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while we wait for the highly-anticipated JBL extreme - to get here I thought we should take a quick look at the new clip 3 because it was announced back at CES 2018 alongside the extreme - and to be honest I was pleasantly surprised by this ultra portable speaker here's what I like and what I don't like about the new clip 3 and how the sound compares to the outgoing clip - and the war course that is the for the new JBL clip 3 currently retails for 59.95 and comes in a whole bunch of different colors and the outgoing clip 2 is now on sale for $39.99 now I just want to get this out there really quickly if you're trying to decide between the clip 3 and the 4 4 just get the flip 4 if you have the budget for it the clip 3 is really for someone who just wants something ultra portable if you want to pick either three speakers up I'll have links to description below and if you use the links it really helps out the channel I suggest you check them out cos JBL speakers routinely go on sale so you might be lucky design-wise there are some significant changes on the clip 3 from the clip to the clip 3 is slightly larger and thicker than the outgoing clip to the clip 3 still has the same fabric mesh on the front of the body as the clip 2 but the clip 3 now has raised control buttons on the front which I've grown to prefer over the side buttons on the clip to the new button send the clip 3 make it much easier to know what you're pressing without having to look but there are two major differences between the clip 2 and clip 3 that I want to point out first up the actual clip on the clip 3 is slightly smaller than the clip on the clip 2 so I did find the clip 2 ahead an easier time let's move on to more things than the clip 3 it's not a huge deal but I just like to nitpick also the clip 3 no longer has a built-in audio cable like the clip 2 but since having an audio jack or phone these days is considered a feature I don't think it's a big deal for smaller speakers like these but the clip 3 still has an audio jack so you can just use your own cable if you really want to use a wide connection to save on battery life and just like the clip to the clip 3 still charges via a micro USB port regarding battery life JBL advertises about a life of 10 hours on the clip 3 which is a two hour improvement from the outgoing clip - in my testing I was able to hit ten I was - playback time on the clip three but with the volume set at 50% with the volume set at 80% the clip 3 managed to hit five and a half hours of playback time and with the volume set at 100% the clip 3 managed a three hours of playback time which is not bad for this little guy we're going to speaker set up the clip three has a single upward firing forty minute transducer just like the outgoing clip - and as a result the clip 3 is of very directional speaker the clip 3 is also using bluetooth 4.1 and I found the connection was pretty solid and having a single wallet - between the speaker and my phone didn't cause any stuttering issues I also notice Lillian C was pretty low so I would recommend the speaker for watching youtube videos and the clip 3 is also ipx7 rated so it's not afraid a little little water and it also floats the back of the station aha a slightly updated design and slightly better battery life the biggest improvement on the clip 3 from the clip 2 is just the overall sound quality the clip 3 just sounds clearer and there's more bass in the clip 3 doesn't sound muddy like the clip 2 does and I also notice the clip 3 gets significantly louder than the clip 2 but like I said at the beginning of this video if you have the budget to get the flip or just get the flip for it because the clip 3 doesn't sound nearly as good as a flip for for obvious reasons even though the clip 3 is a pretty good improvement over the clip 2 there is one major setback and that the clip 3 does not have JBL connect + so you can't pair a clip 3 to any other JBL speaker and I think this is just a huge mistake because the bose sound like micro which is a speaker of comparable size to the clip 3 can be chained to any other Bose speaker granted it does cost significantly more than the clip 3 but I do feel the clip 3 should have came included with JBL connect plus ok and here's the microphone test and it's not the worst microphone but I want to take this but this audio clip is being recorded by the microphone on the jvo of 3 but overall JBL is ultra portable clip 3 is a pretty good improvement over the clip - blue - latency has been reduced battery life has been improved and the clip 3 sounds significantly better than the clip to the clip 3 is a good little speaker if you want something small and rugged for personal listening for when you go out hiking I've also seen a lot of people jr. a clip 2 so the handlebars when they go out it's cycling and I expect the same for the clip 3 but if you're someone like me who likes to shower with the music or podcasts playing in the background then the clip 3 can get the job done easily if you made it this far I guess you enjoyed the video so hit that like button and get subscribed it helps out more than you realize support the channel by clicking on the links down below and I'll catch you next time