Last Updated: February 15, 2019 (Refresh Now)

JBL Charge 3 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker Blue Certified Refurbished

Last Updated: February 15, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.3
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
135
Old Reviews
0
Unverified
4
Spam Test
PASS
Yes
BLUETOOTH
Yes
USB

Review Analysis - 131 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Sound Quality
 49
sound, speakers, sounds, sound quality, clear
+100%
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" ...  I LOVE THE SOUND I GET FROM THIS LITTLE SPEAKER.  ...  "
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" ...  Love the sound and durability of this product!  ...  "
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" ...  Great sound (for it’s size) and superior battery life! ... Perfect jobsite speaker.  ...  "
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" ...  I love my speaker and I got a smaller one previously, but because I use the speaker so much it didn't last long.  ...  "
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" ...  This is the best investment You can make if you like quality sound to go.  ...  "
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" ...  Sound quality, volume and length of play time.  ...  "
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" ...  We love this speaker and take it with us everywhere.  ...  "
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" ...  Works and sounds as good as the brand new one I bought.  ...  "
Volume
 19
loud, volume, love this speaker, even, sound
+89%
-11%
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" ...  I have a Bose Soundlink Color and I have to say this thing is slightly louder and maintains the clarity just as good.  ...  "
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" ...  Loud and clear sound.  ...  "
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" ...  Love, love , love this speaker!  ...  "
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" ...  Love this speaker!  ...  "
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" ...  Greatest JBL speaker  ...  "
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" ...  I LOVE THE SOUND I GET FROM THIS LITTLE SPEAKER.  ...  "
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" ...  I love this speaker.  ...  "
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" ...  Sound quality, volume and length of play time.  ...  "
Battery Life
 17
battery life, phone, hours, loud, lasts
+88%
-12%
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" ...  Now I have 3 Charge 3 speakers for camping!  ...  "
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" ...  ~We don't have a lot of battery life to spread for music.~ The speakers stayed on a full 21hrs the first use without any charging. ... I've also owned bose, and sony, those just don't have quite as much oomf or as full of a sound as the Charge.  ...  "
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" ...  Love the battery life and quality!!  ...  "
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" ...  but it turns out this little JBL Charge 3 is amazing,  ...  "
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" ...  You can play music off your phone and charge it at the same time! ... The charge lasts a long time, even when playing music loud!  ...  "
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" ...  My JBL charge 3 doesn't look refurbished, if you ask me .  ...  "
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" ...  Great sound (for it’s size) and superior battery life!  ...  "
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" ...  great sound, battery life okay too.  ...  "
Charging
 16
phone, jbl charge 3, jbl, charged, refurb
+88%
-13%
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" ...  Battery life is great, and the ability to actually charge my phone with the speaker (yes, that works great, too) is a very nice extra to have, as I often drain my aging iPhone 6 within 2-3 hours.  ...  "
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" ...  I definitely recommend the refurb speakers from JBL I bought the charge 3 and the xtreme for the price of one xtreme.  ...  "
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" ...  I purchased this in February and it has worked great, but now it wont charge. ... I'm using the oem charger that is in perfect condition.  ...  "
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" ...  Replacing a JBL charge 2.  ...  "
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" ...  If you golf, go to beach you can also charge phone on it.  ...  "
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" ...  Arrived perfectly on time and charged!  ...  "
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" ...  My JBL charge 3 doesn't look refurbished, if you ask me .  ...  "
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" ...  This is the second refurb JBL Charge-3 I’ve bought.  ...  "
Bluetooth
 12
speaker, sound, connection, use, started
+92%
-8%
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" ...  Great Speaker, it connects to my other JBL Bluetooth speaker for extra sound.  ...  "
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" ...  I used the speaker all day and it blows away any other Bluetooth speaker I’ve tried in our roughly 5000 square foot shop.  ...  "
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" ...  Holds a Bluetooth signal for a fairly long distance too!  ...  "
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" ...  Bluetooth connection has always been seamless.  ...  "
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" ...  I use a bluetooth transmitter to plug into pc.  ...  "
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" ...  My favorite bluetooth speaker yet!  ...  "
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" ...  And I own a couple of Bose bluetooth speakers!  ...  "
