Although still retains the same 6,000mAh battery on the inside, the Charge 2 has a 5V 2.1A built-in USB charging port that delivers a faster charge than its predecessor. The same great winning formula is of course present in the Charge 2, and it's even better than its predecessor.which is to be expected out of seconded generation gadget. The original JBL Charge was made famous by its ability to charge other external devices and essentially serving as a portable backup battery charger even while users continued to wirelessly stream music via a compatible Bluetooth-enabled audio source. The design of the Charge 2 looks less robust and ruggedized than the original Charge, however, it isn't any less impressive. It's reminds me a lot of JBL's Pulse speaker in that it uses much of the same cylindrically-shaped rubberized plastic construction, yet it's much sturdier and refined in the way that it's put together. You'll notice all of this first hand the moment you pick it out of the box. The construction of the Charge 2 is very solid, complete with a well implemented rubberized backlit control interface, and it uses what seems like high quality materials with thoughtfully finished plastic that has a very fine soft-touch coating applied to the surface.Įverything from the rubberized bottons and side-facing feet for versatile horizontal or upright usability, to the finely perforated front and back metal speaker grilles that gently wrap around the speaker giving the Charge 2 its unique JBL identity and durable quality feeling is fantastically done. Not in anyway as premiumly made as the SoundLink Mini for obvious reasons, but not remotely disappointing either. One of the things that immediately impressed me the most about JBL's Charge 2 when I first unwrapped it from its protective wrapping was its construction. Come to think of it JBL has yet to enter that type of durability specification when it comes to its portable wireless speakers, but something tells me it’s only a matter of time. It's still not waterproof, rain-resistant, or anything of the sort like other offerings, notably the hugely popular UE Boom by Ultimate Ears. And while not much has changed in terms of battery life, the Charge 2 has been redesigned and improved from the inside out offering a compelling upgrade over the original Charge model that JBL first introduced last year, which was really only JBL's Flip speaker repackaged with additional features like a massive rechargeable battery capacity and a mediocre bass port. The Charge 2 is without a doubt more sleeker looking than the original model, but it doesn't come with any durability improvements. Like its predecessor, the Charge 2 features the same 6,000mAh built-in rechargeable battery boasting up to an impressive 12 hours of wireless audio streaming while also enabling you to charge other portable devices like your smartphone using its dedicated backup USB charging port. It's a huge departure from the original Charge model, and we're really glad that JBL is starting to create higher-end designs at reasonable and familiar JBL prices. It looks fantastic and presentable in a premium-looking kind of way. We’re seeing similar design influences carried over from the Harman Kardon side of speaker design, namely the Nova desktop wireless Bluetooth speakers which feature the same bass radiator design language now present on the two side-firing passive bass radiators of the Charge 2. JBL has done a similar redesign of its original Flip portable speaker model with the introduction of the Flip 2, and now we've got the Charge 2 promising an increase in sound quality performance as well as having a more social-friendly functionality. It's an impressively more fine tuned when it comes to audio performance and even a lot more refined by design, which we were really thrilled about having reviewed the original Charge speaker. As expected, JBL has perfected the Charge with the newly released Charge 2 successor.
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