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World’s Best Ultimate Ears Portable Bluetooth Speaker Full Review and Buying Guide | The all in one 8 UE Speaker Comparison.

In this article, we will discuss and compair about all the UE Portable Bluetooth speakers (BOOM 2, MEGABOOM,  WONDERBOOM, BOOM 3, ROLL 2, MEGABOOM 3, BLAST, MegaBLAST) and it features from our research and customer reviews. So, All the details are simply and well written for your easy and quick understanding.

Through our market research, we discovered that UE Portable Bluetooth speakers are one of the TOP-QUALITY Bluetooth speakers in the Market today.

And also, we found that from all these UE speakers, BOOM 2  is the most suitable for your day-to-day use. It is worth the price with features. However, it’s one of the old UE version which Released in 2015. So, the final decision will depend on your expectations. Let’s read and select what is your best Fit..

All the UE Bluetooth Speakers are having the following common specifications.

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Ultimate Ears (UE)

Ultimate Ears (UE) is one of the leading Audio device manufacturers in the world today. The parent company (Logitech) was founded in 1995 and Ultimate Ears company was acquired by Logitech in 2008. After that, UE has introduced various high quality and Durable Products into the Market. UE Portable Bluetooth Speakers are the most popular product in the market now. Hence, Millions of customers are using quality UE speakers and rated at the top level. The UE BOOM was the very first popular Bluetooth speaker of UE Speaker Series introduced in 2013.

There are 8 major UE Bluetooth speakers available in the market with various Functional and Price differences. So, you can add one of UE family members to your cart under your budget and feature requirements.

UE BOOM 2 Review 2020

Ultimate Ears Boom 2 is the most-sold and top-rated Bluetooth speaker than other UE Speakers. It’s having a Portability and amazing design so you can go with music anywhere. Boom 2 was designed for rough use. Anyway if you are interested in comparing with other UE Speakers Please refer the UE Speaker comparison table.

UE BOOM 2: Sound Quality.

Boom 2 delivers the loudest, cleanest, genuine representation of the music. Specially Boom 2 having a loud 360-degree sound with deep bass makes your music experience better. And also Boom’s cylindrical design support delivers insanely great sound with deep, powerful bass in every direction–everywhere. The multi-directional speaker covers 90Hz to 20kHz frequency range with a Maximum Sound Level of 90Dba. However, If you want to increase the sound level, you can connect several Boom and MegaBoom devices for the APP.

UE BOOM 2: Waterproof and Drop test.

The most important factor of portable Bluetooth speaker is water-resistant and shock resistance. Because many of the travelling items always buy to hard use. Portable Boom 2 speaker has passed both of these tests and recommend for tuff use with adventures. Both UE Boom 2 and Megaboom devices are rated by IPX7-waterproof standards. It means waterproof up to 30 minutes and a depth of one meter. IPX7 is a general rating method for portable electronics that are designed for use outdoors purposes. Hence, you can use Boom 2 in Rain, muddy and shower, snow, bath or pool……etc.

The Boom’s cylindrical body design and solid plastic materials will support to absorb the shock and hard use. Even more Boom 2 checked by ‘drop-proof’ from up to five feet too. Consequently, you can keep the speaker where ever you go.

UE BOOM 2: BATTERY Life

UE Boom 2 has powered by a non-removable Lithium-Ion battery (3200 mAh) and will provide up to 15 Hours of continues Battery Life. (Real battery life hours will vary with use, settings and environmental conditions). So, Boom 2 has reliable Rechargeable batteries and can be charged by USB port. Usually, all rechargeable batteries are having a limited number of charging cycles. In my market review research discovered that Boom charging cycles would run up to one and a half years under general use.

Otherwise, You can Buy The Replacement Battery From eBay.

UE Boom 2: Bluetooth range

Boom 2 Portable speaker has Bluetooth 4.0 standard and it lets you wirelessly connect to your Laptop, Mac, Apple phone, Any smartphones, tablets, or other Bluetooth-enabled devices within a 100-ft range or 30M.

