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Sony XB10 Portable Wireless Speaker with Bluetooth Black
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
8.7
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/10
Total Reviews
998
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Sound Quality
454speakers, sounds, little speaker, small, loud
+93%
-7%
" ... This speaker is great! ... "
" ... Love these little speakers, this is my second one. ... They’ve got great sound for their size. ... "
" ... This speaker is great. ... "
" ... I really appreciate the true sound of analog. ... the sound on this is really good. ... "
" ... I also love the stereo option with two speakers ... "
" ... I use this speaker when listening to ebooks. ... "
" ... The sound is fine for the price, but if you’re looking for something more powerful, get something else. ... "
" ... Love this little speaker! ... It’s small and easy to carry around and the sound quality is great for this little speaker. ... "
Volume
214loud, volume, small, little speaker, room
+83%
-17%
" ... I also love the stereo option with two speakers ... "
" ... Love this little speaker! ... It’s small and easy to carry around and the sound quality is great for this little speaker. ... "
" ... Nice little speaker ... "
" ... Love this speaker. ... "
" ... Loud and solid ... "
" ... I mainly got this to listen to a lot of talk programming and volume was sufficient for that. ... "
" ... The sound can easily fill my bedroom and I can bring it to work easily. ... "
" ... Good little speaker ... "
Bass
112speaker, loud, sounds, base, sound quality
+94%
-6%
" ... Good sound and bass - great speaker for the price. ... "
" ... The Sony packs better bass than all but the large HK Esquire 2, while also having less abrasive treble because the speaker is pointing up instead of directly at me. ... "
" ... The bass is very rich yet not overwhelming. ... "
" ... The quality is so good and it has a lot of bass which I wasn’t expecting from such a small speaker. ... "
" ... Really good base. ... "
" ... This speaker has great bass. ... "
" ... The bass response is impressive in my opinion, but I'm no audiophile and did not expect amazing things from this little speaker. ... "
" ... Great sound and bass combo! ... "
Device Compatibility
111echo dot, bluetooth, paired, connects, sync
+68%
-32%
" ... It was easy to connect with my iPhone as well. ... "
" ... I connect it to my laptop's bluetooth for music and movies and games. ... This little thing might be the best travel/laptop bluetooth speaker on the market. ... "
" ... The paring with my iPhone X is almost instant. ... "
" ... no problem with laptop, cellphone sync at all. ... "
" ... Omg if you own an iPad this is a must have. ... "
" ... Will probably replace my ihome devices. ... "
" ... Pairing is easy for Android users, but I can't speak for IOS users. ... "
" ... But the sound is great and it pairs easily enough with my phone and laptop. ... "
Size
105size, small, portable, compact, travel
+98%
-2%
" ... So it’s perfect for everywhere. ... "
" ... They’ve got great sound for their size. ... "
" ... Easy to pair with and portable enough for traveling. ... "
" ... It’s small and easy to carry around and the sound quality is great for this little speaker. ... "
" ... perfect size shape and sound. ... "
" ... Is portable, great great ... "
" ... The quality of sound from this speaker is much more than what I expected from its size. ... "
" ... Great product would buy it again if I ever need another portable wireless speaker. ... "
Bluetooth
98speaker, pairing, bluetooth speakers, connects, sony
+83%
-17%
" ... The Bluetooth was very simple to set up and has worked everytime we went to use it. ... "
" ... My Bluetooth speaker from Sony is the best thing that I have ordered from Amazon. ... "
" ... This little thing might be the best travel/laptop bluetooth speaker on the market. ... "
" ... I recommend ue boom in bluetooth speakers. ... "
" ... Pairs with phone very easily. ... "
" ... Pairing the speaker was pretty easy. ... "
" ... More than adequate base and bluetooth range for my needs. ... "
" ... I own two other Sony bluetooth speakers and am happy with all of them. ... "
Price
79speaker, money, value, worth, reasonable
+95%
-5%
" ... But if you're considering buying this. ... "
" ... Best purchase for the cost! ... "
" ... It is worth buying it . ... "
" ... Note that when I purchased this speaker is was half the price, under $30. ... "
" ... I think it sounds great, well worth the price paid. ... "
