JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker (JBLFLIP6BLKR) vs Sony WH-CH720N Wireless Noise Canceling Over-Ear Headphones
What separates them
These two differ on 7 recorded specifications. They are different kinds of product — portable bluetooth speaker against over-ear wireless headphones — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker (JBLFLIP6BLKR) vs Sony WH-CH720N Wireless Noise Canceling Over-Ear Headphones
JBL
JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker (JBLFLIP6BLKR)
₹9,990
The separate tweeter is what distinguishes the Flip 6 from its predecessor and from most single-driver rivals -- a dedicated high-frequency driver rather than one cone trying to do everything, which is audible on cymbals and voices.
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Sony
Sony WH-CH720N Wireless Noise Canceling Over-Ear Headphones
₹9,990
192 grams is the specification that matters most here, because it is roughly 60 g lighter than the flagship and that is the difference between comfortable at hour four and not.
Full details →Who the JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting genuinely rugged portable sound for a bathroom, beach or poolside.
Avoid it if: Anyone expecting deep bass, or an Android user wanting a better codec than SBC.
Who the Sony WH-CH720N Wireless Noise Canceling Over-Ear Headphones is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting long comfortable wear and real ANC on commutes without flagship pricing.
Avoid it if: Android users wanting LDAC, and anyone expecting ANC to remove nearby speech.
Specifications, side by side
7 of 12 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | JBL Flip 6 Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker | Sony WH-CH720N Wireless Noise Canceling Over-Ear Headphones |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹9,990 | ₹9,990 |
| Battery | Up to 12 hours | Up to 35 hours with ANC on |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 5.2, multipoint to two devices |
| Charging | USB-C, about 2.5 hours | USB-C, 3 minutes gives about 1 hour |
| Codecs | SBC only | SBC, AAC -- no LDAC or aptX |
| Driver | Racetrack woofer plus a separate tweeter, with dual passive radiators | 30 mm dynamic |
| Water resistance | IP67 -- survives immersion and dust | None |
| Weight | 550 g | 192 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| ANC | not published | Sony V1 processor. Effective on steady low-frequency noise such as engines; much weaker on voices |
| Battery (buds) | not published | Not applicable -- over-ear design |
| Frequency response | 63 Hz to 20 kHz | not published |
| Total output | 30 W -- 20 W woofer, 10 W tweeter | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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