XLEADER Mini Bluetooth Speaker (Travel Case Provided) HD Sound&Rich Bass, Touch Design, 12-15H Playtime, Support Aux Input, Micro SD, Mic, for iPhone Laptop Shower Office, Ideal Gifts, Pink Rose Gold

I am enjoying my XLeader Bluetooth Speaker. My main purpose for ordering this speaker was to use in the bathroom while the shower is running. I like to listen to Audible Audio Books and my Bible memory verses while the shower is on. The speaker is not waterproof, but I didn’t need it to be. I place my speaker on the back ledge of the tub, away from the water end, and it does fine there. I have also hung it from the back side of the shower curtain ring, and it works great there, too. The sound is very clear and the volume is strong, and more than I need for my purpose. This speaker comes with a cute, round case, and includes a charging cable and an auxiliary cord to connect it to my iPad, if desired. I find the charge holds good and long on this little speaker. The color of the speaker is a metallic, rosegold pink, and the round speaker case is a soft pink. I like that I can drop it in my backpack without worrying about banging up the speaker, or scratching it. And in this cord-filled world, it is great to have at least one device with its cord safely stored with it. One negative point for me is that when using my Bible Memory App, there is a pause while the app switches from one verse to the next. When this happens, the speaker must pause, or something, because I always lose the first two or three words of the next verse as it starts up. This makes it so I can not effectively use this speaker for Memory verses. At first I thought there was something wrong with the speaker, but no, it works flawlessly for music and Audio books, so it has to be this particular app (VerseLocker) that it is not compatible with. I still find it a very useful and enjoyable speaker and will keep it for all of my other speaker uses. I do recommend this speaker and case.

I bought this to be a pillow BT speaker. It's not loud and bassy, but it didn't need to be to do what I wanted. It's loud enough. The voice confirmation prompts sounds like a Chinese woman, incidentally. *** Note: I'm amending this review with another review of the second generation of the device, as I just got it, and have done a side by side comparison with its first generation cousin. Five watts on the new version, compared to three on the older one. Of course the sound is louder, but it's better not just because it's 1.6666... times more powerful. It's also more accurate and less tangy than the 1G. And for a speaker that can't have that much bass, for the obvious reason, it's pretty good on bass, considering. One other change on 2G compared to 1G is that the artificial Chinese woman voice prompts are gone, replaced with typical boops and beeps. To me, that's a wash factor, I can think of situations where I liked the wordy prompts over boops/beeps, and can also see how I don't. *** Note: I'm amending again because I got the third generation. It's the same wattage (5W) as the 2G, but touted with overall better sound quality. And from what I've heard, that is true. The sound quality of the 3G is significantly better than that of the 2G, and, like I wrote in the first amendment, the 2G was a noticeable upgrade over the 1G for power and to a lesser extent sound quality. In fact, If you put the speaker firing side on a soft surface that doesn't totally smother it, like a thin light blanket, you've got sort of a sound effect that will leave you thinking that you have a "larger" speaker, akin to the original Anker Soundcore, and it's close to tolerable to listen to it for long stretches of time. Keep in mind that, at the end of the day, it's still a small form factor, so you'll never be fooled into thinking it's a boombox. Once again, the confirmation noises are the typical boops and beeps that are de rigueur in the BT speaker world. I was hoping that 3G would return the Chinese woman sounding simulated voice prompts, but, alas, no. But it's why I'm hanging on to my 1G version of this device, because the 1G makes a better pillow speaker than the later generations for that reason. That and I don't need the increased power or better sound quality for a speaker that's stuffed under a pillow and whose speech and/or music I'll be listening to with low attention levels as I'm falling off to sleep, or hope I do. Unfortunately one thing the 3G introduces that I wish it wouldn't have is that it starts in the low battery audible booping and beeping at 10% power, which means you'll have maybe an hour of booping and beeping interrupting your listening. If you're going to do audible, start at 1%, as the earlier two generations of this device did. Otherwise, my ideal is only flashing indications, and preferably that start at 1%. One other thing this needs to fix for the next generation is that when you turn the volume all the way up, it interrupts your audio with a warning beep that you're topped off on volume, and it should not do that. It just shouldn't do anything, maybe the warning indication should be lights. I've also noticed that the manual claims 1200 mah battery and 0.5 A charging. But it only takes 1 hour 40 minutes to charge from empty to full. 1.6666 hours x 0.5 A = 833 mah. So either the battery isn't as big as claimed, or the charging current is faster than claimed. I bet it's the latter, because if the battery weren't as big, I wouldn't get the total battery life that I do. So I'm thinking it really charges at or near 1 A.

