Customer Reviews for JBL - Refurbished Excellent - Flip 7 - Portable waterproof and drop-proof speaker - 2025 - Squad
Customer Rating
1
Battery Life is Horrible
on April 4, 2026
Posted by: Alex442
Battery is horrible dies after 3 hours after being fully charged
Response from jbl.comBy Customer Support, April 5, 2026
Thanks for your feedback on our JBL Flip 7. The published up-to-playtime is the maximum battery time you will get when listening at background levels. As you turn up the volume, the playtime will be reduced, much like a phone battery when you brighten the screen. The same goes for source material. Music with more bass will also reduce playtime. It is possible that the battery is working correctly, but depletes more quickly when the volume is very loud and/or the bass has been boosted. Please try to charge the battery to 100% and then listen to music without any bass boost, and at a very low volume. If the battery lasts close to the published up-to-playtime, the battery is working fine. However, if you get less than 90% of the published spec, this likely means that the battery is losing its capacity. Please contact us for further assistance here: https://support.jbl.com/us/en/#contact
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Customer Rating
5
Good sound
on April 5, 2026
Posted by: GuyGo
Very good sound for the size. The battery has a long life
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Great Sound in a Small Package
on April 5, 2026
Posted by: fish63
from NY
I purchased the Flip 7 to replace my old Flip 4, which, after many years failed to hold a charge. Given the sound quality, build, and usefulness of the Flip 4, getting a Flip 7 was an easy choice.
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Customer Rating
5
Another Pair - It’s JBL.
on April 9, 2026
Posted by: JoeToxic 4 point Oh
from Fresno, CA
It started with the GO-4. Here I am. These were a great purchase. You can’t get just one…get JBL in pairs. Solid value and quality.
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Customer Rating
2
on April 21, 2026
Posted by: CHare
from Iowa
Good speaker but radiator the things on the side easily puncture.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Love JBL
on May 18, 2026
Posted by: Rabello
This not my first JBL. I recommend it as it’s easy to install on my iPhone, wonderful sound. Excellence all way around!👏👏👏
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Customer Rating
1
Crap battery life
on May 27, 2026
Posted by: Dickery
from Your mom's house
This product claims to have up to 16 hours of battery life and that's a flat out lie. It took over 10 hours to "fully charge" and was completely dead after barely 3 hours of use at half volume. The battery life is absolutely trash on this thing and I'd recommend buying a different brand for the money. Jbl used to be good, don't know what happened, probably outsourced their parts and labor to countries with cheap child labor and it shows.
Response from jbl.comBy Customer Support, May 28, 2026
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The published up‑to playtime of our JBL Flip 7 reflects the maximum battery life at low volume. Higher volume and boosted bass will reduce playtime—similar to how a phone battery drains faster with a brighter screen. In many cases, the battery is functioning normally but depletes faster under louder listening conditions. To check battery health, charge the unit to 100% and play music at a very low volume with no bass boost. If the playtime is close to the published specification, the battery is performing properly. If you have additional questions, please contact us directly at: https://support.jbl.com/us/en/#contact