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Ultimate Ears Boom 3
Retail Price
$150
Lowest Price
$114.99
Release Date
September 2018
The Ultimate Ears Boom 3, with its improved portable design, ability to link up to older UE speakers, addition of wireless charging, attention to detail and lower price point makes it an easy recommendation.
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Overview
- Conclusion
- Sound Quality
- Price
- Upgrade
- Positive
- Negative
Conclusion - With improved portable design, ability to link up to older UE speakers, addition of wireless charging, attention to detail and lower price point makes the UE BOOM 3 an easy recommendation.
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
Sound Quality - It’s a waterproof portable speaker but the audio quality is good but not improved despite the increased price.
techradar - Olivia Tambini
06/23/2021
Price - It could pass easily for a 200 or even a 250 dollar speaker especially in terms of durability.
Kevin Riazi
12/01/2018
Upgrade - All in all, the UE Boom 3 is a solid little speaker that addresses some of the issues of its predecessor, the UE Boom 2, with 15-feet wireless range increase, increased waterproofing, and changeable equalizer settings.
techradar - Olivia Tambini
06/23/2021
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Pros & Cons
- Cons
- Pros
- Positive
- Negative
Cons - Its cons are that its sound quality isn't great for the price, wireless charging dock is separate, even though the app is useful, it's still an app that you need to download, audio lacks sharpness, Relatively expensive, and battery life isn’t improved.
Pros - Its pros are that it has an IP67 certification and floats, light and portable bottle-shaped design, connect to 150 other UE speakers via app, wireless charging available with purchase of dock, loud with a powerful sound, and it has a rugged design.
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Build & Design
- Build & Portability
- Microphone
- Ports
- Design
- Buttons
- Fabric Design
- Positive
- Negative
Build & Portability - In terms of portability, the speaker ticks all the right boxes: it’s light, easy to carry, and has an impressive 15 hours of playback from a single charge. The threaded mount and metal loop are gone, replaced by an integrated canvas loop toward the top of the speaker. It is ip67 certified, which means you can submerge this into water for 30 minutes and the bonus points is, it floats.
Microphone - The UE BOOM 3 unfortunately does not have a microphone.
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
Ports - It’s disappointing that both the speaker and the dock use micro-USB instead of USB Type-C. You don't need the charging dock to charge the speaker, however.
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
Design - UE BOOM 3 easily fits anywhere that a water bottle would—whether that’s in your bag, your car’s cup holder, or even the water bottle bracket on your bike. It has a cylindrical shape with around 18cm of height, and 360-degree audio. Build quality is solid, and it has an entire new design makeover making it immediately recognizable as a UE product, and the difference include the replacement of the soft plastic bumper down the middle of the speaker with plus and minus buttons, which is now a slimmer plastic strip down the speaker’s spine. Also, it comes in range of two-tone iridescent fabric finishes, including sunset red, lagoon blue, forest green, and night black.
Buttons - There are a total of five buttons which are all visible and easy to navigate. The buttons are for volume, power, pairing, and a toggle for play/pause and skip track. Build-wise, they are distinctive in shape, and are easy to feel even in the dark. However, the small loop on the bvack to hang it is a bit small to be useful. Performance-wise, the multifunction button when held for 3 seconds, and set up with the app will allow you to switch between playlists through your phone. Double tap for skip to next song, and triple tap to return to previous song.
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- Build & Portability
- Microphone
- Ports
- Design
- Buttons
- Fabric Design
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techradar - Olivia Tambini
06/23/2021
CNET - David Carnoy
08/30/2018
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
RIZKNOWS
10/06/2018
techradar - Olivia Tambini
06/23/2021
Kevin Riazi
12/01/2018
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
CNET - David Carnoy
08/30/2018
techradar - Olivia Tambini
06/23/2021
CNET - David Carnoy
08/30/2018
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Connectivity & Features
- Alexa
- Bluetooth & Pairing
- Stereo Link
- App
- Battery
- Charging
- Water & Dust Resistance
- Positive
- Negative
Alexa - It’s not compatible to Alexa anymore unlike in the past when they can connect to Amazons’ assistant, which makes the experience better.
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
Bluetooth & Pairing - Boom 3 has increased the range of Bluetooth making the connectivity reliable and solid. Also, the new App feature of Boom 3 allows two devices to connect to the speaker at once. Pairing to UE Boom 3 is very simple and easy. Specifically, Bluetooth range is up to 150 feet with no poblems at ~50 feet and 100 feet with no walls in the way, and it can recognize up to 8 different Bluetooth devices, but only 2 at a time.
Stereo Link - You can link 2 UE Boom 3 to create a stereo sound.
techradar - Olivia Tambini
06/23/2021
App - Boom 3 comes with an app that allows you to tweak the sound of your speaker to your liking. Using the App feature, you can also pair the speaker with another product from UE. It also has a basic EQ so you can tweak the sound of the speaker to your liking.
Battery - This speaker has an amazing battery life that’s rated for 15 hours, which is similar to the earlier Boom and Megaboom speakers. In actual use, it lasted for 8-15 hours depending on use, but it’s not as good as other less expensive speakers that can play music for 24-hours straight.
