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JBL OnBeat Micro

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User ratings:
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21 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
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2 stars
4 %
1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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2 editorial reviews
JBL's most affordable and compact Lightning-equipped speaker dock has a little kick to it.Read more
Apple's recent transition over to the superior Lightning connector resulted in quite a few now obsolete 30-pin dock connector accessories and frustrated early adopters. JBL faithfully beat everyone to the punch in releasing the world's first portable Lightning speaker dock. JBL'sRead more
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Pros

  • dock works as a stand and charged my iPhone 5 very fast
  • fuller
  • clearer sound

Cons

  • it pumps out air through the back grills
  • no pass-through port for connecting the dock to your PC for data syncing
  • playback controls are lacking

Key specs

  • no
  • no
  • 5 h

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JBL OnBeat Micro - Pros & Cons

JBL OnBeat Micro

Pros

  • dock works as a stand and charged my iPhone 5 very fast
  • fuller
  • clearer sound
  • and more bass
  • Sound is bright and filled with clarity and rather good detailed midrange
  • OnBeat Micro feels well made

Cons

  • it pumps out air through the back grills
  • no pass-through port for connecting the dock to your PC for data syncing
  • playback controls are lacking
  • very difficult to distinguish the two speakers apart in terms of sound quality
  • the USB port will not provide a charge for your device and will only
  • find any speakerphone functionality
  • you cannot charge your iPhone using the batteries

JBL OnBeat Micro - Technical Overview

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IconPeak power
4 W
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Devialet Phantom
Peak power: 4500 W
IconWeight
358.34 g
Best:
Philips BT2650
Weight: 0.21 g
IconPlayback time
5 h
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Music Angel Mini Best Friendz
Playback time: 120 h

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JBL OnBeat Micro - Full Specifications

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Sound
Low frequency110.0 Hz
High frequency20.0 kHz
Peak power4.0 W
Supported formats
  • MP3
  • WAV
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Dimensions
Height2.13 in
Width6.61 in
Depth6.61 in
Weight12.64 oz
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Features
Docking station for mobile/Tabletyes
Docking station connection typeLightning
Radio receiverno
Smart speaker (virtual assistant)no
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
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Connectivity
USByes
Other connectorsHeadphone output
Type of USB connector
USB
Bluetoothno
Analogue 3.5mm input (Aux)1
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
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Power
Battery operatedyes
USB poweredyes
Electric (not USB)yes
Battery type
R3
Playback time5.0 h

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