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Hardware details refer to this generation, not a Wi-Fi sibling or earlier model.","status":"Maker offers this model for purchase on the accessed date.","segment":"Maker explicitly identifies the speaker as portable or ultra-portable.","ip_rating":"Exact published IP rating. QSG specifies 1 m immersion for 30 minutes.","stereo_pairing":"Two speakers of the same model form a stereo pair. Cross-model grouping plays the same programme and does not establish stereo pairing.","speaker_link_protocols":"Maker names PartyBoost. No backward compatibility with the other JBL linking generation is inferred.","companion_app":"Maker explicitly names JBL Portable.","total_rated_power_w":"General Specifications publishes the total output. Datasheet separately calls the driver component ratings RMS.","passive_radiator_count":"Maker description explicitly states dual bass radiators.","powerbank":"Built-in powerbank explicitly charges mobile devices. USB-A output is separate from the USB-C charging input.","multipoint_device_count":"Wireless Bluetooth Streaming explicitly up to two smartphones or tablets connected to speaker, taking turns playing music."}},{"url":"https://www.jbl.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-masterCatalog_Harman/default/dwd4961329/pdfs/JBL_Charge5_SpecSheet_English.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["spec_sheet_url","drivers","frequency_response_min_hz","frequency_response_max_hz","battery","battery_life_h","battery_capacity_wh","battery_capacity_mah","battery_voltage_v","battery_chemistry","charge_time_h","bluetooth_version","bluetooth_playback","bluetooth_profiles","dimensions_mm","in_the_box","signal_to_noise_ratio_db","weight_g"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Maker English spec sheet, both pages opened. Technical Specifications and Features and Benefits checked.","drivers":"Technical Specifications names one woofer and one circular tweeter, with separate RMS ratings. Racetrack woofer dimensions are an unlabeled tuple, so no width or height is assigned.","frequency_response_min_hz":"Technical Specifications claimed lower limit. Tolerance not published. Not measured bass extension.","frequency_response_max_hz":"Technical Specifications upper limit 20 kHz. Tolerance not published.","battery":"Technical Specifications explicitly documents the built-in lithium-ion polymer battery.","battery_life_h":"Technical Specifications up to 20 h, dependent on volume level and audio content. No test volume published.","battery_capacity_wh":"Literal published pack energy. No cell voltage assumed.","battery_capacity_mah":"Literal published capacity at the stated nominal pack voltage. Not power-bank output capacity.","battery_voltage_v":"Literal nominal pack voltage published alongside Wh and mAh.","battery_chemistry":"Technical Specifications identifies lithium-ion polymer.","charge_time_h":"Technical Specifications full charge time. 5 V / 3 A condition.","bluetooth_version":"Literal Bluetooth version from Technical Specifications. No codec inferred.","bluetooth_profiles":"Literal profile versions from Technical Specifications.","dimensions_mm":"Technical Specifications explicitly labels W x H x D. Literal mm body dimensions. Packaging dimensions excluded.","in_the_box":"Maker box list. USB Type-C cable included. No power adapter in maker box inventory.","signal_to_noise_ratio_db":"Technical Specifications publishes \"> 80 dB\". Stored as 80, the qualifier is here. Claimed value, not a measurement.","weight_g":"Technical Specifications weight 0.96 kg / 2.11 lbs. The Quick Start Guide spec block states 0.98 kg, see the manual note. The spec sheet value is stored because SoundGuys, What Hi-Fi and Trusted Reviews also list 0.96 kg or 960 g."}},{"url":"https://www.jbl.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-masterCatalog_Harman/default/dw680ff60e/pdfs/PA_JBL_Charge%205_QSG_Global.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["manual_url","firmware_updatable","ports","controls"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Exact generation maker Quick Start Guide. English instructions and technical-specification block opened. The QSG spec block lists 0.98 kg and the maker spec sheet lists 0.96 kg. See the weight_g note on the spec sheet.","firmware_updatable":"APP instruction says use JBL Portable for speaker configuration and software upgrade.","ports":"QSG charging diagram confirms one USB-C charging connector. QSG POWERBANK diagram confirms separate USB-A output. SoundGuys confirms USB-C is charging-only.","controls":"QSG Bluetooth pairing, Play and PartyBoost diagrams show the top panel: PartyBoost, volume down, power, Bluetooth, volume up and play. One press plays or pauses and two presses skip to the next track. Tom's Guide and Trusted Reviews describe the same buttons."