" ... Good speaker quality is great for the price ... "
" ... Solid product for the amount I paid. ... "
" ... Highly recommended at the price! ... "
Battery Life
73life, charge, long battery life, hours, lasts
+88%
-12%
" ... The battery lasts and lasts. ... "
" ... Battery lasts surprisingly long and the sound quality is great ... "
" ... Battery is quite durable, but indicator for battery when it’s running out isn’t clear. ... "
" ... Just make sure it's charged! ... "
" ... Otherwise great sound, long battery life, and I like that you can hang it from something. ... "
" ... I like the form factor, the color and the battery life. ... "
" ... Bought this for my work truck and works pretty good and the battery lasts a long time. ... "
" ... The battery life is very good so far. ... "
Ease of Use
40easy, easy to set, sound, great sound, easy to pair
+95%
-5%
" ... The interface is relatively easy to use once you figure out where the buttons are. ... "
" ... It is small, easy to use and sounds great. ... "
" ... Easily compatible with phone, small easy to move and store. ... "
" ... Easy to use with great sound. ... "
" ... I found the instructions quite useful, though not as 'clear' as possible. ... "
" ... Lots of sound, great quality, more than sufficient range (but it's also portable so range isn't really an issue anyway), easy to use, and the water resistance is nice so I can put it on the shelf of my shower. ... "
" ... Easy to pair and easy to travel with. ... "
" ... Easy to link. ... "
Charging
36charged, charging, thought, paired, plug
+61%
-39%
" ... go right ahead as long as the piece of rubber made for covering the charging port is in place. ... "
" ... Just make sure it's charged! ... "
" ... Easy to charge and holds it's charge which to me is the most important part. ... "
" ... The charge lasts a long time. ... "
" ... I plug them both in to charge before going about my day, returning to another FULL NIGHT of stereo bliss - heaven! ... "
" ... Took this to the beach and used it over a 4 day period without having to recharge. ... "
" ... Charged it, paired it, and played it. ... "
" ... Love this speaker works great and lasts a long time on a charge! ... "
For Travel
34trip, traveling, beach, vacation, travel speaker
+97%
-3%
" ... The car, beach, hiking, walking down the street, whatever!! ... "
" ... Easy to pair with and portable enough for traveling. ... "
" ... I use it in my bedroom and living room with a handful of people,have taken it to the beach, on hikes, and haven’t had trouble hearing it which is nice! ... "
" ... I have not tried Bose travel speakers yet, although I do own a Revolve+ back home (and an A20 aviation headset which packs more sound quality than any studio headset I've ever worn). ... It's excellent, but it should be because its five times the size of this Sony and I would never consider travelling with it. ... "
" ... Took this little speaker on a back packing trip and worked great. ... "
" ... Would be easy to take on a trip. ... "
" ... Great for traveling. ... "
" ... I love how compact it is and I use it for travel to listen to music while in the hotel room. ... "
For Kids
33son, daughter, christmas, year old, uses
+100%
" ... My daughter loves it. ... "
" ... I may buy another for my son for christmas. ... "
" ... You can hear it over the kids! ... "
" ... I use this in the stroller for my morning walks with my son. ... "
" ... She loves too. ... "
" ... Bought for my son and he just loves it. ... "
" ... 13 year old got it for xmas and loves it ... "
" ... Gave as a Christmas gift to my 15 year old son. ... "
Capacity
33house, speaker, small, living room, fills
+97%
-3%
" ... So it’s perfect for everywhere. ... "
" ... Perfect for family gatherings to put some music into the mix wherever we are. ... "
" ... I love how compact it is and I use it for travel to listen to music while in the hotel room. ... "
" ... Very nice it served a problem with hearing music in my living room. ... "
" ... A family member has the Bose Soundlink II (so I used it a lot) and this is 70% of what that speaker offers but for 1/4 of the cost. ... "
" ... I use it by the pool in my backyard and its loud enough to be heard throughout the whole yard. ... We have also used it in the house in my daughters room and she loves how small and compact it is to move around with her. ... "
" ... Speaker works great and is perfect for smaller room. ... "
" ... Just what I wanted for Beach House Vacation coming up. ... "
Product Reliability
32months, times, stopped working, years, two months
+50%
-50%
