Bose shows it in pictures with a carabiner attached to the loop but no carabiner is included, you have to supply your own. The speaker is designed to be propped up horizontally, laid down flat or hung vertically by its integrated loop. It's basically got twice the battery life of the SoundLink Micro and charges via USB-C instead of Micro-USB. Battery life is rated at 12 hours at moderate volume levels, which is pretty good. I didn't have any problems with connectivity - it was generally rock-solid - but for those looking for extended wireless range, this is only listed as having the standard Bluetooth range of 30 feet or 10 meters. And given that limited benefit of upgrading to 5.1, the company made the decision to use a chip it had previously used in the SoundLink Micro that had been "thoroughly field-tested and updated over time for interoperability and reliability." Bose told us it didn't see a significant benefit for its customers to going from Bluetooth 4.2 to Bluetooth 5.1 because the enhancements had "no bearing on the A2DP performance of the Flex" (since there was no change in the spec for A2DP audio in 5.1). The Flex uses the older Bluetooth 4.2 instead of 5.1, which seems unusual given that most new Bluetooth speakers use Bluetooth 5.1. With the price for the Micro rising to $119, the Flex is clearly the better value at this point for only $30 more. The Flex does look and feel like it's in the same family but is basically twice as big, weighing 1.3 pounds or 0.59 kg - and it sounds significantly better than the Micro, with better battery life. This is strictly a Bluetooth speaker.īose's SoundLink Micro, released in late 2017 and due for an upgrade, also delivers impressive sound for its tiny size. One thing that's missing is an audio input, so you can't connect an audio device via an auxiliary cable. There are buttons on top for controlling playback, which is always good to have, although most people will just use their phone as a remote to play music. I liked the speaker in blue, but the white one was a close second. That silicone finish is indeed soft to the touch, but I'll note that it does attract a bit of dust and lint that shows more on the black version. Read more: Best Bluetooth speakers for 2021 I personally wouldn't want to drop it anywhere, but Bose says that thanks to its soft silicone back and powder-coated steel grille it "won't peel or flake and is resistant to corrosion and UV light." So it's designed to be durable and can survive small drops. It also floats, an important feature if you're in the habit of dropping your Bluetooth speakers in your pool or another body of water. Silicone finish on back attracts some dust and lintĪvailable in three color options - black, white smoke and stone blue - the Flex is IP67 dust- and waterproof.
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