Just tap your NFC enabled phone on the speaker and it will automatically do the Bluetooth pairing for you. It also has an NFC tag on top of the UE MINI BOOM. The top has volume buttons and a Bluetooth pair button which doubles as a call answer/end button for the speakerphone feature. There’s a UE carved into each side, but you don’t notice it. I also appreciate the lack of overly noticeable branding. The front and back are made of perforated metal and the top, bottom and sides are covered in a black rubber. Neither of those are accepted by my recycle center. UE, if you are going to use packaging like this, can you at least make it with a more universally recyclable plastic? The base is a #7 and the clear part is a #6. It comes in a thick plastic box that will promptly be trashed. The packaging for the UE MINI BOOM isn’t cool, it’s just over the top wasteful. Usually I don’t talk much about product packaging unless it’s unusually cool or noteworthy. Hardware specsĭrivers = Two 1.5″, 4 Ohm Drivers One 3″ x 1.5″ Passive Radiatorīefore we really get into the UE MINI BOOM review, I have to start with a gripe. But if you're looking for portable speaker that can really drive the party, the UE Mini Boom is an excellent choice.Note: Images can be clicked to view a larger size. But it's the volume that impresses most: It gets loud enough to fill a large room, even one with plenty of people in it.Īmong Bluetooth speakers under $100, I prefer the Mini Jambox, which is more stylish, offers better overall sound and has a few more features than the Mini Boom. When playing most music, its bass and midrange will deliver sound that pleases the ear. Bottom Lineįor $80, the UE Mini Boom is a very good portable Bluetooth speaker. After listening for about 10 hours over several days, I still had more than a quarter charge remaining - similar to my test results for the Mini Jambox and Pocket Kick. Logitech claims the UE Mini Boom will run for 10 hours on a full charge. You must use the phone instead, which I found inconvenient. Unlike many Bluetooth speakers that have speakerphone functions, such as the Mini Jambox and Soundfreaq Pocket Kick, on the Mini Boom, you can't control the call from the speaker there's no button to accept or end a call. The voices of people I called were clear, and people I called reported the microphone on the unit performed comparably to the one on the iPhone. The speakerphone worked well, improving the volume of my conversations compared with the iPhone's built-in speakerphone. MORE: The Best Headphones Available Now Speakerphone The Mini Jambox better balances treble, bass and midrange tones to produce a better overall sound. McCartney's acoustic guitar on "FourFiveSeconds" lacked the crispness the Mini Jambox produced, and the horns on Charles Mingus' jazz classic "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" sounded flat overall. The Mini Boom lacks brightness in the treble tones, which can cause it to sound a bit flat. However, the bass is not well balanced with the treble the Mini Jambox produced an overall better sound because the bass, treble and midranges were better aligned. The bass break in the Beastie Boys' "Shake Your Rump" rattled the table, which the Soundfreaq Pocket Kick couldn't do. Rihanna's vocals stood out above Paul McCartney's acoustic strumming on "FourFiveSeconds," while Diana Krall's contralto tones resonated richly on her version of "California Dreamin'."Īs I raised the volume to 80 decibels, the bass on Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk" took over. The Mini Boom's strengths are in the midrange and bass tones.
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