JBL Charge 3 vs Sony SRS-XB30 Series (2019)

While the JBL Charge 3 wasn't able to make it to the very top of any roundups from sources that perform quality hands-on testing, it still got featured in a large number of them. What Hi-Fi?, Techradar, TrustedReviews, SoundGuys, TechGearLab, PCmag, Tom's Guide, Expert Reviews, CNET, The Master Switch, Android Authority, and inews.co.uk have all deemed it worthy of a place on their respective shortlists.

Moving on to the Sony SRS-XB32 Series (2019): it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like TechGearLab, Technically Well, PCmag, SoundGuys, and iMore, enough for them to include them on those lists.

For a direct JBL Charge 3 vs. Sony SRS-XB32 Series (2019) comparison, we took a look at sources that tested both and found that the JBL Charge 3 got reviewed better by SoundGuys, whereas the reviewers at TechGearLab preferred the Sony SRS-XB32 Series (2019). Reviewers at PCmag haven't shown a preference for either.

We also took a look at which sources liked these two products the most. We found that the JBL Charge 3 received its best, 10, rating from What Hi-Fi?, while the Sony SRS-XB32 Series (2019) got its highest score of 10 from TechGearLab.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the JBL Charge 3 earned an average review score of 8.3 out of 10 points and the Sony SRS-XB32 Series (2019) received an average of 8.8, compared to the 7.6 average of Portable Bluetooth Speakers in general.