Portronics POR-686 Posh II Wireless Portable Bluetooth Speaker (Black)

This is going to be a pretty long review so either prepare or don’t readI bought this speaker because I hated the tinny and it was too quiet. When I opened Amazon, I searched Bluetooth speakers and I saw this is in the list and it was within my price budget. I decided on this because I already had a Portronics Pure Sound POR-102 2.0 Portable Speaker System which was not Bluetooth enabled. When I took this from the box when it arrived, the first thing I noticed was how compact it was and the built quality was nice. It looks really durable and it also looks stylish with all the stiching. So let me break down this product into its Pros and Cons:Pros:1. It is compact. You can easily carry this with one hand even if you have small hands.2. Built quality: This thing's is built very nicely. It is much better than my old Portronics. I don't how this will hold up when I accidentally drop it though. I dropped my old Portronics a couple of times and it was still working so I thing this will fare even better3. Sound quality: Well this thing sounds good for a speaker in this price range. The sound quality is actually a little bit worse than my old speaker but maybe it is just me. You shouldn't compare it to a Bose or Sonos speaker. Those cost like 10 times more.4. Functions: It can serve as a Bluetooth speaker, a FM radio, can be used as an external speaker through AUX input and can read songs from a Micro SD card.5. USB pass through port: You must charge this device through Micro USB at 5V at 1A. But if you have an SD card and you need to add some new songs, you don't need to remove the SD card. You can just connect the speaker via Micro USB to your computer and copy songs simply. It will come really handy if you don't have or lost your Micro SD to USB adapter.6. Battery life: It has a 1000mAh battery which can last 4-5 days with my light-moderate usage.7. Rubber feet: It has rubber feet which really grips onto where you place it so it doesn't fall or scratch the surface. My older speaker had plastic feet which were just ok.Cons:1. Volume rockers: Well this device has no volume rockers. To increase or decrease volume, you have to long press the forward or backward buttons which is extremely inconvenient for me. I mean come on Portronics was it very hard and cost too much to add two buttons. It is very hard to make fine adjustments in volume. But the upside is if you are connected via Bluetooth, on most phones, when you increase or decrease volume in phone, it increases the volume of the speaker and vice versa. You might be thinking it is understood that if you increase volume on phone, the volume of the speaker will increase. I will explain the vice versa situation: if you increase volume on the speaker, the phone shows that volume is increasing. This situation is a little hard to explain.2. No FM station memory: It will search again when you change the station. You cannot save the frequency of the station which is a little inconvenient but it is okay. My older speakers also didn't have this feature.Overall I think this is a very good Bluetooth speaker for its price and I will recommend this one. If you have read the whole review then I congratulate you.

I ordered this product on 20th sept. and was expecting to receive it on 25th sept. but, received it on 22nd sept. So, great experience with amazon.Coming to the device, it is a really compact device that can easily fit in ur laptop bags. The leatherette sides give it a premium look. There are 2 speakers with 3w power (each).Pros:-1. Bass and treble r balanced and give u a smooth listening experience.2. The 1000mah battery gives a usage of more than 5.5 hrs.3. The included usb cable acts as a charger,audio output cable and can be used for sd cards.4. FM Radio works fine and call quality is also good.5. Splash resistant body protects it from rain and other little bits of splashes but dont drown it completely in water.6. The two speakers give a great stereo sound experience.7. The leatherette sides prevent it from slipping out of hands.Cons:-1. The audio quality decreases considerably when the AUX IN cable is used.2. Charging takes time.3. The microphone is not good. U need to go near to the microphone to speak during calls otherwise other person wont be able to hear u.4. This device not for very heavy bass lovers.Besides these cons, overall it is a good device. The sound is pretty loud and it is a very good value for money product.One thing to note is that ( I dont know if it happened with me only or with everyone ) it comes with 2 rubber sticks attached at its bottom. In many youtube videos, i saw that people get 2 extra rubber sticks with this device but instead of that, i got an extra hanger that attaches to the side of the device and u can attach it to ur clothes while going out. Its not a con but i just wanted to mention about it...Competitors of this device:-A) JBL GOB) Zoook rocker m2 mini machine