So, Boom 2’s NFC technology allows you to pair your NFC-compatible device with a simple tap. If you still use an MP3 player or iPod? Use the 3.5mm audio output port to connect music players without any wireless method. (Bluetooth or NFC).

UE Boom 2: Designed Colors.

Boom 2 has a wide range of funky color set with different names. Ones: Tropical (purple and orange), Green Machine (green and blue), Brain Freeze (blue), Cherry bomb (red), Yeti (white), Phantom (grey and black), Urban Explorer (Black and white), Deep Radiance, Marina, Obsidian, Magenta, Meteor….etc.

Where Can we use UE Boom 2?

1. Home or office.

Yes, you can use Boom 2 as a personal music partner. If you want to listen to music during your day to day work, Boom 2 will become your music assistant. Wherever you are, and whatever you do will not case for Boom 2. Even you are in Shower, Bathing: hot tub or while Driving in a car. And also Boom 2 has mostly recommended for dance teachers.

music during your day to day work, Boom 2 will become your music assistant. Wherever you are, and whatever you do will not case for Boom 2. Even you are in Shower, Bathing: hot tub or while Driving in a car. And also Boom 2 has mostly recommended for dance teachers.

  2. Outdoor functions (PARTY or CAMPING or EVENTS)

Of course, you can use Boom 2 as personal music partner. During your day to day work, if you want to listen to music Boom 2 will become your music assistant. Wherever you are, and whatever you do will not case for Boom 2. Even you are in Shower, Bathing: hot tub or while Driving in a car. And also Boom 2 has mostly recommended for dance teachers. Portability and wireless technologies always make life easier. The boom is fully Resistible for intense use. (Water-proof, dirt-proof, and shockproof.) So, when you are travelling anywhere (even camping, hiking, pool party or adventure) you can bring Boom 2 and will bring awesome music experience for you.

PartyUp:  from UE APPs allows you to wirelessly connect more than 150 Ultimate Ears speakers and Amplify the Party (BOOM, BOOM 2 and MEGABOOM speakers…. likewise). Therefore you can Amplify your party than other sound systems can do. Read more..

UE BOOM 2 Specifications

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UE BOOM 2 Prices.

The Price range of Boom 2 is 100$- 110$. When comparing with other Portable Bluetooth devices Boom 2 is cheap. And also, UE has produced as high-quality low priced Bluetooth speaker with a 2-year warranty.

Otherwise, you can buy a few years old (used) factory refurbished one from Amazon as well. The factory refurbished Boom 2s will be less than 30$ from brand new Boom 2s. And those Certified refurbishers will give you a 90-day warranty.

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UE MEGABOOM (vs Boom 2) Review 2020

UE MEGABOOM is one of the other top-rated and most sold Portable Bluetooth speakers in the market today. When we are comparing, with UE Boom 2 vs UE Megaboom both of the products almost the same. But some of the improvements available in the Megaboom (Like sound quality, size..). Those major improvements are,

• More Loudness and Bass
• Battery Life up to 20 Hours (More than 5Hrs)
• SIZE Height 8.86 Inch (More Hight -1.76 Inch)
• Weight 877g (More 329 g)
• Price (More than 20-40 $)
• Colors (No Bulk colors like Boom 2)

All most every feature is entirely similar to UE Boom 2. Please check the following comparison table. Major Benefit of this Mageboom is High Sound (Loudness) and extra running Hours. Size and weight also have been increased. Price also increased from 20$-40$.  In this case, the sound is the major factor,

Please listen to the difference between UE boom 2 and Megaboom,

Size Different of UE Boom vs UE Megaboom

Under that same Volume level, you will see some Loudness than UE Boom. But it is not quite a lot. Comparing all the above Sound, Running, Hours, size, weight and price points, Believe that Boom 2 is better than Megaboom.
However, if you want more sound and running time, you can select UE Megaboom as your Portable music partner.