Update #3 from 08/03/21: Wasn't aware that company refunded my full purchase amount due to the issues I ran into. I didn't request a refund or return, so this was unexpected, and I missed it when it came through a couple of months ago. Amended my review to 4 stars since I was sincerely impressed with the item until it failed. Proactive refunds and assistance from the company definitely impressed me, as I wasn't looking to try formal complaints or start the refund process for an item that was priced so low to begin with. Update #2 from 05/02/21: Disassembled speaker out of curiosity, confirmed that a transistor on the board indeed blew out and melted, causing the strong electronic burning smell. Didn't want to bother with the return process on a less than $20 item, but still extremely disappointed. Will likely steer clear of this brand/case in the future for safety reasons. Update #1 from 05/02/21: Item's charging port or battery has failed. Red light comes on for charging, tried multiple cables, but item doesn't power on. Held it up to a fan for a moment and could immediately smell the ozone of burning electronics. Something has shorted out, and I've been very careful and gentle with this item (even using a breakaway USB adapter). Item has lasted less than a month, and I'm extremely sad and disappointed since it's functionality this whole time has been absolutely fantastic. Lowered to two stars because no matter how good an item's function, if it lasts less than a month due to QC issues, then it's clearly not going to merit 5 stars. ORIGINAL REVIEW: PROS - Small form factor - Nice, sleek design; "touchscreen" buttons are a nice extra, and LED auto-off saves battery life - Good Bluetooth connectivity - Great sound quality considering size (5W rating is legit) - Instant connectivity, swaps between aux and BT seamlessly CONS - Battery life might not be as long as some larger wireless speakers due to size restrictions. Still gets a pretty decent lifespan, even under constant usage (15hr music rating probably based off of aux port usage, not BT). - Touch-activated buttons can cause issues if holding the speaker and accidentally touching any of the buttons. Kids grabbed the speaker and managed to skip songs and max the volume on some YouTube videos, which really tested the maximum volume capabilities of the speaker. - Downward-facing speaker placement is interesting for acoustics, but can cause issues depending on what the speaker is placed on top of. Hard surfaces clearly reflect the sound much better than soft ones (carpet, couch arm, etc.). Facing the speaker towards the listener also has a very significant volume impact, but placing the speaker on its side is slightly difficult due to round shape. Originally purchased specifically because of the form factor (was looking for something like a hockey pick to fit in a cup holder on my desk). Saw the 5W notation in the details, wasn't entirely sure I could trust that rating having worked with many a crappy speakers (wired, wireless, powered, automotive, etc.). Pleasantly surprised when I found that the sound was actually fantastic, and easily matches that of the Bose Soundlink Color that my wife used to use. The bass isn't anything to be ecstatic over, but with such a small size it's surprising that it delivers the volume that it does. Connectivity is fantastic, haven't had any issues with bluetooth pairing on the side of the speakers (issues with my PC/phone have occurred, but reboots fixed them). Range seems pretty good despite being bluetooth, I've carried it throughout the house with minimal drops (even through walls). Currently have it with a magnetic USB dongle, so I can break it away from it's charging cable whenever I want with almost no effort. Also keeps the kids from destroying anymore of my charging cables since they have been running over to steal the speaker off my desk and run around with it (whenever I'm listening to music). I HAVE learned the hard way not to keep the aux cable plugged into my Nintendo Switch, however, since they've yanked it off my shelf trying to run away with it. Hot swapping between bluetooth and the aux cable is seamless, so I'm able to swap between output from my PC to my Switch easily, which was a necessity since the monitor I'm tying each to doesn't have speakers or an aux-out. Definitely would purchase another, especially at the amazing price they're offering, and even read in the instructions that you can link two speakers together, so I might get another just to try that. Considering 3d printing a backhorn setup to take advantage of downward-facing speaker setup to redirect and amplify sound towards me vs reflecting from the tabletop.

