JBL Charge Essential 2 vs JR Pop - Where are the differences?

Let's have a look at the differences between the JBL Charge Essential 2 and the JBL JR Pop. With the year of publication 2022 the Charge Essential 2 is newer than the JR Pop from the year 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.

• JBL Charge Essential 2: 9.38 cm x 22 cm x 9.6 cm
• JBL JR Pop: 8.78 cm x 7.55 cm x 3.97 cm

Battery

With regard to battery life, the JBL Charge Essential 2 can trump with up to 20,0 hours. The JBL Charge Essential 2 has a battery life of up to 5,0 hours. In practice, the specification of the battery life can often be somewhat lower, since the manufacturers specify the maximum possible performance. In the loading time the JBL JR Pop performs better with 2,0 hours. With the JBL Charge Essential 2 the loading time is 4,0 hours. With 7500 mah the JBL Charge Essential 2 has a larger battery capacity. With the JBL JR Pop the capacity is 600 mah.

Waterproof

Both speakers are waterproof. Both the JBL JR Pop and the JBL Charge Essential 2 are certified with IPX7.

Bluetooth

With Bluetooth version 5.1 the JBL Charge Essential 2 has a newer version than the JBL JR Pop. There we have Bluetooth of the version 4.2. A newer Bluetooth version offers a better stability in the connection. Thus also a higher comfort in the application is given.

Powerbank

The function of a powerbank provides the JBL Charge Essential 2. 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 JBL Charge Essential 2 at 30 + 10 Watt. The JBL JR Pop has a power of 3 Watt. The driver of the JBL JR Pop has 5 mm.

Lichteffekte

Light effects are only offered by the JBL Charge Essential 2. But this is only an optical difference. The light effects have no effect on the sound.