But it is important to point out that this USB C port can only be used to charge the speaker. But this time around the Pulse 4 charges via a USB C port which means if you’re an android user you can charge your phone and speaker with the same cable. So like the Pulse 3, the Pulse 4 is going to live mostly on the charger. JBL claims the Pulse 4 has an advertised battery life of 12 hours but real world use with the volume set at 80% and with the light feature set to medium high I’m getting more like 6 hours of battery life. And also the light features on both of these speakers is a drain on their battery lives. Even though the Pulse 4 looks amazing at night or in your bedroom… when used in direct sunlight the light features on both of these speakers is basically pointless. But I’m willing to bet JBL will be adding more lighting modes through software updates and if not, they should.īut regardless, I do want to point out a few draw backs of the lights features on both of these speakers. But what I did notice is that the Pulse 4 doesn’t have as many light modes as the Pulse 3. You can either cycle through them directly from the speaker or you can use JBL’s app and even customize it a little bit. Now obviously the light features on the Pulse 3 and Pulse 4 are their biggest selling points… and the Pulse 4 has a few different lighting modes to choose from. So the Pulse 4’s new design just gives off the illusion of having this light feature suspended in mid air that’s visible in every direction. But more importantly like the pulse 3, the pulse 4 has a mostly acrylic body but obviously there’s no fabric mesh on the bottom like the pulse 3 this time around. The Pulse 4 weighs in at a hefty 2.7 pounds compared to the Pulse 3 which weighs in at 2.1 pounds and that’s partly because the Pulse 4 has a slightly bigger battery than the Pulse 3. But the first thing that took me by surprise when I first unboxed this speaker is just how dense it is. The Pulse 4 is slightly bigger than the JBL Pulse 2 but its smaller than the Pulse 3. Now first off lets talk about the Pulse 4’s new design cause in all honesty this thing looks amazing when its both off and turned on. If you want to pick any of these speakers up they’ll be linked down below. And for comparison the Pulse 4 is $50 more than the JBL Charge 4. Which means the Pulse 3 is going to be going on sale now. Just like before, the Pulse 4 retails for $200… the same as the Pulse 3 when it first came out. Over all yes the JBL Pulse 4 does out perform the Pulse 3, but I don’t think you have to run out and upgrade if you already have the Pulse 3. The JBL Pulse 4 looks completely different and has a completely different speakers set up compared to the JBL Pulse 3. Where the majority of JBL’s newer speakers have subtle differences underneath the hood like the JBL Flip 4 to the JBL Flip 5… The JBL Pulse 4 is completely different from the JBL Pulse 3 in almost every way.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |