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JBL Flip 2 Portable Wireless Speaker Black

Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.9
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/10
Total Reviews
999
Old Reviews
576
Unverified
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Review Analysis - 341 recent, verified reviews

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Sound Quality
 138
speaker, loud, sounds, speakers, portable
+96%
-4%
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" ...  Good sound quality  ...  "
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" ...  Sounds great - good value  ...  "
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" ...  Love this speaker!  ...  "
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" ...  Love the sound  ...  "
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" ...  This speaker is great. ... I could not ask for a better speaker.  ...  "
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" ...  Better sound than the Bose I just bought.  ...  "
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" ...  She loved it and the sound was fantastic.  ...  "
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" ...  He is very pleased with the sound quality.  ...  "
Volume
 58
loud, sound, volume, little speaker, portable
+84%
-16%
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" ...  Love this speaker!  ...  "
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" ...  I could not ask for a better speaker.  ...  "
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" ...  This speaker is very loud and clear.  ...  "
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" ...  great little speaker  ...  "
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" ...  Way better than our friend's speaker!!  ...  "
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" ...  The speaker was okay - the volume was great the sound quality was too bright.  ...  "
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" ...  Before I bought this, I had used several weird speakers around the house to boost the sound on my ipod and smartphones with Pandora and my music.  ...  "
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" ...  My favorite speaker!  ...  "
Battery Life
 42
battery life, battery, hours, longer, speaker
+29%
-71%
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" ...  Battery life is a total negative for me  ...  "
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" ...  it is November of 2017 and this item will not even charge itself anymore. ... The speaker has had a problem with holding a charge and would normally only play for about 2 hours on a full charge before dying. ... but the battery life doesn't last long and I have no run into the problem where it just won't charge.  ...  "
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" ...  won't hold a charge - works for about 30 min and then dies - even tried it plugged in - no good  ...  "
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" ...  I have to recharge this one almost every hr or so .  ...  "
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" ...  Doesn't keep a charge at all!  ...  "
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" ...  It won't charge anymore.  ...  "
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" ...  The battery life was a little short.  ...  "
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" ...  My only disappointment is the battery life.  ...  "
Charging
 39
speaker, charging, charger, port, charged
+26%
-74%
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" ...  it is November of 2017 and this item will not even charge itself anymore. ... The speaker has had a problem with holding a charge and would normally only play for about 2 hours on a full charge before dying.  ...  "
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" ...  won't hold a charge - works for about 30 min and then dies - even tried it plugged in - no good  ...  "
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" ...  Garbage-won't charge after 5 uses! ... Changed cables & chargers  ...  "
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" ...  The charging jack won't hold the plug into the speaker to charge anymore. ... So I have to hold the cable into the speaker to get it to charge and turn on.  ...  "
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" ...  The speaker is loud no doubt, BUT it doesn't really stay charged as long as it says it does.  ...  "
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" ...  Unfortunately, it stopped taking a charge after maybe 5 months - I believe the charging port is the issue.  ...  "
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" ...  Doesn't keep a charge at all!  ...  "
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" ...  It won't charge anymore.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 34
years, stopped working, year, 6 months, lasted
+24%
-76%
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" ...  Died after a year  ...  "
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" ...  it was a piece of crab, it worked only for 2 months.  ...  "
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" ...  but it seems that it was defective.  ...  "
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" ...  It stopped working after about 6 months.  ...  "
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" ...  This was my second item after returning original failure. ... Only lasted 6 months.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this on September 2016 and it broke on July 2017.  ...  "
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" ...  Not sure if mine is defective, but it sucks.  ...  "
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" ...  However, after almost 2-years it no longer works.  ...  "
As Gift
 25
bought, christmas, loves, daughter, wife
+100%
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" ...  This was a gift for my son to use while working on his car in the garage.  ...  "
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" ...  It was a gift for my wife.  ...  "
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" ...  I know it's easy to use because it was a gift to my mom and she actually uses it!  ...  "
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" ...  I gave it as a gift & my boyfriend absolutely loves it!  ...  "
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" ...  This was a gift for my daughter.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this for my son for Christmas and he loves it!  ...  "
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" ...  Bought as a gift for my 11 yr old brother in law and he loves it.  ...  "
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" ...  I got this one as a gift for my sister!  ...  "
Price
 24
sound, money, worth, waste, paid
+88%
-13%
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" ...  Good Item worth the buy.  ...  "
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" ...  The price was right.  ...  "
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" ...  I personally don't mind this as the price is great.  ...  "
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" ...  Good sound for the price. ... Not theater quality, but decent relative to its price.  ...  "
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" ...  Price was right for the sound quality and it gets loud enough for most needs.  ...  "
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" ...  The price was right, the unit is super small and the sound is extreme!!  ...  "