I've had this for roughly two months now and feel like I can finally give my opinion on it. I'll admit that I didn't expect much from this little speaker, and honestly wouldn't have been mad if I only got a month of use of of it for the price. But it's still working perfectly. Right off the bat, while I spent call myself a big audiophile, I can be a bit picky with my audio devices. I usually stick to my headphones, but I wanted a little speaker for sharing music or when I'm working around my house and want a portable speaker to take to the room I'm in. I also wanted something I could stick in the bathroom for music while I'm taking a bath or shower. I researched a few little speakers around this price range, and after a bit of consideration, I decided to purchase it. One big factor in my decision was the which shipping. Right off the bat, it's a stylish little speaker. Everything is straightforward and it can be set up easily even without the instructions. I turned on bluetooth on my Android and it paired easily. I haven't tried it with an iOS device yet. If includes a sturdy little case for portability, charging cable, and aux cable. I noticed the speaker was at the bottom, so I worried about the sound. Other reviews said it sounded good and had surprisingly good bass, and they were right. Compared to other speakers, it sounded full and not tinny or muffled. I was also concerned with the volume possibly being too low, but this speaker can definitely fill a room pretty well, so long as it's not a huge room with a noisy crowd. Putting it on a solid flat surface helps as well. The battery lasts pretty long, as I was able to use it for half a day continuously on a single charge. I probably could've gotten more out of it if I needed. The touch controls are very responsive as well. Now, just today, I decided to grab it after not having used it for a few weeks. I didn't charge it and just fired it up, and to my pleasant surprise, it's held its charge! Most cheap wireless devices I've used tend to have a drained battery after an extended time without use. I haven't used the microphone, so I can't comment on that. Overall, I'm very happy with this purchase and would happily purchase another if something happens to this one. The only thing I didn't really like were the power up and power down messages, since I don't like my devices taking to me, but that is a very trivial thing.

EDIT UPDATE 10/22/21 Didn't do the 6-month update but here is the 1 year one. These speakers are still going strong. I use these almost every day and battery usage is now 5 hours before recharging. I get an issue now where if I plug the charger in on a full battery while using the speakers it starts to buzz. So you definitely have to periodically charge it if you're using it the way I'm (stated in the original review). But the overall sound quality remains the same. And the connectivity as well. Gonna get a new monitor soon so I'm probably not going to use these speakers the same way. But for what it's worth speakers are worth the money and they're cheaper now than when I bought it. Original Review 10/11/20 I received XLeader Sound Angel speakers almost 2 weeks ago and I have been using them every day with no problems thus far as of 10/11/20. My monitor speakers started to buzz and I tried to see if it was an electrical problem at first and then after troubleshooting determined it was the monitor's speakers. I'm currently using this speaker as a replacement and it's pretty good. It can get really loud on max volume I've been using the aux cord supplied and my own connecting it directly to my monitors. The battery life lasts up to 7 hours with what I can see from this constant usage but if you intend to use it like this you can plug it and never lose power (so far). I also have used it with my iPad works fine as well. I've also used this with a Bluetooth receiver/transmitter (August MR260) and it also works as intended very easy to connect and I was able to transmit the sound clear to these speakers wirelessly. I haven't had this for a month yet but in 2 weeks no issues. I'll update this in 6 months and see if these speakers hold up and then another update a year from now.

What I like: - Pleasant sound at low volume, important for use in my workspace so I can listen to music while still paying close attention to my environment - Good solid sound at higher volumes as well - Pink is cute. Attractive design that doesn't look cheap - I've never run the batter out so gotta say good-to-go there - Touch controls are responsive and easy to use - Very nice overall value. Sound, battery life and features are all better than the price suggests. What I HAD TO HAVE: - Output jack and cord so this speaker could be used as an external speaker for a player was a MUST HAVE. I use this at work to listen to reports from medical teams and the little personal recorders used have crappy little speakers that make it impossible for my team to hear report clearly and properly. This speaker fixed that. What coulda been a little better: - The speaker actually sounds much better with the speaker-side up; so that means the controls end up flipped over to the bottom. In that process the touch controls are sometimes inadvertently triggered, causing an unwanted action like rewind or volume down when you don't mean to. Not a deal breaker but annoying. - Some kind of moisture rating would be nice. I don't need to take it scuba diving, but if I set this on the bathroom counter while I take a shower and brush my teeth is it going to fizz out never to be heard from again? CONCLUSION: Overall, I am happy with this purchase, I would make the same decision again.

