Beats Pill+ vs JBL Charge 5

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Pill+ compared with Charge 5

	BeatsPill+	JBLCharge 5
Overview
Released
Released	October 2015	April 2021
Sound
Type
Type	Portable speaker	Portable speaker
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Two tweeters and two woofers (What Hi-Fi? and TechRadar)	52 × 90 mm racetrack woofer, 20 mm tweeter and dual passive radiators
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	–	30 W RMS for the woofer, 10 W RMS for the tweeter
Frequency response
Frequency response	–	60 Hz – 20 kHz; signal-to-noise ratio over 80 dB
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	No
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	No
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	None	None
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth audio and speakerphone; no NFC pairing (TechRadar)	Bluetooth 5.1; A2DP 1.3, AVRCP 1.6; two phones or tablets can connect and take turns
Ports
Ports	Lightning charging, 3.5 mm auxiliary input and USB charge-out; auxiliary cable not included	USB-C for charging; USB-A out to charge a phone (5 V, 2 A maximum; port type from What Hi-Fi)
Multi-room
Multi-room	Two units support Stereo and Amplify modes; original app also offered DJ control from two mobile devices (TechRadar and What Hi-Fi?)	PartyBoost stereo pairing, or linking several PartyBoost speakers
App
App	At launch, the original Pill+ app was available for selected iOS and Android devices	–
Design
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 12 hours	Up to 20 hours
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	–	IP67
Weight
Weight	0.75 kg (better)	0.96 kg
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Maker's 12-hour listening claim and three-hour full charge reported by The Next Web; five-light battery gauge (TechRadar)	Up to 20 hours; 27 Wh (3.6 V, 7,500 mAh) lithium-ion polymer battery; 4 hours to charge at 5 V / 3 A
Controls
Controls	Power, volume, playback, track and call buttons	–
Microphones
Microphones	Built-in speakerphone microphone (TechRadar)	–
Size
Size	210 × 63.6 × 69.2 mm (length × height × depth), with 0.75 kg weight, reported by TechRadar	223 × 96.5 × 94 mm (W × H × D)
Colours
Colours	Black and White at launch	Black, Blue, Grey, Red, Teal and Squad at launch; JBL Singapore also lists Forest Green and Pink
In the box
In the box	Speaker, carrying bag, Lightning cable and power adaptor (TechRadar)	Charge 5, USB-C cable, quick start guide, safety sheet, warranty card