I have a Charge 5 and bought this as a gift for my step son. He carries it everywhere he goes and absolutely loves his new speaker! The Charge 6 is just one of many awesome speakers. Now his sister wants one!
I bought this speaker like 3 weeks ago and it's amazing. I use it around the house and take it paddle boarding. It is an must buy to take you portable speaker game to the next level. The battery life is also really good it would last days before I needed to charge it.
The sounds quality is as amazing as any other Hal speaker we have bought but, We replaced our charge 4 with this speaker and have been so disappointed at how quickly the battery dies. The charge 4 battery lasted weeks while this one doesn’t make it an evening. Would not recommend.
Response from jbl.comBy Customer Support, August 5, 2026
Thank you for your review. Our JBL Charge 6 has a published up to playtime of up to 28 hours which is the maximum battery time you will get when listening at background levels, and how long the battery lasts depends on volume and music content. 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. Battery playtime also decreases as the battery ages and all batteries, over time, will slowly wear down. Please charge the battery for 3 hours and then listen to music without any bass boosted, 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, please contact our customer support so we can assist you further: https://support.jbl.com/us/en/#contact