This page ranks 33 pocket size powered Bluetooth speakers. These speakers should only be selected if you need something ultra small that can fit in a pocket, otherwise the larger classes will get louder, have deeper bass, stereo imaging, and generally better sound at the same price points. Bass will sound a bit slappy because these speakers can’t quite reach low enough for full bass notes. All speakers in the pocket size are mono (single driver) and IPX7 or better unless noted.
To the average non-audiophile, generally speakers in the top 50% of this category will likely sound “good” to you. To the critical listener, generally speakers in the top 20% of this category will likely sound “good” to you. Don’t be afraid to pick one of those if you have budget, feature or aesthetic priorities. There’s a lot of good speakers out there.
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#1 Tribit Stormbox Micro 2: $51
- Positives: Best in class sound. Much deeper bass than most other speakers in the size. Built in strap is super useful for attaching it to things. Very neutral. To have it aimed directly at you unclip the strap and the speaker will sit upright with a slight lean back.
- Negatives: Finicky phone charging, which doesn’t usually work.
- Max Volume: 96db
- Bass Extension: 59hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.7lbs / 317g
- Battery Life: 12 hours
- Latency: 265ms
- Power Bank: Yes (but it doesn’t usually work)
- App: Yes
- EQ: Yes
- TWS: Yes
- Party Mode: No
- Aux Input: No
- Built in Microphone: Yes
- IP Rating: IP67
- Stereo: No
- Power Input: USB-C
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3lDUhyo_eM
- Alan Ross Reviews: Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 ultimate review 🤭 vs Micro 1 - small and mighty!
- Alan Ross Reviews: Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 vs Bose Soundlink Micro for best small speaker! 👌
- Danny Pops: I WAS BLOWN AWAY - Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 VS Marshall Willen
- Sound Quality Joss: Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 VS Anker Soundcore Mini 3 Pro
- Storytripper HD: Marshall Willen vs Tribit Stormbox Micro 2
- Alkar Audio: Speaker Bluetooth Marshall Willen Review VS Tribit Stormbox Micro 2
- MyTechAudio: MARSHALL WILLEN Detail Review Indonesia Vs TRIBIT Micro 1 & Micro 2
- Gi Rides: Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 vs JBL Clip 4 - sound battle
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLqfqQ7u5Cs
- Links
#2 Minirig Mini 2: $100
- Positives: Very neutral. Much deeper bass than most other speakers in the size. Modular, can easily attach a subwoofer.
- Negatives: Calls itself splash resistant and has no official water rating. App is buggy. Wireless TWS pairing is buggy.
- Max Volume: 92db
- Bass Extension: 58hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.71lbs / 320g
- Battery Life: 12 hours
- Aux Latency: 0ms
- Power Bank: No
- App: Yes
- EQ: yes
- TWS: Yes (Bluetooth or cable)
- Party Mode: No
- Aux Input: Yes
- Power Input: Proprietary USB cable
- Stereo: No
- IP Rating: Splash resistant
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#3 Minirig Mini: $100
- Positives: Very neutral. Much deeper bass than most other speakers in the size. Modular, can easily attach a subwoofer.
- Negatives: Calls itself splash resistant and has no official water rating. App is buggy. Wireless TWS pairing is buggy.
- Max Volume: 92db
- Bass Extension: 58hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.69lbs / 314g
- Battery Life: 10 hours
- Power Bank: No
- Aux Latency: 0ms
- App: Yes
- EQ: Yes
- TWS: Yes (cable)
- Party Mode: No
- Aux Input: Yes
- Power Input: Proprietary USB cable
- Stereo: No
- IP Rating: Splash resistant
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
#4 Tribit Stormbox Micro: $40
- Positives: Quite neutral. Slight hollowness in the mids. Built in strap is super useful for attaching it to things. Highly recommend spending the extra $10 for the Micro 2 which goes louder and deeper. To have it aimed directly at you unclip the strap and the speaker will sit upright with a slight lean back.