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" ...  We found this one to be a great deal, and once we got it, it quickly linked to my cell phone's bluetooth.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 9
worked, two, speaker, refurbished, months
+56%
-44%
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" ...  But lets see if it works 5 yrs frm now.  ...  "
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" ...  Haven't had any problems yet with this being refurbished.  ...  "
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" ...  Working very well, exellent refurbish  ...  "
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" ...  It's totally brand new no issues what-so-ever.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this one late last year for a friend and he loved it.  ...  "
Marketplace
 6
thanks, much
+50%
-50%
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" ...  They refused to honor it and asked me to contact amazon instead.  ...  "
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" ...  Seller can you help me out?  ...  "
Bass
 5
speaker, sound, jbl, good, enough
+100%
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" ...  right down to the booming bass coming from the diaphragm sides. ... JBL, you rock!  ...  "
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" ...  Greatest JBL speaker  ...  "
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" ...  Bass is really Good.  ...  "
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" ...  I've heard a lot of small Bluetooth speakers and my friends and I are always complaining about never having enough bass.  ...  "
As Gift
 4
christmas, son
+100%
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" ...  Purchased as gift.  ...  "
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" ...  Gave this to my son for Christmas.  ...  "
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" ...  This was a gift, my husband loves it.  ...  "
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" ...  He says it's the best gift he's ever received. ... I love it, it arrived fast and I'm probably going to buy another one as a Christmas gift.  ...  "
Price
 4
price, money, best, worth, waterproof
+100%
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" ...  Has great low and mid sound for a speaker of the size the highest could be a little bit more crisp but for the price point more then satisfied.  ...  "
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" ...  The best speaker I’ve found for the money, by far!  ...  "
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" ...  Works great and is a great value.  ...  "
Color
 4
sound, easy
+100%
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" ...  Pick a color and buy it !  ...  "
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" ...  The color is so vivid and the sound is amazzzzinggg!!  ...  "
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" ...  the color BLUE also very trendy !  ...  "
Delivery
 4
+100%
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" ...  Shipped in less than a day!  ...  "
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" ...  Received what was described and have had no issues with it.  ...  "
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" ...  I like it, delivery was very fast.  ...  "
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" ...  The shipping was perfect  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 4
easy, bluetooth
+100%
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" ...  I use a bluetooth transmitter to plug into pc.  ...  "
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" ...  Easily controlled by my iPhone.  ...  "
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" ...  It was super easy to sync to another unit also.  ...  "
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" ...  I USE IT TO CONNECT TO MY SPRO 2 PROJECTER FOR A GREAT HOME THEATER SYSTEM.  ...  "
Water Resistance
 4
waterproof, put, makes, beach, also
+100%
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" ...  If you golf, go to beach you can also charge phone on it.  ...  "
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" ...  We require a lot of water to clean ourselves/gear at night.~ I argue these speakers are better water proofed than the claim jbl makes! ... We also live in a lake beach community and take this on the floaties. ... I even use this in the shower stall lol.  ...  "
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" ...  Waterproof to boot makes this a win.  ...  "
For Travel
 3
charge 3, 3
+67%
-33%
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" ...  Now I have 3 Charge 3 speakers for camping!  ...  "
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" ...  It sounds incredible, and my wife and I now use it on our beach cruisers to make our rides around the neighborhood so much more enjoyable!!  ...  "
For Kids
 3
christmas
+100%
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" ...  I bought for my daughter because she kept taking mine!  ...  "
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" ...  Gave this to my son for Christmas.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 3
color
+100%
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" ...  It was super easy to sync to another unit also.  ...  "
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" ...  It is very loud and easy to setup with either a aux cord or Bluetooth.  ...  "
Returns
 3
refurbished
-100%
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" ...  Not enough to go through the trouble returning it.  ...  "
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" ...  They refused to honor it and asked me to contact amazon instead.  ...  "

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Specifications

Connectivity
Bluetooth:  Yes 
USB:  Yes 
Yes
BLUETOOTH
Yes
USB