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UE WONDERBOOM (vs Boom 2)

Ultimate Ears Wonderboom is a cheapest and quality portable Bluetooth speaker in the portable speaker market today. Designing the shape of Wonderboom different from other UE speakers. Because it is shorter and rounded shaped like a small pebble. Comparing with Boom 2 speaker some features of Wonderboom has been reduced. Please check the below feature differences or final feature comparison table.

• Reduced Loudness and Bass: Maximum sound level: 86 dB. , Frequency range: 80 Hz – 20 kHz.
• Battery life only up to 10 hours. (Reduced from 5hrs)
• SIZE Height 4 Inch      (Reduced Height -3 Inches)
• WONDERBOOM doesn’t have an app.
• No Party Up mode.
• Weight 425 g  (Reduced 123 g)
• Price 50$-80$ (less than 20-40 $)
• Can only pair 8 devices simultaneously
• No speakerphones.
• Alarm Clock.
• Charge time: 2.8 hrs. (Get more 0.3 hrs)

UE Wonderboom is one of the best Bluetooth speakers available for a low price. It has quality Loudness and Bass than other portable Bluetooth speakers (without UE Speakers) in the market. Like all other UE portable speakers, Wonderboom also has the same basic features. (waterproof,100ft Bluetooth range, 1-2 years warranty, more than +10 color selections.). But Wonderboom doesn’t even have a 3.5mm input, as the only physical connection on the Wonderboom is its micro-USB charging port.

[wpsm_reviewbox title=”UE Wonderboom Review ” description=”UE Wonderboom is a best portable Bluetooth speaker for an affordable price with good sound quality and nice design. Especially waterproofed and recommended for rough use.” criterias=”Sound Quality: 8;Size N Design: 8.5;Price: 8.5;Battery: 7.5;;” pros=”Great sound for the size;Rugged (Dirt, rain, dropping by accident);Simple and easy connection and decent Bluetooth range;Neat design for blending in with furniture;;” cons=”No indication of Battery Capacity ;No AUX port (If you want to directly connect it to something via wire);Buttons can be a nuisance (hard to press);Low battery life compared with Boom 2;;” ]

UE BOOM 3 (vs Boom 2)

Ultimate Ears Boom 3 is the latest version of UE Boom 2. Boom 3 has several improvements in Boom 2. Especially, This Boom 3 designs as a super-portable wireless speaker for adventure. Following new features available in Boom 3 now,

• More balanced 360° Bold Sound + Deep Bass
• Extended Bluetooth range – 45m /150 Ft (More 50Ft)
• Waterproof (IP67) + Floats
• one-touch music controls (Play, pause and skip tracks)
• Weight 608 g ( More than 60 g) 
• Charge Wirelessly with POWER UP
• Supper awesome design.
• Height: 184 mm (7.2”) – Diameter: 73 mm (2.8”)
• Magic button for plays pauses or skip
• Price 150$- 180$ (Increased 50$-80$)
• For more refer the Comparison table.

UE Boom 3 has a nice and attractive design and that was designed for fully hard use. Boom 3 is a waterproof speaker and Floats (move easily on the surface of a liquid). Extended Bluetooth range (more 50ft) and Wireless charging feature are the most valuable functions of Boom 3 than Boom 2. But Battery life (15 Hrs) of the Boom 3 is the same as the UE boom 2 or less and also the price is higher than 50$-80$ Boom 2. 1-2 years warranty.  Under our research review of Boom 3, we discovered that Boom 2 is still better than Boom3. On your side, you can analyze all the above factors with your needs.

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UE Blast vs Boom 3: Quick Comparison 2020

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 is one of the greatest Portable Bluetooth speakers and It is the current new edition of BOOM speaker series. UE BLAST is the best smart Portable Speaker that also produced by a well-known Logitech company.

