Discover the top solar Bluetooth speakers for your outdoor adventures. From Reveal’s elegance to Abfoce’s all-around workhorse, these speakers are sure to impress with their sound, durability, and solar charging capabilities.
Bluetooth speakers have been an outright boon ever since they entered our audio world, able to accompany you almost everywhere you go like your loyal pooch, and often delivering the kind of quality sound that would give many higher-priced audio systems a run for their money. The Bluetooth speaker has become a fixture in our lives.
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Yet, for all the joy that it brings, isn’t it infuriating when you’re having a great day at the beach, soaking in your favorite audio podcast, and it suddenly runs out of juice? Or, when you’re having a little party by the pool with your pals and you find out that the only set of power outlets available to charge it are far away from the action — and there isn’t an extension cord in sight? Or maybe you’re in a more rustic locale, in which case there isn’t any outlet to speak of at all, and you still have many more days to while away in the wild without any tunes for company.
This is where solar Bluetooth speakers, equipped with silicon panels that harness energy from the sun and fire up the batteries, rise above their plainer cousins. Take it where you will, and for however many days, and you can enjoy non-stop audio bliss thanks to the sun god, and for free, no (expensive and polluting) batteries required. Be advised, though, that every one of them needs a full charge before deployment. Since these devices are inherently small, there isn’t enough space to house the number of solar cells required to fire up the entire battery. And not all are made equal — some are more powerful, others more compact, and a few are downright indestructible. Read on to find out which one suits you the most.
Reveal solar Bluetooth speaker Best overall solar Bluetooth speaker
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It should come as no surprise that Reveal’s gorgeous solar Bluetooth speaker, in black or silver, tops our list. It’s a bona fide looker, with its carbon fiber body imparting an instant quality quotient that no other device in this category can match. Indeed, you may, for just a second, think you’re looking at one of Bose’s new offerings. Yet, there’s functionality behind those looks, with the carbon fiber exterior shock-proofing the body.
That’s not all. It produces great sound, 20W in total through its 40 mm speakers, which also includes rich bass thanks to its thumping sub-woofer. Of course, all this may overshadow one of its key attributes, namely a mono-crystalline solar panel that will allow you to take this minimalist machine just about anywhere without worrying about how you’re going to power it. The company says a full charge delivers a whopping 60 hours of playtime, although the truth is that this will largely hinge on how rowdy you get with the volume.
The only disappointment is its anemic IPX5 rating (water-resistant, not waterproof), but a Qi-enabled wireless charger, along with a pair of elegant, magnetic Bluetooth earbuds, should make up for that if the built-in LED flashlight and power bank that the unit comes with haven’t already done so.
Abfoce solar Bluetooth speaker Best value solar Bluetooth speaker
Tech specs
Abfoce’s solidly built speaker is perfect for someone who likes to spend time by the pool or the beach while listening to music or podcasts. This is partly because of the IPX6 certificate conferred upon it, meaning it can take a bit more of a thrashing than its peer group and is able to weather splashes of rain or gusts of dust without falling apart. (Its ABS and silicon wrap-around design makes this resilience possible.) The other reason is because of its 5,000 mAh battery, which can last for 60 long hours, although louder settings will reduce battery life.
Of course, Abfoce’s popularity would not exist if it weren’t for its mono-crystalline solar panel that continuously charges the system while it plays. Be forewarned–like most solar-powered speakers, this charge is more of a trickle than a torrent. In fact, this is the case with pretty much all solar speakers, which means the speaker is better off being fully juiced from a plug point first and then topped off by the poolside via the sun.
Equipped with an integrated power bank and flashlight, as well as quality sound from dual 10-watt speakers that includes rich bass, this exceptionally priced speaker is sure to keep toes tapping and heads nodding in approval at both the tunes being played and the value being provided at the price.
