If you want an excellent-sounding speaker you can quickly toss into a bag, our product editors review four mini Bluetooth speakers perfect for the beach or park this summer.
There are many factors to consider when choosing the best small, portable Bluetooth speakers for you; below are the most important ones, which we considered while we were researching this list.All of the small portable Bluetooth speakers we’re recommending are less than 10 inches long, and weigh one pound or less. You should have no problem fitting them into a backpack pocket or purse.The last thing you want is a Bluetooth speaker that conks out halfway through your beach day.
It comes with a carabiner , which held up to several hard tugs in our tests. This design allows you to attach the Clip 4 directly to a backpack, belt loop, or the frame of a bike. Part of our durability testing included using the Clip 4 in the shower, and we were able to hang it from the door handle. If you don’t want to use the carabiner, the Clip 4 is small enough to stash in the front pocket of a backpack.
We’ve tested several of JBL’s waterproof speakers before, and the Clip 4 lives up to the company’s high standards. We were able to splash it and submerge it completely under water without causing any damage. JBL says the Clip 4 lasts about 10 hours per charge, which was more or less what we experienced.
The speaker sounded great during all of our tests, which included listening to music from several genres at different volume levels. It could get a little bass heavy, but sounded good overall. We were especially impressed at how well it handled loud volumes — we never detected any distortion. The Clip 4 can’t be connected to other JBL speakers, but performs well enough on its own that this wasn’t too much of an issue.