When comparing both of these speakers can see BOOM 3 has only Bluetooth connectivity with low wireless coverage [ 150ft vs Blast 330 ft | No WI-FI ] and also No Alexa smart voice control compatibility (BLAST Workover Echo or Echo Dot and Siri, Google Now ). The price of BOOM 3 ( $150 ) is also more expensive than BLAST ( $85 ). But BOOM 3 also has its unique feature like more battery life (15 hours) than BLAST (12 hrs). And also BOOM 3 can be connected with 150+ BOOM or MEGABOOM speakers.

Probably All the other functions very similar. SOUND Levels, SIZE, WEIGHT, WATERPROOFNESS, DROP PROOF, DUST & SAND PROOF, APP + EQUALIZER, CHARGING DOCK COMPATIBILITY.

In short, BOOM 3 is better for rough use than BLAST like outdoor functions ( Camping, Adventure, Sports, Travelling, Pool party ). Because BLAST has designed to work as a SMART Home device.

UE ROLL 2 (vs Boom 2)

The UE Roll 2 is the smallest and low priced portable Bluetooth speaker available from UE speaker set. Because Roll 2 made for low budget users but it generates high-quality sound than other cheapest portable speakers in the market. But comparing with Boom 2 there are some features has removed from Roll 2. Here is the all added and removed specification,

• Sound delivery frequency range (65Hz)
• Up to 9-hour battery (reduced than 6 Hrs)
• No NFC Touch Pairing
• No Speakerphone Mic
• 45mm shorter (135mm vs 180mm)
• 330 g (Less from 218g)
• Charging Time 5.5 Hrs (More 3 hours, No Battery Indicator)
• Price 50$ – 90$ (reduced than 20$-50$)
• For more refer the Comparison table.

All the other features (Waterproof, Bluetooth range, Warranty period, USB ports, control panel) are included in UE Roll 2 as other UE speakers. By this review, you will see differences between Roll 2 and Boom 2. Boom 2 is still made better performance.

On the other hand, when we comparing UE Wonderboom and UE Roll 2 you will understand Wonderboom has more features. But it doesn’t mean UE Roll 2 is a bad speaker. Because it is the quality, smallest and cheapest Portable Bluetooth speaker in the market than other Bands.

[wpsm_reviewbox title=”UE ROLL 2 Review ” description=”UE Roll 2 is one of the smallest Portable Bluetooth speaker available for a cheap price. It doesn’t have more advanced features like Booms But Roll 2 has more quality features that other Bluetooth speakers don’t have.” criterias=”Sound Quality: 7;Size N Design: 7;Price: 9;Battery: 8;;” pros=”Lightweight and portable.;Low price.;Better Rough use;;;” cons=”Bass is slightly weak & Can sound tinny;Low Battery Life ;Old Version;;” ]

UE MEGABOOM 3 (vs Boom 2)

Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 is Mega level portable Bluetooth speaker that presents a high-quality immersive music experience for you.  It has the latest stylish design and builds as little bigger than Boom 2. Megaboom 3 is also an extended version of Megaboom 2. The following functionalities are the different specifications between UE Megaboom 3 and UE Boom 2.

• Larger, louder sound and stronger bass. (Enhanced passive radiator /Stereo pairing)
• Massive 20-hour* battery life. (Extended from 5Hrs)
• Bluetooth Range 45m (Increased from 15m)
• Most stylish design
• Compatible with the UE App and Equalizer
• Waterproof (IP67) and floats in water
• Power Up charging dock into your basket (sold separately)
• Height: 225 mm (8.8”), Diameter: 87 mm (3.4)
• Weight: 925 g (More 377g)
• 4.2 Bluetooth version (4.0 —> 4.2)
• Magic button for Plays, Pauses or Skip
• Four standard colors and two special edition colors
• Price 150$-200$ (More 50$-100$)
• For more refer the Comparison table.

