JBL Xtreme 4 vs Ultimate Ears EVERBOOM

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Xtreme 4 compared with EVERBOOM

	JBLXtreme 4	Ultimate EarsEVERBOOM
Overview
Released
Released	June 2024	June 2024
Sound
Type
Type	Portable speaker	Portable speaker
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Two 70 mm woofers, two 20 mm tweeters and dual passive bass radiators; AI Sound Boost	Two 56.6 × 56.2 mm full-range drivers and two 49.4 × 87 mm passive radiators; 360° sound; maximum sound level 90 dBC (normal) or 91 dBC (Outdoor Boost) on the ground plane
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	2 × 30 W RMS woofer + 2 × 20 W RMS tweeter on mains power; 2 × 20 W RMS woofer + 2 × 15 W RMS tweeter on battery	–
Frequency response
Frequency response	44 Hz – 20 kHz; signal-to-noise ratio over 80 dB	–
Room tuning
Room tuning	EQ presets and a customisable EQ (highs, mids and lows) in the JBL Portable app	Outdoor Boost button; EQ presets and a custom EQ in the UE | BOOM app
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	No	No
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	No
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	None	None
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.3 with LE Audio; A2DP 1.3, AVRCP 1.6; multipoint	Bluetooth (version not published); up to 55 m range; NFC pairing for Android 8.0 or later
Ports
Ports	USB-C in and out; charge out at 5 V / 3 A, 9 V / 2 A or 11 V / 2 A; 5–20 V, 3 A input	USB-C for charging
Multi-room
Multi-room	Auracast stereo pairing of two Xtreme 4s and multi-speaker playback with other Auracast JBL speakers; also connects with PartyBoost speakers	PartyUp in the UE | BOOM app with BOOM, MEGABOOM, EVERBOOM, EPICBOOM and HYPERBOOM speakers
App
App	JBL Portable app	UE | BOOM app, including Megaphone
Design
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 24 hours	Up to 20 hours
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP67	IP67
Weight
Weight	2.1 kg	0.96 kg (better)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 24 hours, plus 6 hours with Playtime Boost; replaceable 68 Wh (7.2 V, 9,444 mAh) lithium-ion polymer battery, sold separately; 3.5 hours to charge at 20 V / 3 A; 10 minutes of charging gives 2 hours of play	Up to 20 hours at default volume (42%); charges over USB-C (cable not included)
Controls
Controls	–	One-touch play, pause, skip and playlists
Mounting
Mounting	Shoulder strap that can be worn crossbody, with a built-in bottle opener	Carabiner
Size
Size	297 × 149 × 141 mm (W × H × D)	205 × 110 × 85 mm (H × L × W)
Colours
Colours	Black, Blue, Black Camo (JBL Singapore)	–
In the box
In the box	Xtreme 4, shoulder strap (JBL Singapore), PD power adaptor (spec sheet), quick start guide, warranty card and safety sheet	EVERBOOM, carabiner, quick start guide printed inside the box