" ... Purchased this item in January 2018 and it stopped working by July 2018. ... "
" ... I had a very hard time getting this connected to two of my devices, and once connected, there were intermittent dropouts. ... At first I thought I might have just gotten a bad one, but I requested a replacement, and that had the same issues. ... The deal breaker for me was the connectivity problems. ... "
" ... Maybe I received a defective unit? ... "
" ... But it died in after two months. ... "
" ... Inseldom use it but agter 3 months, its no lnger charging and mownjust a piece of junk! ... "
" ... Worked for a year. ... Then, stopped working regardless of the amount of charging. ... "
" ... Got my mom this speaker for outside and in the house and it Did not have great volume very disappointed then stopped working after a month wont be buying again ... "
" ... i purchased this as a replacement for my 808 that when paired just stopped producing sound . ... "
Water Resistance
30beach, water resistant, water, pretty good, rain
+100%
" ... The car, beach, hiking, walking down the street, whatever!! ... Drop it in the sand . ... that’s fine, get water on it still fine . ... "
" ... It's water resistant too. ... "
" ... seems like it’s got a very long battery life and it was great at the beach. ... "
" ... Also I toss it in my backpack when going hiking and sync with my phone, it's very well made and resists water. ... "
" ... I have not tested the waterproofing yet. ... "
" ... The sound is pretty good, it feels like it can handle a good amount of lugging around the beach. ... "
" ... I carry it outside near the pool and it sounds just great! ... "
" ... Works well, use it on the boat ... "
As Gift
29christmas, son, wife, year old, loved
+100%
" ... I may buy another for my son for christmas. ... "
" ... I bought this for my son as a gift. ... "
" ... Makes a great gift item. ... "
" ... Gift for wife. ... "
" ... It was a gift for my friend. ... "
" ... This was purchased as a gift for my son. ... "
" ... a surprise gift for my grandson he loves it ... "
" ... Gave as a Christmas gift to my 15 year old son. ... "
Design
24color, cute, white, elegant, compact
+96%
-4%
" ... works well, very light, cute design ... "
" ... Love the minimal design aesthetic and light weight, yet solid feel to it. ... "
" ... Design is elegant, and the sound is actually realy nice. ... "
" ... It is extremely well designed too -- from the matte, slightly grippy surface . ... Everything exudes quality. ... "
" ... They look and feel very durable if you want to use them as truly portable speakers. ... "
" ... Very nicely made and high quality. ... "
" ... It’s cute though. ... "
" ... Nice and compact design but what a dud. ... "
Marketplace
21expected, works, advertised, warehouse, truck
+86%
-14%
" ... Good find on the amazon prime truck and best purchase I have made in a while. ... "
" ... It's exactly what was described! ... "
" ... I got this speaker for $29.99 on the amazon truck which is an amazing deal. ... "
" ... Nothing wrong here. ... "
" ... I bought this speaker used and in 'acceptable' condition from Amazon Warehouse. ... "
" ... Works as expected. ... "
" ... Although with good quality, it is 20% cheaper in China. ... "
" ... It was a better value here. ... "
Fit
21fits, ring, lay, grip, fits perfectly
+95%
-5%
" ... Even better it fits in a cup holder or bottle pocket on a book bag. ... "
" ... Fits perfect inside my bikes bottle holder. ... "
" ... Fits perfectly in one of the cup holders so it doesn't bounce around. ... "
" ... The soft grip is really nice to hold and carry it around in the house and outside too. ... "
" ... Fits in a car sized cup holder in Case you cared ... "
" ... In the picture, it’s the little gray thing in the left cup holder. ... "
" ... Fits my purpose. ... "
" ... It is sturdy, and has a non-slippery cover, which prevents dropping it. ... "
Build Quality
18rubber, little speaker, sweet, speaker, soft
+89%
-11%
" ... Drop it in the sand . ... go right ahead as long as the piece of rubber made for covering the charging port is in place. ... "
" ... Plus, the Sony is much better for travel than the HKs as it is wrapped in rubber. ... The HKs are certainly more luxurious, with leather and chrome and whatnot, but the whole idea of a bluetooth speaker is portability and durability. ... "
" ... The soft grip is really nice to hold and carry it around in the house and outside too. ... "
" ... Great product and very durable ... "
" ... It is sturdy, and has a non-slippery cover, which prevents dropping it. ... I have no interest in that feature, but the protective case is still of value to me. ... "
