Customer Reviews for JBL - Charge 4 - Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black Camo
Customer Rating
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Poor battery life
on January 27, 2024
Posted by: SamSilv
from Framingham
JBL is a very well-known brand and I expected a lot more buying this speaker. As a company, what they need to work on, is battery durability. This speaker last me a year and a half. Battery drains and barely last half a day. I just expected a lot more durability for the Battery.
By Customer Support, January 27, 2024
Our JBL Charge 4 has up to 20 hours of battery life. This may vary depending on volume and music content. If the speaker doesn't meet the advertised playtime hours even at low to mid-volume levels, there could be a problem with the battery of the unit. Please contact our Customer Support, so we can assist you.
Sound is good although it’s not as good as the flip 5. Connecting the charge 4 and flip 5 for party mode I’ve not been able to achieve yet… tried using instructions and the app with no success.
Response from jbl.comBy Customer Support, Customer Support, January 23, 2024
We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your feedback. We would like to let you know that our JBL Charge 4 and Flip 5 cannot connect to each other. The Flip 5 has JBL's PartyBoost feature which allows it to wirelessly connect with other PartyBoost-enabled speakers while the Charge 4 has a Connect+ feature. While both are great portable Bluetooth speakers, their different feature sets mean you cannot directly pair the Charge 4 and Flip 5 together.
I have had my JBL Charge 4 for about three weeks and I love it. It is small but powerful. I like taking it out by the fire pit and listening to music while winding down after a long day on the farm. It is Small, convenient, and has very good sound quality.
So happy with this speaker. I purchased this for my husband to gift to me for Christmas and we are so pleased with it. Best sound from a wireless speaker yet.
Over 3.5 years, this thing is still going strong. Since it's usually used in an indoor environment, it's not under much if any stress. I am amazed with how well the battery has held up after an estimated 600 hours of total use; only slight wear. I have used this, as well as an Xtreme 2, to keep phones charged during a 4 day power outage, which together needed recharged every 2 days. Connect+ is nice to have, as I can connect my other speakers (Pulse 3 and Xtreme 2) pretty much within its range of bluetooth. Sound quality is pretty good. I'm a bit of an audiophile, but an equalizer app had no problem with getting this speaker to sound how I would like. Other JBL products I own: Clip 3 - 2.7 years, Pulse 3 - 3 years, Xtreme 2 - 3.1 years, Charge 4 - 3.5 years, and Go 2 - 4.1 years.