JBL Xtreme 2 vs JBL JR Pop (2019)

The JBL Xtreme 2 has done great in various roundups conducted by reliable and unbiased sources that do their own testing, like The Spruce, livingetc.com, reviewgeek.com, and Android Central - it earned the "Best Portable" title from The Spruce, "Best JBL outdoor Bluetooth speaker" from livingetc.com, and "Best Rugged Party Mode Speaker" from reviewgeek.com.

Taking a look at the JBL JR Pop (2019), it got featured in roundups from two reliable sources that conduct their own testing - PCmag and Rtings - but it fell short of earning a top spot in either.

We also performed a thorough JBL Xtreme 2 vs. JBL JR Pop (2019) review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Portable Bluetooth Speakers, including PCmag and Rtings, preferred the JBL Xtreme 2 over the JBL JR Pop (2019).

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the JBL Xtreme 2 turned out to be most loved by What Hi-Fi?, which gave it a score of 10, whereas the JBL JR Pop (2019) got its highest, 7, rating from reviewers at PCmag.

Lastly, we compared their review averages and found that the JBL Xtreme 2 did much better than the majority of its competitors, with an average review score of 8.4 out of 10, compared to the 7.6 overall average of Portable Bluetooth Speakers in general, whereas the JBL JR Pop (2019) hasn't managed to perform quite as well, with an average rating of 6.8.