As well as, Supper iconic cylindrical design of UE Megaboom 3 will support to deliver immersive, stereophonic audio that radiates in all directions. And also, Megaboom was designed for adventure purposes (rough use) that faced 25 rigorous durability tests including 1000s of button pushes, tumbles, drop tests and waterproof (IP67) tests and floats in water. Using the latest battery cell technology will power Megaboom 3 for high performance almost a full day(20Hour) on a single charge. If you want to connect many MEGABOOMs (BOOM 3, MEGABOOM, BOOM 2, BOOM 3) all to gather, you can use the app to pair 1-150 speakers at once and Get BOOM the sound of your party or any function. 

Comparing with Megaboom 3 vs Boom 2 we identified that Megaboom 3 has the latest technologies and higher performance than Boom 2. But the case is Megaboom more expensive (Almost doubled) than Boom 2. So, you can select any of these for your purposes.

[wpsm_reviewbox title=”UE MEGABOOM 3 Review ” description=”UE MEGABOOM 3 is a high-quality Bluetooth speaker. It has a best sound and extended battery life. But comparatively, size is a bit bigger than Boom 2. So price also high.” criterias=”Sound Quality: 9;Size N Design: 8;Price: 8;Battery: 9.5;;” pros=”Great bass;Customizable EQ;IP67 water resistance;Exceptional battery life;;” cons=”No 3.5mm jack;Expensive straight from Ultimate Ears;;” ]

UE BLAST (vs Boom 2)

Ultimate Ears BLAST is one of the most quality Smartest Portable Bluetooth speakers in the market today. Because UE BLAST is voice-enabled (voice commands) smart speaker and that can function with Amazon Alexa Echo devices. So, you can use this to control smart home devices. When we comparing UE Blast Vs UE Boom2, there are some advantages and disadvantages.

• Amazon Alexa voice control enabled. (Boom2 Doesn’t)
• Amazing Design (Blast best and newer)
• Bold/Immersive 360 Sound (Quite similar)
• Wi-Fi (802.11n) – 330ft/ 100m (Boom2 Doesn’t)
• Bluetooth Range – 150ft/45m (Boom2 100-ft range or 30m)
• Battery Life – 12hours (Boom2 -More than 15Hours)
• Weight – 2.1 lbs.(Boom2 – 1.2 lbs.)
• Colors: Graphite, Bluesteel, Mojito, Merlot, Blizzard, Lemonade
• Wireless charging
• No Party UP Feature 
• PRICE 100$- 150$ (Boom2 60$- 100$)

The voice commanding and Wi-Fi functions are the most important of the features of the UE Blast. But Battery lifetime and Price is not better than Boom 2. All the other features like WATERPROOF, DROP TEST,1-2 YEAR WARRANTY, DUST & SAND TESTavailable in Both Speakers. If you want more comparisons about UE Speakers Please Refer Comparison table.

[wpsm_reviewbox title=”UE BLAST Review” description=”UE BLAST is the very latest SMART UE Bluetooth speaker released into the market. It has newly introduced features like Wi-Fi, Alexa connectivity, Highly optimized Sound…etc. But its battery life is only 12 Hrs. And also Higher priced. ” criterias=”Sound Quality:9;Size N Design:8;Price:7.5;Battery:8 ;” pros=”Alexa voice control;Wireless charging ;Wi-Fi enabled;;” cons=”Battery time low;Price high;;” ]

UE MEGABLAST (vs Boom 2)

Smart Portable Bluetooth & WI-FI Speaker.

