There are several things you should be looking for when researching portable iPod and iPhone speakers, with perhaps the most important factors being size, weight, and battery life.
People rarely expect top sound quality from their portable iPod speakers, but you still expect them to reproduce the music at a decent enough quality to be able to enjoy listening to them, so sound quality of your portable speakers for iPhone and iPod should definitely be a factor in the consideration.
If you are looking for portable speakers for iPhone, then you also need to consider if it is fully iPhone compatible so not having to put your iPhone in flight mode to avoid disruptions and noise.
We have had a look at all the iPod docking stations with speakers and iPhone speakers that we have reviewed, considered against the above factors as well as overall value for money to give you the below list of best portable speakers.
iPod Speaker docks & sound systems by genre & price |
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Top portable iPod speaker docks
Jawbone Jambox
The Jawbone Jambox is the first venture into bluetooth portable speakers for this headset manufacturer, and they have done a really good job at it, bringing us a small and stylish portable speaker that is the nice little travel companion for the iPhone or iPad.
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£125
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- Read more: Jawbone Jambox review
XMI-X Mini II
Meet the XMI-X-Mini II portable speaker that is taking the world by storm. A little ball of impressive sound that has become one of the hottest mobile accessories around. And at the low price of around £14 you can’t really go wrong. Find out more about XMI-X-Mini-II here.
- Editor rating:
- £12.99
Philips DS7510/10 Fidelio
A thin and lightweight portable speaker dock that can run on both AC and battery power, and look stylish at the same time, is one way to summarize the Philips DS7510/10 Fidelio speaker dock for iPod and iPhone. Find out more here.
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- £73 or
- Read more: Philips DS7510/10 Fidelio
- £73 or
Creative D100 bluetooth speaker
The Creative D100 is a small and portable bluetooth speaker solution for those that likes to take their music on the go and perhaps have a fear of wires, like most of us with iOS devices these days.
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£49.99
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- Read more: Creative D100 bluetooth speaker review
Soundfreaq SFQ-02IRB Sound Step Recharge
Soundfreaq Sound Step Recharge is bringing the same iconic design as the Sound Platform in an overall smaller and rechargeable package, giving you the joys of increased portability for your iPhone or iPad. Find out more here.
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- £149.99 or
- Read more: Soundfreaq SFQ-02IRB Sound Step Recharge
- £149.99 or
Sony SA-NS500 AirPlay
With the Sony SA-NS500 Portable Homeshare speaker Sont have entered the growing Apple AirPlay market with an interesting device that is mid-priced compared to many of the other systems currently available. Find out more here.
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