This speaker was purchased to use with the Nexus 7 Tablet and Samsung Galaxy Nexus cell phone when the tablet or the phone are used for navigation. The built-in speakers in both devices produce very weak sound even at the maximum setting and cannot be heard well over the music when we are driving. This little speaker totally solved the problem. The sound is excellent, we have the volume set at about 1/3 level and it is clear, crisp and loud. It produces no distortions and the sound quality is good not only for voice but for music as well.
I am attaching a collage of three photos under customer photos number 1 through 3 that I will be referencing in this review.
1. Despite the large sound the speaker is quite small. Photo #2 shows it my hand.
2. The speaker has a small loop at the top, which can be used in many ways to hang the speaker in the car: from the mirror, from the GPS mount, or as shown in picture #1 from the hook on the side of the car. This puts the speaker next to the driver's head and making the sound a bit louder to the person who is driving.
Photo #1 shows the loop clearly, photo #2 shows the speaker attached to the hook with two wire ties.
3. To pair the speaker with the device you need to turn the speaker on, then scan for blue-tooth devices on the your tablet/phone, when the speaker is found, all you have to do is select it. That's it.
Photo #3 shows Nexus 7 navigating while giving us instructions over the DBEST London mini speaker.
4. Works about 20 hours wireless (40 hours when plugged in)
5. Comes with a USB cable for recharging, no AC recharging cable. We purchased a USB plug so the speaker can be recharged at home from an AC outlet.
Small gotcha:
After a stop in driving, even when the speaker is left on, when we resume driving the blue-tooth pairing does not happen automatically. Turning the speaker on and off does not fix the problem. We need to use to re-scan blue-tooth devices on the Android device to get the speaker connected again. It feels like a problem with the Android OS (running JellyBean OS in our case) rather the speaker. However, compared to the great sound, no wires, and convenient options for hanging this is a relatively small annoyance.
This is the third speaker we auditioned for this job and we finally have a winner!
You can find it on Amazon by following this link.
Ali Julia review ★★★★★
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