What’s up guys, you’re at Top2Gadgets and we are back again with another exciting comparison brought specially for you. We well know JBL is a well-known brand in the audio devices market, and it always sets new benchmarks in terms of sound and microphone quality. Today we will compare JBL’s two earbuds: JBL Reflect Flow and JBL Tune 120, to know which one is better suited for your choices.
Pros and Cons
| JBL REFLECT | JBL TUNE |
| Long battery life. | Versatile pair of headphones. |
| IPX7 waterproof rating. | Powerful bass depth and crisp highs. |
| Strong bass depth. | Secure in-ear fit. |
| No volume control. | Slightly cheap feeling. |
| No app support for customization. | No app or adjustable EQ. |
General
| JBL REFLECT | JBL TUNE | |
| Price | CHECK PRICE | CHECK PRICE |
| Release date | 10 April 2020 | 9 August 2019 |
| Type | In Ear | In Ear |
| Colors | Black, Green, Blue, Teal | Black, Green, Blue, Teal, Yellow, White, Pink |
| Battery life | 10 Hours buds 20 Hours Case | 4 Hours Buds 12 Hours Case |
| Weight | 85 g | 73 g |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
The JBL reflect flow is one of the best wireless sports earbuds you can buy right now from JBL. It retails pricier than the JBL tune 120 but by paying extra bucks more, will you get better voice microphone quality, sound quality, audio two videos latency this is what we’re going to find out today now these have designed to be more suitable for sports than the JBL tune 120.
Design
| JBL REFLECT | JBL TUNE | |
| Type | In Ear | In Ear |
| Wireless | Yes | Yes |
| Noise Cancelling | No | Yes |
| Weight | 85 g | 73 g |
| Foldable Design | No | No |
Starting with the JBL Reflect Flow, it gets got a pretty durable-looking case here; the case is all plastic made but then also it’s pretty heavy but not so bad. But it’s a little bigger than the tune 120s case so the talk about this case it is a little taller but this is fatter. It is not ideal to carry in the pocket as compared to 120s because of its bigger size. The earbuds design is pretty unique, like other sports earbuds, and it looks very sporty. The Earbuds fit very well in the ears and you can use them for a workout or other sports activities they don’t have issues of falling out of the ears. As per comforts concerns, these are buds provide wonderful comfort also so can use them for a longer time.
Now talking about the design of JBL Tune 120, the case of JBL 120 is very compact as compared to the case of Reflect so they comfortably fit it in your pocket. Talking about the earbuds, they are also compact and fairly light as compared to the earbuds of JBL Reflect. The overall build quality is slightly not better than the JBL Reflect, but then also it’s not so bad and pretty durable. In terms of comfort, they do a good job, and you will also use them for hours and you will not feel any fatigue or discomfort.
Features
| JBL REFLECT | JBL TUNE | |
| USB | USB-C | USB-C |
| Microphone | Yes | Yes |
| Music Controls | No | Yes |
| Quick Charge | No | Yes |
| Stereo speakers | Yes | Yes |
Talking about the features start with the JBL Reflect Flow, the key feature of Refet is it comes with the IPX7 water and sweatproof rating. But Tune 120 doesn’t have an IPX rating. Talk about the sound quality in Reflect JBL uses 10mm drivers whereas with the Tune 120 JBL uses the 5.8mm drivers because of which the sound quality of Reflect Flow much better than the Tune 120. In terms of codec support the Reflect Flow gets the support of SBC and the more advanced AAC and on the other side the Tune 120 supports the same AAC and SBC codec. Both of the earbuds don’t provide the ANC or NC. But Reflect Flow gets a cool feature of adaptive ambient mode and TalkThru which pretty impressive.
Battery
| JBL REFLECT | JBL TUNE | |
| Battery Type | 3 Li-polymer | 1 Li-polymer |
| Battery Life | 10 Hours Buds 20 Hours Case | 4 Hours Buds 12 Hours Case |
| Charge Time | Approx. 2.5 Hours | Approx. 2 hours |
| Charging Port | USB-C | USB-C |
Talking about the battery life, the JBL Tune 120 gives you an overall battery life of 16 hours, 4.5 hours of battery life with an earbud, and 11.5 hours of battery life with the charging case. Reflect Flow gives you a huge overall battery life of 30 hours, 10 hours of battery life earbud, which is quite impressive. Also, both earbuds withstand them with their claimed battery life very well.
Connectivity
| JBL REFLECT | JBL TUNE | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| NFC | No | No |
| Multi-Device Connection | Yes | Yes |
Both of the earbuds work with Bluetooth version 5.0 and having a Bluetooth connectivity range of 10m. Also, both earbuds have full access to My JBL Headphone APP through which you can change the control and settings and also can change equalizer settings and audio profiles, which is a cool feature.
Which is better!
Both earbuds served on very different price points in the market because of that they both have some differences regarding design, build quality, features, and battery life. So it is very unto you which earbuds you like and what is your budget. But we suggest you increase the budget and spend some more money and go for JBL Reflect Flow to get some useful features with good sound quality and microphone quality also it gets an IPX7 water-resisting rating which very useful during the workout and sports activity.