- Max Volume: 93db
- Bass Extension: 62hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.65lbs / 295g
- Battery Life: 8 hours
- Power Bank: No
- Latency: 180ms
- App: No
- EQ: No
- TWS: Yes
- Party Mode: No
- Built in Microphone: Yes
- Power Input: USB-C
- IP Rating: IP67
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3lDUhyo_eM
- Alan Ross Reviews: Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 ultimate review 🤭 vs Micro 1 - small and mighty!
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIQtNJ3gM0
- Alan Ross Reviews: Minirig Mini v Tribit Stormbox Micro or Bose Soundlink Micro
- Alan Ross Reviews: Sony XB13 vs XB12 - review and full sound test - best small speaker? 🙄
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc_YdfX2PBI
#5 Teufel Boomster Go: 80€
- Positives: Pretty deep bass and quite balanced overall for the size.
- Weight: 0.78lbs / 355g
- Battery Life: 10 hours
- Power Bank: No
- IP Rating: IP67
- TWS: Yes
- Party Mode: No
- Power Input: USB-C
- IP Rating: IPX7
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#6 Soundcore Mini 3 Pro: $45
- Positives: Lights on top. Deeper bass than most other speakers in the size.
- Negatives: Rolled off highs
- Max Volume: 87db
- Bass Extension: 58hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.55lbs / 249g
- Battery Life: 15 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: Yes
- EQ: Yes
- TWS: No
- Party Mode: Yes (Partycast up to 100 speakers)
- IP Rating: IPX7
- Built in Microphone: Yes
- Power Input: USB-C
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
#7 Soundcore Mini 3: $41
- Positives: Deeper bass than most other speakers in the size.
- Negatives: Rolled off highs
- Max Volume: 87db
- Bass Extension: 58hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.55lbs / 249g
- Battery Life: 15 hours
- Latency: 160ms
- Power Bank: No
- App: Yes
- EQ: Yes
- TWS: No
- Party Mode: Yes (Partycast up to 100 speakers)
- Built in Microphone: Yes
- Power Input: USB-C
- IP Rating: IPX7
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#8 Vifa City: $80
- Positives: Quite detailed.
- Negatives: Dip at 1200hz. Doesn’t boost bass at low levels. Not that deep of bass. Only IPX4.
- Bass Extension: 73hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.66lbs / 300g
- Battery Life: 12 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- TWS: Yes
- IP Rating: IPX4
- Power Input: USB-C
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#9 Ultimate Ears Miniroll: $80
- Negatives: Bass not quite as deep as the best rated speakers
- Weight: 0.62 lbs / 279g
- Battery Life: 12 hours
- IP Rating: IP67
- Party Mode: Yes (Only with other Miniroll)
- App: No
- EQ: No
- Stereo: No
- Power Input: USB-C
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#10 Onn Small Rugged Speaker: $15
- Positives: Quite balanced. Amazing value for the money.
- Negatives: Bass isn’t quite as deep as the top ranked models.
- Weight: 0.63lbs / 286g
- Battery Life: 10 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- Aux Input: Yes
- EQ: No
- TWS: No
- Party Mode: Yes
- Built in Microphone: Yes
- IP Rating: IPX7
- Power Input: USB-C
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
#11 Anker Soundcore Mini: $22
- Positives: Has an FM tuner, aux input and MicroSD. Quite cheap
- Negatives: Not quite as deep of bass as higher ranked speakers. No waterproofing
- Weight: 0.44lbs / 200g
- Battery Life: 15 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- Aux Input: Yes
- FM Tuner: Yes
- MicroSD: Yes
- Power Input: Micro USB
- IP Rating: None
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#12 Marshall Willen: $120
- Negatives: Not that deep of bass. A bit of a sharp treble.
