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

Let's have a look at the differences between the JBL Charge Essential and the JBL JR Pop.

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: 8.97 cm x 21.3 cm x 8.7 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 can trump with up to 20,0 hours. The JBL Charge Essential 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 the loading time is 3,1 hours. With 6000 mah the JBL Charge Essential 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 are certified with IPX7.

Bluetooth

The built-in Bluetooth differs in the versions. The JBL Charge Essential has Bluetooth version 4.1 installed. At the JBL JR Pop 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.

Powerbank

The function of a powerbank provides the JBL Charge Essential. 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 at 2 x 10 Watt. The JBL JR Pop has a power of 3 Watt. At the JBL Charge Essential we find a driver with 50 mm. The driver of the JBL JR Pop has 5 mm.

Lichteffekte

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