![]() ![]() PROS: – Exceptionally loud sound – Good 12 hours battery life – Built-in speakerphone – Strong bass – External charger – Social sharing mode – Powerful Bluetooth playability – Automatic re-pairing with previously connected devices – Range of 33 feet without dropouts ![]() Though the expected wireless range is not mentioned by the brand, still it maintains a good signal within a range of 75 feet. The JBL Charge 3 speaker, as in the case of 2 can be easily connected to Android and iOS devices. The effective range is about 33 feet without any dropouts. The JBL Charge 2 speaker supports pairing with iOS and Android devices. The JBL Charge 2 manages to be expressive but is not able to match the same authority or scale that the Charge 3 treasures. My Charge HR started warping around the connection of the band and unit after just a few months hopefully this one is better designed.Further, in low sounds, the bass-line goes down offering phenomenal control. So I just have to note the floors before and after the workout and do the math-no biggie, but a minor hassle. Minor negative-I use stairs for my regular workout and this does not include numbers of floors climbed for the workout, whereas the HR did. Other negatives are that while I got it to sync with my iMac after quite a bit of wrangling (and contacting customer service, who basically told me that "syncing" is different than "setup" and I needed to do the latter if replacing another model) but still no luck with my HP laptop (I can still only choose one or the other, but I tried the HP first with no luck will try again with customer service). Still haven't figured out what some of the additional measurements are yet, but I like that it offers (optional) reminders to get up and move. The additional features like different workouts, "relax" sessions and such are an improvement. The heart rate monitor seems just as accurate as the HR, and the floors seem better counted. (Thankfully there are both nylon and metal bands available from third parties on Amazon and eBay.) This band must be wiped down (if not rinsed off too) after each workout. Still not waterproof like the Garmin or the Fitbit Flex (which is useless to me because it doesn't have a display), it at least seems to better tolerate a few splashes and my sweat-but the rubber wrist band makes my wrist sweat up a storm, even without a workout, and I developed a heat rash after just a week, which I hadn't after six months with the Charge HR. This Charge 2 so far (a few weeks) has been great with a few minor issues. I tried a Garmin but the measurement of floors walked was bizarre (would take minutes or hours to catch up, if it did) and it would only sync with a phone (I have to use a laptop and/or desktop computer). This replaces a Charge HR that went into the pool with me-just a minute was all it took to die. Minor drawbacks but still better (for me) than the Charge HR or Garmin
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