This fine little speaker fulfills all the basic tenets of tiny bluetooth speakers that probably brought you to this page: + Sound Quality. Of course, this is the first question. It has a wide range, never rattles, squawks or buzzes. In fact, the audio quality remains surprisingly clean even while charging it, which is more than I can say for most other similar devices I've used in the past. + Portability. It's about 2" in diameter by 1" tall, and even comes with a nice quality carrying pouch - which was a great touch. + Bluetooth connectivity. Easy to connect & respectable range, though I haven't conducted proper empirical tests on the range, it's never fallen short of my needs - i.e. roaming from room to room with my phone while leaving the speaker in a central location on the same floor. + Volume. Loud enough for a hard of hearing person to understand dialectic whispery dialogue from period cinema while sitting across the room in front of a fan, so that's loud enough for basically any conceivable, healthy indoor use and most outdoor occasions concentrated around, say, a picnic area. The only thing I don't care for, and it's very minor (and not unique to this product/brand/model), is the robotic voice that announces itself when you fire up the power and when the battery is low. It's not a very pleasant or intelligible voice, and is usually a little louder than I'd like it to be. This is no reason not to buy so much as it is a note to the developers, should they ever parse these reviews. Edit: It's been a year and I still love this speaker but I keep it on a charger as much as possible because that dissonant, Rise of the Machines voice sends chills down my spine and "she" gets almost hysterical when "her" battery starts to wind down, as though aware of her own mortality. It's like the end of Titanic; you're Rose and she's Jack, slipping into a dark and silent surrender. "LOW BATTERY!"...the first time, you gently set down your bowl of soup, fumble for the bedside light so you can locate the charger..."LOW BATTERY!!" it shrieks again, seemingly louder, 30 seconds later. You frown, and paw around your desk, searching for a free USB to micro USB cord, "Babe, have you seen the—" "—LOW BATTERY!!!" Is it just me or is it getting louder? "LOW BATTERY!!!" And faster? In shorter intervals? "LOOOOOWWW B—" it cries out, like the sentient train from Stephen King's Dark Tower dystopia. It goes quiet midsentence, like it just found out Santa isn't real. The silence is long and dark like the night of a breakup in December. 6 months have passed. Now you know to keep it charged. It puts the plug in the socket or it gets the voice again. It should be good for awhile. You watched free online economics lectures all day and now your id has its revenge binging some 1970s sitcom. One second, Bob Newhart has a gleam in his eye, his mouth opens to deliver a snarky zinger and out comes, "LOW BATTERY!" you drop your popcorn spilling it all over the bed, crunch across it on your knees, with a start and fumble for the cord which you now keep in your pocket, for just such an instant. "LOW BATTERY!!" The rhetorical klaxons are dialing up their panic level to the cover of Rush's Moving Pictures Album (Harvey Birdman reference, sorry). You dropped the cable. It fell out of your pocket between the bed and the wall as your disappointed family look on with horror, faces like Munch's The Scream. "LOWW BATTERYYY!!!" "I'll get mine!" Your husband yells. The dog is barking. The babies are crying - yours and the neighbors'. Your mother in law is fetal in the corner rocking away the panic with an inaudible mantra. "LOWWW—" *berp* you plug it in. The lens on your life resolves from its shaky Dutch tilt. Colors resaturate and flowers blossom in their pots. You'd never know it was winter. The cats resume their purring. And you have no idea why Carol and Bob and everyone is laughing on the screen as the dolly cam zooms out but you bet it was funny. Yeah, that voice...wow. u_u Update: a year later, the bluetooth stopped working completely, and the volume seemed permanently lower than it used to be. Could no longer hear it well. Wasn’t exposed to moisture or shock or anything, so just built in obsolescence, I suppose.

Loud little speaker. Now it won't blow you away with bass for it size but for a minimal small travel speaker it does the job and it's very loud despite the size. Sound quality isn't amazing compared to proper speakers but man does the job amazing! For the price it's 100% worth it. I mainly will be using it to replace my big desktop speakers just for a cleaner look since use it for music when cleaning or watching videos otherwise on my headset. Easy to set up too. The blinking light is probably the worst thing of this speaker. Also wish it was usb type c to charge not micro usb but luckily they included a cable. Charges quickly and you can hear the range of the music pretty far.

Llegó un día antes de lo esperado, suena bastante bien & es muy bonita.

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Very surprised at quality. Sound is crisp and clear and very nice to listen to music while working. Compact and easy to carry around. Battery life is good and it comes with two different cords. Easy to set up and connected without any problems. Haven't tested if it's waterproof and I probably won't.

Nice and compact easy to use good quality sound

Loud and clear!