.8 cm x 8.4 cm

Battery

The battery life is shorter with the Jabra Solemate with up to 8,0 hours than with the Sony SRS-XB32. There the battery life is up to 24,0 hours. In practice, the specification of the battery life can often be somewhat lower, since the manufacturers specify the maximum possible performance.

Waterproof

Of the two devices only the Sony SRS-XB32 is waterproof. The Jabra Solemate is certified with -. With the Sony SRS-XB32 a IP67 certification is present.

Bluetooth

The built-in Bluetooth differs in the versions. The Jabra Solemate has Bluetooth version 3.0 installed. At the Sony SRS-XB32 the newer version 4.2 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 of both speakers is up to 10,0 m.

Both devices also have NFC installed. This allows a simple connection to the playback device.

Powerbank

The Sony SRS-XB32 can be used as 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 Sony SRS-XB32 has a power of 2 x 6 Watt. The driver of the Sony SRS-XB32 has 48 mm.

Lichteffekte

Light effects are only offered by the Jabra Solemate. But this is only an optical difference. The light effects have no effect on the sound. The Sony SRS-XB32 there are colored light effects.

Connecting multiple speakers

In contrast to the Jabra Solemate the Sony SRS-XB32 offers the possibility to connect two speakers and use them as a stereo system.

Some speakers can be connected to several others and played together. This is usually called party mode. The difference to stereo connection is that all devices play the same thing. With stereo connection there is only one channel at a time. In this comparison this function only offers the Sony SRS-XB32. Usually this type of connection is only possible within one manufacturer. Even then, it is not necessarily possible to connect every loudspeaker to every other one. Für die Verbindung kommt bei the Jabra Solemate "-" zum Einsatz. Bei the Sony SRS-XB32 wird "Party Connect" eingesetzt.