Charging - To charge the UE Boom 3, you can either connect it to a power source using the micro-USB, or use Ultimate Ears’ own charging dock, which gives you a couple of different options depending on whether you’re on the go or listening at home.
Water & Dust Resistance - It comes with an incredible IP67 waterproof and dust-proof rating, which means it can be submerged underwater for up to 30 minutes. Plus, it floats in the water. Also, they claim it to be drop proof, and in actual scenario it did survive a fall from the bed.
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- Alexa
- Bluetooth & Pairing
- Stereo Link
- App
- Battery
- Charging
- Water & Dust Resistance
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- techradar
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SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
Kevin Riazi
12/01/2018
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
techradar - Olivia Tambini
06/23/2021
Dudley Dodd
01/14/2021
Kevin Riazi
12/01/2018
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
CNET - David Carnoy
08/30/2018
Kevin Riazi
12/01/2018
techradar - Olivia Tambini
06/23/2021
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
Kevin Riazi
12/01/2018
techradar - Olivia Tambini
06/23/2021
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
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Performance & Specifications
- Bass
- Loudness
- Sound
- Treble
- Specifications
- Positive
- Negative
Bass - The low end is emphasized, but the drivers aren’t big enough to do bass notes any justice. The bass competes with vocals too often and often ends up masking them. Also, the bass frequencies are good for its size, but the mid frequencies are average with heavy vocals and keys making it slightly subdued in contrast to bass.
Loudness - It puts more emphasis on being loud than sounding good making it suitable for outdoors like a beach or park. Performance-wise, it’s great out of the box with no EQ tweaking.
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
Sound - The Audio quality is good but not overwhelming with most people being satisfied with the bass. The sound quality of this speaker has been improved compared to the previous models.
Treble - Treble frequencies had the same problem, with a general lack of clarity in the top notes, and the high end doesn’t sound like there’s much holding it back, resulting to distortion and harshness at high volumes. Also, most issues seemed to be at volumes greater than 80 percent, while at regular volumes, there aren’t too many issues. Specifically, in Belle and Sebastian’s ‘Your Cover’s Blown’, the highest frequencies could have benefitted from a sharper kick, and in the Vampire Weekend ‘Horchata’ where the bells and cymbals sound too loud compared to everything else.
techradar - Olivia Tambini
06/23/2021
Specifications - Its specifications include a 360-degree sound, 184x73mm dimension, 608g (21.4oz) weight, wireless capabilities of paring up to eight Bluetooth-enabled source devices, connecting up to two source devices at the same time, Bluetooth range of 45 meters (150 feet -- Boom 2 had 100 feet), up to 15 hours battery life, 2.75 hours charging time, two 38mm (1.5-inch) full range drivers (4 ohm), 90dB max sound level, IP67 rating, and ability to float in water. It’s available in 4 colors, onight (black), sunset (red), lagoon (blue), ultraviolet (purple) with Apple-exclusive colors include denim (dark blue) and cloud (light blue), and is sold for $150 (£130, $AU200).
CNET - David Carnoy
08/30/2018
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- Bass
- Loudness
- Sound
- Treble
- Specifications
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Comparison
- UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Bass
- UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Controls
- UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Input
- UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Price
- UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Size
- UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Sound
- UE Boom 3 vs JBL Charge 4
- Positive
- Negative
UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Bass - Compared to Boom 2, the Boom 3 offers enhanced bass and sounds better at higher volumes.
CNET - David Carnoy
08/30/2018
UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Controls - “A Magic Button was added that allows pause, play, and skip all in one.”
RIZKNOWS
10/06/2018
UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Input - Compared to Boom2, the Boom 3 no longer have an auxiliary port, just the micro USB port.
RIZKNOWS
10/06/2018
UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Price - “The Boom 3 and Megaboom 3 retail for $150 and $200, respectively.”
CNET - David Carnoy
08/30/2018
UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Size - Compared to Boom 2, the Boom 3 is a little bit bigger.
RIZKNOWS
10/06/2018
UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Sound - Compared to Boom 2, Boom 3 is not much of an upgrade from a sound standpoint.
CNET - David Carnoy
08/30/2018
UE Boom 3 vs JBL Charge 4 - Beachgoers or people in rainy climates will appreciate the IP67 rating. A user living in the Pacific Northwest where it rains every day found waterproofing their things a necessity, thus, they suggest those who like the JBL Charge 4 but want something more portable to appreciate the UE Boom 3’s size, even though the Charge 4 is a great speaker for its price, comes with some cool features, and is large with a built-in stand and bulging shape making it great for the deck or the yard, it isn’t as easy to bring around as the UE BOOM 3.
SOUNDGUYS - Adam Molina
06/24/2021
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- UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Controls
- UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Input
- UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Price
- UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Size
- UE Boom 3 vs Boom 2 Sound
- UE Boom 3 vs JBL Charge 4
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Price
- Price
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Price - The Boom 3 priced at $150, £130, $AU200, which is more expensive than the Bose Soundlink Color II considering the latter offers a higher standard of audio quality, but a lower IP rating.
CNET - David Carnoy
08/30/2018
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08/30/2018
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