- Max Volume: 88db
- Bass Extension: 75hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.68lbs / 309g
- Battery Life: 15 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: Yes
- EQ: Yes
- TWS: No
- Party Mode: Yes (Marshall Stack)
- Built in Microphone: Yes
- IP Rating: IP67
- Power Input: USB-C
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
- Danny Pops: I WAS BLOWN AWAY - Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 VS Marshall Willen
- Danny Pops: Marshall Willen VS Bose, Sony, and Tribit Micro Speakers
- Storytripper HD: Marshall Willen vs Tribit Stormbox Micro 2
- Alkar Audio: Speaker Bluetooth Marshall Willen Review VS Tribit Stormbox Micro 2
- MyTechAudio: MARSHALL WILLEN Detail Review Indonesia Vs TRIBIT Micro 1 & Micro 2
- Links
#13 Klipsch Austin: $80
- Negatives: Not as deep bass as higher ranked speakers
- Max Volume: 89dB
- Bass Extension: ~70hz (-10dB)
- Power Bank: No
- Weight: 0.88lbs / 397g
- Battery Life: 12 hours
- Aux Input: No
- Built in Microphone: Yes
- Party Mode: Yes (broadcast mode)
- App: Yes
- TWS: Yes
- IP Rating: IP67
- Power Input: USB-C
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#14 B&O Beoplay P2: $170
- Negatives: Good for its time, but now beat out by many others
- Weight: 0.61lbs / 275g
- Battery Life: 10 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: Yes
- EQ: Yes
- TWS: No
- Party Mode: No
- IP Rating: None
- Power Input: USB-C
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#15 Mifa Tango: $95
- Positives: Loudest pocket speaker by a little.
- Negatives: Rising frequency response, not very flat, better to listen off axis. Peak at 4khz. Not much bass.
- Max Volume: 97db
- Bass Extension: 69hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.86lbs / 390g
- Battery Life: 25 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- MicroSD: Yes
- TWS: Yes
- Party Mode: Yes (PartyAdd up to 100 speakers)
- IP Rating: IP67
- Power Input: USB-C
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#16 Bose Soundlink Micro: $99
- Negatives: Lack of clarity. Overly boosted bass
- Max Volume: 90db
- Bass Extension: 66hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.64lbs / 289g
- Battery Life: 6 hours
- Power Bank: No
- Latency: 50ms
- App: Yes
- EQ: No
- TWS: Yes
- Party Mode: Yes (Bose Party mode)
- IP Rating: IP67
- Built in Microphone: Yes
- Power Input: Micro-USB
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#17 JBL Clip 5: $80
- Negatives: Generally more of the same from the Clip series in terms of sound but with more features. Basically about the same as the Clip 4
- Weight: 0.86lbs / 390g
- Battery Life: 12 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: Yes
- EQ: Yes
- TWS: No
- Party Mode: Yes (Auracast)
- IP Rating: IP67
- Power Input: USB-C
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#18 JBL Clip 4: $80
- Negatives: Quite a lack of bass. Not very loud.
- Max Volume: 79db
- Bass Extension: 80hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.53lbs / 239g
- Battery Life: 10 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- TWS: No
- Party Mode: No
- IP Rating: IP67
- Power Input: USB-C
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#19 Soundcore Select 4 Go: $23
- Positives: Quite cheap for what you get
- Negatives: Not as deep of bass as higher ranked speakers
- Weight: 0.58lbs / 265g
- Battery Life: 20 hours
- IP Rating: IP67
- App: Yes
- TWS: Yes
- Power Input: USB-C
- Power Bank: No
- EQ: Yes
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#20 JBL Go 4: $50
- Positives: A little more bass than the Go 3 and they fixed the strange mids peak.
- Negatives: Not much bass at all
- Bass Extension: ~82hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.42lbs / 190g
- Battery Life: 7 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: Yes
- EQ: Yes
- TWS: Yes
- Party Mode: Yes (Auracast)
- Power Input: USB-C
- IP Rating: IP67
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#21 JBL Go 3: $50
- Negatives: Not much bass at all, strange mids peak.
