JBL Clip 4 vs JR Pop - Where are the differences?

Let's have a look at the differences between the JBL Clip 4 and the JBL JR Pop. With the year of publication 2020 the Clip 4 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 Clip 4: 13.45 cm x 4.6 cm x 8.63 cm
• JBL JR Pop: 8.78 cm x 7.55 cm x 3.97 cm

Battery

With regard to battery life, the JBL Clip 4 can trump with up to 10,0 hours. The JBL Clip 4 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 Clip 4 the loading time is 3,0 hours. With 1000 mah the JBL Clip 4 has a larger battery capacity. With the JBL JR Pop the capacity is 600 mah.

Waterproof

The JBL Clip 4 is certified with IP67. With the JBL JR Pop a IPX7 certification is present.

Bluetooth

With Bluetooth version 5.1 the JBL Clip 4 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.

Leistung

The performance is the JBL Clip 4 at 5 Watt. The JBL JR Pop has a power of 3 Watt. At the JBL Clip 4 we find a driver with 40 mm. The driver of the JBL JR Pop has 5 mm.

Lichteffekte

Light effects are only offered by the JBL Clip 4. But this is only an optical difference. The light effects have no effect on the sound.