UE MegaBLAST is the most quality, smartest and relatively bigger Ultimate Ears device in the market now. In short, UE MegaBLAST is an extended version of UE Blast and delivers the most amazing sound. It has improved some techniques than any other portable UE speaker. Comparing of UE MegaBLAST vs Boom 2,

• Amazon Alexa voice control enabled. (Boom2 Doesn’t)
• Amazing bigger Design
• Super-loud 360° sound, Thundering and Boldest Bass
• Wi-Fi (802.11n) – 330ft/ 100m (Boom2 Doesn’t)
• Bluetooth Range – 150ft/45m (Boom2 has a 100-ft range or 30m)
• Battery Life – 16hours (Boom2 – 15Hours)
• Dimensions: 237 x 88mm (Boom 2 – 184 x 73mm)
• Weight – 2.65 lbs. (Boom2 – 1.2 lbs.)
• Wireless charging
• No Party UP Feature 
• PRICE 200$- 250$ (Boom2 100$- 110$)
• For more refer the Comparison table.

UE Megablast has a super-loud 360° sound with high-quality Bass. It also has voice-enabled smart speaker features like small UE Blast. The battery life of MegaBlast has 1 hour than Boom 2. The price and Weight of UE Megablast nearly 3 times bigger than Boom 2. In our estimation Boom2 is better than Megablast. But everything is depending on your purposes.

[wpsm_reviewbox title=”Smart UE MEGABLAST Review” description=”UE MEGABLAST is the largest SMART UE Bluetooth & WI-FI speaker released to Portable speaker Market. It’s almost same to UE Blast. But MEgaboom is larger and has High Sound Quality.” criterias=”Sound Quality:9;Size N Design:7.5;Price:7;Battery:8.5;” pros=”;Alexa voice control;High Sound Quality;Wi-Fi enabled;16Hrs Battery ;” cons=”Size is Bigger;Price high;;” ]

UE HYPERBOOM Review 2020

UE HYPERBOOM is the newly released biggest & loudest Brandnew portable Speaker 2020 in the UE family. Hyperboom has specially designed for any Parties or outside functions. So now you no need to worry about connecting several UE Booms and boosting sound. Because UE Hyperboom has the best higher volume with extremely deep bass (six times bigger Bass than MEGABOOM 3), but if you want more, you can still connect another BOOM, MEGABOOM, or even HYPERBOOM.

You can play music from 4 devices. Hyperboom is very easy to switch one another with just a pressing a the button and connects via two Bluetooth in one auxiliary & optical input.

Specially, Hyper has integrated a supper rechargeable battery that can run all day (24 Hours) from one charging cycle. And also, it has an essay navigational touch-sensitive button set on the top for control the Sound quality. Otherwise, you can control using the BOOM APP (EQ). Like other Boom speakers, Hyperboom is also having SPLASH- PROOF & WATER-PROOF technology (IPX4). Hyper covers 45M (150ft) wireless Bluetooth range and it can be paired with 8 devices. 

Another vital fact is the HYPERBOOM can be used as a Power Bank (USB charge out) to charge USB Devices. HYPERBOOM has the best portability with 16.63 pounds Weights and size is also not much bigger (7.50 x 7.50 x 14.33 inches).

Anyhow, HYPERBOOM can’t access the Alexa via Wi-Fi and no Drop-proof, Dust, or Sand proof. Hyper only has Black color. So, under your finalized review decision, you can buy UE HYPERBOOM from $400 bucks.

UE HYPERBOOM Specifications

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Comparison Among UE HYPERBOOM vs JBL BOOMBOX vs SONOS MOVE

UE Bluetooth Speakers Comparison Chart

Here, you can see the comparison of all eight UE Bluetooth speakers as a summary chart. If it’s difficult to access the table/ chart clearly, you can see the comparison chart as all in ONE IMAGE.

Comparison table of Boom 2 vs Megaboom vs Wonderboom vs Boom 3 vs Roll 2 vs Megaboom 3 vs Blast vs Megablast.

You can scroll the table horizontally. And also you can highlight a particular Column or row in the table.

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Please leave comments and Ratings about your experiences of Ultimate Ears Bluetooth Speaker. Your Response will big help for Other’s decision.

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