- Max Volume: 88db
- Bass Extension: 87hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.46lbs / 209g
- Battery Life: 5 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- TWS: No
- Party Mode: No
- IP Rating: IP67
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#22 Dayton Audio Boost Mini: $20
- Positives: The lightest speaker for the performance. The only lighter speaker is the Lenovo in last place
- Negatives: Not much bass, mids slightly boosted, highs a little rolled off
- Bass Extension: 95hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.4lbs / 185g
- Battery Life: 6.5 hours
- Aux Input: Yes
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- TWS: Yes
- MicroSD: Yes
- Party Mode: No
- IP Rating: IPX7
- Stereo: No
- Power Input: USB-C
- Links
#23 Sony SRS-XB100: $60
- Negatives: Not much bass. Seems pretty much the same as the XB13, maybe a teeny bit deeper bass and a little less muddy.
- Weight: 0.60lbs / 274g
- Battery Life: 16 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- TWS: Yes
- Party Mode: No
- IP Rating: IP67
- Power Input: USB-C
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#24 Sony SRS-XB13: $60
- Negatives: Not much bass. Muddy sounding.
- Max Volume: 88db
- Bass Extension: 88hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.56lbs / 255g
- Battery Life: 16 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- TWS: Yes
- Party Mode: No
- IP Rating: IP67
- Power Input: USB-C
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#25 JBL Clip: $50
- Negatives: Quite a lack of bass. Mids are a little hollow.
- Bass Extension: ~95hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.35lbs / 158g
- Power Bank: No
- Battery Life: 5 hours
- App: No
- EQ: No
- TWS: No
- Party Mode: No
- Power Input: AC Wall wart
- Aux Input: Yes (integrated 3.5mm cable)
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#26 JBL Clip 3: $50
- Positives: Aux in
- Negatives: Less bass than the Clip. Quite a lack of bass.
- Bass Extension: ~100hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.5lb / 227g
- Battery Life: 10 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- TWS: No
- Power Input: Micro-USB
- Party Mode: No
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#27 Xiaomi Mi Portable Outdoor
- Negatives: Not much bass, treble rolled off
- Weight: 0.41lbs / 185g
- Battery Life: 20 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
#28 Hopestar H54
- Negatives: Bright treble, not much bass, harsh mids
- Battery Life: 5 hours
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- MicroSD: Yes
- Aux Input: Yes
- TWS: Yes
- IP Rating: IPX7
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#29 Sony SRS-XB12
- Positives: Aux in
- Negatives: Muddy, not much bass, peaky treble.
- Max Volume: 93db
- Bass Extension: 97hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.54lbs / 243g
- Battery Life: 16 hours
- Latency: 240ms
- Power Bank: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- TWS: No
- Party Mode: NoA
- IP Rating: IP67
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#30 Muzen Wild Go: $51
- Negatives: Not much bass at all. Not very loud. Only IPX5, not submersible. Short battery life.
- Bass Extension: ~90hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.41lbs / 187g
- Battery Life: 8 hours
- Power Input: USB-C
- IP Rating: IPX5
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#31 Harman Kardon Esquire Mini 2: $100
- Negatives: Huge lack of bass. Sounds very thin and tinny at high volume
- Bass Extension: ~120hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.55lbs / 250g
- Battery Life: 10 hours
- Power Bank: Yes
- Built in Microphone: Yes
- App: No
- EQ: No
- TWS: No
- Aux Input: Yes
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#32 Harman Kardon Neo: $90
- Negatives: Huge lack of bass.
- Max Volume: 87db
- Bass Extension: 105hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.55lbs / 251g
- Battery Life: 10 hours
- Power Bank: No
- TWS: No
- App: No
- EQ: No
- Stereo: No
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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#33 Lenovo 700 Ultraportable Bluetooth Speaker: $85
- Positives: Very thin profile
- Negatives: Huge lack of bass, probably better off with your phone audio
- Bass Extension: ~220hz (-10dB)
- Weight: 0.32lbs / 145g
- Battery Life: 12 hours
- TWS: Yes
- IP Rating: IPX2
- Stereo: Yes
- Comparisons and Sound Samples
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