it's half price during Black Friday for this robust and powerful Bluetooth speaker

The JBL Flip 6 may have been out for some time, but the JBL Flip 5 remains an essential reference in the portable Bluetooth speaker market. This model has been designed so that it can be easily transported and taken anywhere, whether by the pool or hiking in the mountains. For Black Friday, you can find it at half price thanks to a special promo code.

The JBL Flip 5 in a few points

• Balanced and powerful sound reproduction
• Battery life of 12 hours
• Waterproof with IPX7 certification
• Le Bluetooth multipoint

Instead of 139 euros usually, the JBL Flip 5 is now available on sale at 72.99 euros on Rakuten (via the seller Carrefour) with the promo code BLACK7.

The cylindrical speaker to take to the poolside

The JBL Flip 5 is one of the American manufacturer's iconic portable speakers, particularly recognizable by its cylindrical shape entirely covered with a robust nylon mesh and rubber ends. The materials emphasize robustness, so it can take a beating from time to time without any risk, it even has an IPX7 certification indicating that it can be submerged in a meter of water for 30 minutes. It also does not allow dust to pass through and can therefore be taken to the beach.

According to the manufacturer, the autonomy of the JBL Flip 5 amounts to 12 hours at 50% volume, which is clearly above average. A light bar next to the charging port also indicates the battery status. Compared to the previous model, the connectivity has been completely revised, there is no longer a mini-jack port or microphone, but a single USB-C port. It is therefore impossible to associate it with a connected speaker or to make a hands-free call with it, which represents a slight regression.

Powerful sound and multipoint Bluetooth on the program

The JBL Flip 5 offers completely balanced and powerful sound reproduction, although it abandons the stereo rendering of the JBL Flip 4, but its single oblong speaker assisted by two passive radiators does the job. The bass is there, but the Flip 5 loses precision as the volume increases, which is the lot of almost all portable speakers. But the result is there, the restitution is controlled and the sound is powerful.

As mentioned above, the connectivity of the JBL Flip 5 is very limited, which means that you can only rely on Bluetooth. This is multipoint, meaning that it is possible to connect two smartphones simultaneously without one of them being disconnected. During big parties, it is possible to bring several of these speakers and synchronize them all together using PartyBoost mode and thus create a giant soundstage. All steps are explained on the JBL Connect app.

In order to compare the JBL Flip 5 with other products in the same category, we invite you now to consult our guide to the best portable Bluetooth speakers of the moment.

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