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" ...  The best speaker with a great price  ...  "
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" ...  Worth the price paid.  ...  "
Device Compatibility
 21
bluetooth, dot, connected, sound, music
+81%
-19%
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" ...  Before I bought this, I had used several weird speakers around the house to boost the sound on my ipod and smartphones with Pandora and my music.  ...  "
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" ...  Nice blue-tooth addition for your Android phone.  ...  "
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" ...  Stays connected via Bluetooth.  ...  "
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" ...  Connects easily via bluetooth.  ...  "
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" ...  I thought I was smart buying another flip 2 only to find out it cannot be linked to another flip 2 for wireless music on 2 devices even with the JBL App. ... 2 devices playing at once would be better.  ...  "
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" ...  Great to have in car with no phone hookup.  ...  "
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" ...  My parents have another version of the JBL speaker and it's great, so I was excited to order my own. ... Some days it's totally fine and stays connected. ... The sound is great and it's easy to connect to a phone or laptop.  ...  "
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" ...  Works great with my echo dot  ...  "
Bluetooth
 17
speaker, sound, jbl, connected, wireless speaker
+76%
-24%
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" ...  It use Bluetooth technology so almost any device nowadays is compatible.  ...  "
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" ...  The JBL Flip 2 is a cool BT speaker.  ...  "
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" ...  Nice blue-tooth addition for your Android phone.  ...  "
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" ...  Stays connected via Bluetooth.  ...  "
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" ...  Connects easily via bluetooth.  ...  "
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" ...  The bluetooth connection was super quick and easy to set up.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up with my computer thru bluetooth.  ...  "
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" ...  This is my second pair.  ...  "
Size
 17
small, size, sound, speaker, speakers
+100%
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" ...  EASY TO USE AND CARRY.  ...  "
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" ...  Very nice and portable  ...  "
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" ...  Small size makes it portable so you can move it everywhere in the house with minimal effort.  ...  "
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" ...  Great small portable speaker!  ...  "
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" ...  It is small enough ... to be truly portable.  ...  "
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" ...  Small but powerful.  ...  "
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" ...  Surprising, at such small size.  ...  "
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" ...  Great sound for a small, portable!  ...  "
Marketplace
 15
expected, thanks, time, received, product
+80%
-20%
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" ...  AS EXPECTED, THANKS  ...  "
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" ...  Would do another transaction in a minute if a minute was all I had and what more do any of us have but a minute.  ...  "
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" ...  Fast replacement by Amazon  ...  "
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" ...  better than expected  ...  "
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" ...  Thanks to Amazon!!  ...  "
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" ...  Great deal on Amazon.  ...  "
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" ...  Came earlier than expected!  ...  "
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" ...  Exactly as I expected.  ...  "
Bass
 14
sounds great, sound, highs, clear, speakers
+100%
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" ...  Has good quality sound and good bass.  ...  "
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" ...  Bass is good for the size, mids clear .  ...  "
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" ...  This little speaker sounds great with rich bass.  ...  "
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" ...  Huge sound, bass very good from such a small speaker!  ...  "
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" ...  good for the price, but not very good bass levels.  ...  "
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" ...  The bass isn't too heavy.  ...  "
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" ...  The trebles and bass were excellent.  ...  "
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" ...  nice, good volume,would like a deeper bass  ...  "
Ease of Use
 12
easy to use, set, use, sound, good sound
+100%
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" ...  Easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to use and good sound.  ...  "
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" ...  EASY TO USE AND CARRY.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to set up.  ...  "
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" ...  Works well and easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Very easy to set up and use.  ...  "
Returns
 12
return, window, unfortunately, stopped working, seller
-100%
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" ...  but it seems that it was defective.  ...  "
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" ...  I gave up and returned it.  ...  "
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" ...  This was my second item after returning original failure.  ...  "
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" ...  Unfortunately missed the return item window and looks like I'll have to buy another one.  ...  "
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" ...  It's obviously a damaged and returned good and Amazon sent it.  ...  "
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" ...  Stopped working 45 days after purchase, seller did nothing said they go by amazon 30 return policy.  ...  "
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" ...  Came broken, had to send back  ...  "
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" ...  I only had a window of two weeks to return this product.  ...  "
For Kids
 10
son, bought, wife, daughter, college
+100%
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" ...  We use these in our classrooms at school.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought this for my son for Christmas and he loves it!  ...  "
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" ...  my daughter loves her speaker!  ...  "
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" ...  That's coming from my college age son.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought this for wife's Christmas.  ...  "
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" ...  My daughter uses hers in her classroom.  ...  "
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" ...  My kids use mine all the time and my youngest want one for themselves.  ...  "
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" ...  I bought the first one for my son to take to college.  ...  "

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