JBL Flip 6 vs Flip 7

Q: Should I buy the JBL Flip 6 or the JBL Flip 7?

Buy the Flip 7 if you will use the EQ, if you want your speaker to pair with current JBL models via Auracast, or if the Flip 6 is no longer discounted. The better EQ can close the tuning gap and then some. Buy the Flip 6 if you want the best measured sound per dollar and are happy to leave it alone, especially at a discount. It is the better speaker out of the box.

Short answer: the Flip 6, if you can still find one at its old price. This is the rare generational comparison where the newer speaker measures worse.

The Flip 7 ranks #14; the Flip 6 ranks #12, in the same 142-speaker class, and the Flip 7 costs $20 more. Bass extension goes the wrong way too: 59 Hz on the Flip 7 against 56 Hz on the Flip 6. That is a small difference, but it is a difference in the wrong direction for a newer, pricier model, and it is worth knowing before paying the premium.

What the Flip 7 genuinely adds: a 7-band app EQ against the Flip 6’s 3-band, which matters more than it sounds since it lets you correct the house tuning properly. Auracast pairing, IP68 rather than IP67, 14 hours of battery against 12, and slightly more power.

So the honest recommendation splits:

Buy the Flip 7 if you will use the EQ, if you want your speaker to pair with current JBL models via Auracast, or if the Flip 6 is no longer discounted. The better EQ can close the tuning gap and then some.

Buy the Flip 6 if you want the best measured sound per dollar and are happy to leave it alone, especially at a discount. It is the better speaker out of the box.

Buy neither if you are shopping purely on sound at this price. Both sit outside the top ten of their class, and the medium size ranking has better-measuring options for less money. The EarFun UBoom L takes first place at $50.

Still deciding? The full Portable Bluetooth rankings cover every ranked option.

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Specifications Side By Side

	JBL Flip 6	JBL Flip 7
Price	$129.95	$149.95
Ranked	#12 of 142 in Medium Size Portable Bluetooth Speakers	#14 of 142 in Medium Size Portable Bluetooth Speakers
App	Yes	Yes
Aux Input	No	No
Bass Extension (-10dB)	56Hz	59Hz
Battery Life	12 hours (Manufacturer specified)	14 hours (Manufacturer specified)
Built-in Microphone	No	No
EQ	Yes (3 band)	Yes (7 band)
IP Rating	IP67	IP68
Bluetooth Latency	116ms	-
Maximum SPL	98dB (measured by Alan Ross Reviews)	100dB (measured by Alan Ross Reviews)
Party Mode	Yes (PartyBoost up to 100 speakers)	Yes (Auracast)
Power Bank	No	No
Stereo	No	No
Omnidirectional	No	No
TWS	Yes	No
Weight	1.2 lbs (544 g)	1.2 lbs (560 g)
Bluetooth Codecs	AAC, SBC	SBC, AAC
Bluetooth Version	5.1	5.4
Dimensions	6.9" x 2.7" x 2.8" (176 x 68 x 72 mm)	7.2" x 2.7" x 2.8" (182.5 x 69.5 x 71.5 mm)
Drivers	44mm x 80mm woofer, 16mm tweeter	45x80mm racetrack driver + 16mm tweeter
Power Input	USB-C	USB-C (5V 7.5W-15W)
Amplifier Power	30W	35W total (25W main + 10W tweeter)
Digital Aux Input	No	Yes (USB-C)

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The Two Speakers In Full

JBL Flip 6: $129.95 Amazon B&H Photo Video eBay

Pros: A very neutral speaker, very small, almost pocket size, a huge sound quality leap over the Flip 5. Measured bass extension of 56Hz (-10dB).

Cons: Not stereo. Some slight upper mids emphasis. The TL version (made in Vietnam) tweeter can sound somewhat scratchy and doesn’t sound as good as the GG version (made in China)

Full JBL Flip 6 review and specifications →

Amplifier Power	30W
App	Yes
Aux Input	No
Bass Extension (-10dB)	56Hz
Battery Life	12 hours (Manufacturer specified)
Bluetooth Codecs	AAC, SBC
Bluetooth Latency	116ms
Bluetooth Version	5.1
Built-in Microphone	No
Digital Aux Input	No
Dimensions	6.9" x 2.7" x 2.8" (176 x 68 x 72 mm)
Drivers	44mm x 80mm woofer, 16mm tweeter
EQ	Yes (3 band)
IP Rating	IP67
Maximum SPL	98dB (measured by Alan Ross Reviews)
Omnidirectional	No
Party Mode	Yes (PartyBoost up to 100 speakers)
Power Bank	No
Power Input	USB-C
Stereo	No
TWS	Yes
Weight	1.2 lbs (544 g)

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JBL Flip 7: $149.95 Amazon eBay

Pros: A very neutral speaker, very small, almost pocket size. Just slightly more treble than the Flip 6 which was already a great speaker. Slightly deeper bass than the Flip 6. Measured bass extension of 59Hz (-10dB).

Cons: A little bit of a bump at 4kHz, not quite as neutral as the Flip 6. On balance it is the slightly worse of the two.

Full JBL Flip 7 review and specifications →

Amplifier Power	35W total (25W main + 10W tweeter)
App	Yes
Aux Input	No
Bass Extension (-10dB)	59Hz
Battery Life	14 hours (Manufacturer specified)
Bluetooth Codecs	SBC, AAC
Bluetooth Version	5.4
Built-in Microphone	No
Digital Aux Input	Yes (USB-C)
Dimensions	7.2" x 2.7" x 2.8" (182.5 x 69.5 x 71.5 mm)
Drivers	45x80mm racetrack driver + 16mm tweeter
EQ	Yes (7 band)
IP Rating	IP68
Maximum SPL	100dB (measured by Alan Ross Reviews)
Omnidirectional	No
Party Mode	Yes (Auracast)
Power Bank	No
Power Input	USB-C (5V 7.5W-15W)
Stereo	No
TWS	No
Weight	1.2 lbs (560 g)

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