" ... I also like the ring attachment. ... "
" ... This looks like it's going hold out. ... "
" ... The hole unit just feels well made. ... "
Call quality
17hear, voice, listen, others, calls
+76%
-24%
" ... I mainly got this to listen to a lot of talk programming and volume was sufficient for that. ... "
" ... The voice sound is very clean and pleasant to listen to. ... "
" ... As a multifunction device, it has a microphone, so it works as a speakerphone (it worked ok for a family chat, but isn't a replacement for a conference room phone), It has a standard 3.5 mm jack in addition to bluetooth, so it could be used as plug-in speaker, too. ... "
" ... Still, I find most audio quite pleasing to hear. ... "
" ... Talking about danger! ... "
" ... It works with the Bluetooth on your phone so you can put it in your room and have a phone conversation. ... "
" ... Great handsfree communicatio ... "
" ... Awesome voice quality ... "
Returns
13returned, returning, real, ordered, mine
+38%
-62%
" ... I wish I would of returned this product. ... "
" ... I wont have any use for it so I returned it. ... "
" ... I sent it back. ... "
" ... Can’t return it because I missed the random 30-day window. ... "
" ... Item stopped working when it was too late to return it. ... "
" ... Also, mine broke within 2 weeks so I got a refund. ... "
" ... Returned the day I got it. ... "
Setup
12two, easy, quite, pairing, pair
+58%
-42%
" ... I found the instructions quite useful, though not as 'clear' as possible. ... "
" ... The pairing was simple, and the sound got even better. ... "
" ... The instructions were clear and easy to follow. ... "
" ... Very good sound , easy to connect not only with the computer but between the two of them and also something that I liked it was that little stand so you can hang them wherever you want to. ... "
" ... It's worth reading the instructions to be sure you connect to device properly. ... Following the easy instructions got me connected simply and easily in just a minute or two. ... "
" ... I would be quite happy to connect the two speakers with a 3.5” audio cable for a reliable stereo setup. ... "
Controls
12speaker, volume, pairing, control, button
+33%
-67%
" ... We are too stupid to be left to run wild with that volume control! ... "
" ... Turn on / off bottom seems not good enough ... "
" ... The only thing I don't like is that you can barely see the controls so it is hard to control. ... "
" ... Didn’t like that the buttons blended in with the rest. ... "
" ... Button configuration is awkward. ... Can't tell if you've done anything when pressing the buttons) This is WAY overpriced for what you get. ... "
" ... Just hold the power button down until it beeps a few times . ... "
" ... The power buttons don't always work, and the bluetooth link up can be a challenge at times. ... "
Delivery
11arrived, product, shipped, package, fast
+91%
-9%
" ... Arrived as described. ... "
" ... Shipped super fast too. ... "
" ... Good product in a small package. ... "
" ... excellent product, I arrived at the established time. ... "
" ... Seller shipped immediately and in pristine condition. ... "
" ... Excellent product, delivered on time . ... "
" ... I was hoping for something compact with a lot of kick and this speaker delivered big time. ... "
" ... Arrived on time. ... "
Color
10white, gray, red, blue, thedesign
+100%
" ... It's also great that it comes in a range of colors too. ... "
" ... perfect color (tomato red). ... "
" ... I really like the bold color to it too. ... "
" ... Blue is the best color. ... "
" ... The gray color is almost white. ... "
" ... The gray color is almost white. ... "
" ... It is described as RED under item features, it’s actually more Orange. ... "
" ... It is described as RED under item features, it’s actually more Orange. ... "
Comfort
10hold, feel, xb10, sony, soft
+80%
-20%
" ... The soft grip is really nice to hold and carry it around in the house and outside too. ... "
" ... The provided strap is great for hanging the device from hooks, but I don't have a lot of hooks to hang it from. ... "
" ... I feel so happy about them because of that tiny design can have as a result such a big sound and all that thanks to SONY. ... "
" ... They feel like they may hold up to a little abuse. ... "
" ... Made the bike ride so enjoyable. ... "
" ... For this price range and this physical size, the Sony XB10 is the leader hands down. ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
Bluetooth: Yes
NFC: Yes
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