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/jbl-charge-5-review-53379/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["audio_channels","eq_bands","speakerphone","multipoint","usb_audio","companion_app_platforms","equalizer","model_numbers","launch_price_usd","weight_g","materials","auracast","controls"],"notes":{"audio_channels":"Review explicitly calls one speaker mono. Wireless stereo requires a second matching speaker.","eq_bands":"Review describes 3-band customizable EQ in JBL Portable. EQ options depend on speaker firmware and app version. Group playback can reset custom EQ.","speakerphone":"Review explicitly states no microphone for phone calls.","multipoint":"Review explicitly documents concurrent Bluetooth source connections.","usb_audio":"FAQ explicitly USB-C only charges speaker. USB-A can charge phone but cannot send music to speaker.","companion_app_platforms":"FAQ explicitly Android and iOS.","equalizer":"JBL Portable app section explicitly provides 3-band customizable EQ.","model_numbers":"Spec box lists JBLCHARGE5GRYAM. One colour SKU, not an exhaustive list. Trusted Reviews adds JBLCHARGE5RED.","launch_price_usd":"Spec box and verdict list MSRP $179.95. Tom's Guide gives the same list price at launch. Excludes tax.","weight_g":"Spec box lists 960 g.","materials":"Enclosure is wrapped in tough fabric with silicone bumpers on the sides. Rubber strips on the bottom.","auracast":"Review says the Charge 6, Flip 7 and other recent JBL speakers use Auracast and that a Charge 5 cannot link with these. The Charge 5 links through PartyBoost or PartyTogether. Stored false on that basis, the maker does not mention Auracast.","controls":"Review describes backlit power and Bluetooth buttons and raised playback controls."}},{"url":"https://d21buns5ku92am.cloudfront.net/68766/documents/43902-1609931501-Charge%205-81b618.pdf","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["announce_date","release_date","series","launch_price_eur","colors"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Maker release dated January 7, 2021.","release_date":"Maker explicitly states availability starting March 2021. EMEA reference. SoundGuys February 22 date is different and is not used as proof of first retail month.","series":"Release calls the speaker the latest addition to the JBL Charge Series.","launch_price_eur":"EMEA release: available from March 2021 for EUR 179. Tax treatment not stated. Trusted Reviews lists a later EU RRP of 167.99 euros, the maker launch figure is stored.","colors":"Launch colours named in the release: Black, Blue, Gray, Red, Teal and Camo. Later colours are not listed here."}},{"url":"https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/jbl-charge-5","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["weight_g","wifi"],"notes":{"weight_g":"Tech specs box lists 960g.","wifi":"Review describes the Charge 5 Wi-Fi as a newer, Wi-Fi enabled version of the Charge 5 that costs extra. The reviewed Charge 5 is the Bluetooth model. The maker spec sheet lists only Bluetooth and the SRD link under Wireless specification."}},{"url":"https://www.tomsguide.com/reviews/jbl-charge-5","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["launch_price_usd","controls","materials"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Review states a list price of $179.95.","controls":"Top buttons: power, Bluetooth, volume up/down, play (double press for next song) and PartyBoost.","materials":"Speaker is wrapped in mesh and has rubber end caps."}},{"url":"https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/jbl-charge-5","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["model_numbers","weight_g"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Full specs list JBLCHARGE5RED for the red model. One colour SKU.","weight_g":"Full specs list 0.96 KG."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/jbl-charge-6-vs-jbl-charge-5-133988/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["successor"],"notes":{"successor":"SoundGuys calls the JBL Charge 6 a worthy successor to the Charge 5."}}],"fields_filled":50,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}