The squat shape barely takes up the full palm of your hand, and you’ll easily lose it in your backpack. Battery life is good at around 15 hours of playback time at moderate volume levels, and the speaker is IPX67 dust-proof and waterproof. He is an award-winning editor with more than a decade of experience reporting on and reviewing consumer tech products, especially smartphones, tablets, laptops, and audio gear like headphones, earbuds, speakers, and soundbars. Watch out for models with a lower star rating - some models can be quite restrictive, like only allow you to connect wirelessly or even only with wi-fi.

Its sleek and minimalistic design blends seamlessly with any decor, making it a versatile accessory for both home and office use. Read on for quick info of the best, followed by features you should keep in mind, and in-depth reviews of the best small Bluetooth speakers. Mini Bluetooth speakers are designed so that you can take them with you, including to places where they might get dirty or be otherwise exposed to the elements. And there’s a rubber foot on the bottom to stop excessive vibration wobbling anything nearby too much. Overall, the Anker SoundCore Mini docking station provides a practical and efficient way to charge your Anker SoundCore Mini Bluetooth speaker, while also ensuring it is protected and in optimal condition for use.

Our lab professionals assess the number of different ways you can connect an audio source both wirelessly and via a cable. This mini Bluetooth speaker by Bose has been around since 2017 — an eternity for an industry this fast-paced. These speakers are a little more grown-up looking than the previous go-to tiny pocket-money speaker suggestion, the Jam Classic. It also provides efficient data syncing, enabling you to transfer files, photos, and music between your device and computer effortlessly.

The JBL Bluetooth speaker that received the biggest improvements over the previous model is among the company's smallest. This amplifies the bass of the main driver, to help avoid the thin, scratchy sound many older speakers this size have.

It's also fully waterproof (IPX7-rated) and has support for the aptX streaming codec for devices like Samsung's Galaxy phones that support it. Please ensure that the device is fully charged by connecting it to a power source for at least 2 hours. It comes in a couple of color options and can be linked wirelessly with other Willen speakers to augment the sound. Also along the base is a covered USB-C port for charging; Anker includes a USB-C-to-USB-A charging cable in the box. Available in multiple color options and weighing around 8 ounces or 223 grams, it has an integrated strap and is fully waterproof with an IPX7 rating.

As a result, singers ’ voices tend to sound weightier and thicker here than through the rival Creative Muvo 2C. You don’t get the same Soundcore App that you might access with more expensive Anker models – but that’s to be expected. So focus on their ability to withstand intrusion by solids and liquids, denoted by an IP (ingress protection) rating.FM may be headed for the switch-off in the UK, but we still should have a few years of FM radio ahead. Note that while mini and micro Bluetooth speakers continue to improve with time, they do have their sound limitations.

A typical Bluetooth speaker weighs 2 pounds or more, so we focused here on speakers weighing around 1 pound (or less) and made for easy carrying.

But let’s deal with the most important part first: the Anker Soundcore Mini is a Bluetooth speaker, so you can hook it up to just about any phone wirelessly. That said, it's a mono speaker with a single driver and two bass radiators -- that's how you get all that bass. That said, every product we suggested can pump out a powerful, vastly more enjoyable sound than your phone or tablet’s onboard speakers. This portable Bluetooth speaker is both dust- and waterproof with an IP67 certification and, like its predecessor (the SRS-XB13), it's rated for 16 hours of battery life at moderate volume levels and it charges via USB-C. There’s an aux input for non-wireless sources, a microSD slot lets you play MP3s (and only MP3s apparently) and, oddest of all, an FM radio.