Ultimate Ears: Seven Speakers Rated 12 to 24 Hours

Ultimate Ears sells seven current Bluetooth speakers in the US, and UE rates them from 12 hours (the MINIROLL) to 24 hours (the HYPERBOOM) on a charge. In order of list price they are the MINIROLL (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab), WONDERBOOM 4 (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab), BOOM 4 (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab), EVERBOOM (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab), MEGABOOM 4 (affiliate link to Amazon, opens in a new tab), EPICBOOM and HYPERBOOM.

Prices are UE’s US list prices on 4 November 2026; five of the seven were on sale that day, and the sale prices are not in the table. The figures are from each speaker’s Specs and Compatibility panel and Key features on ultimateears.com.

The seven speakers side by side

	MINIROLL	WONDERBOOM 4	BOOM 4	EVERBOOM	MEGABOOM 4	EPICBOOM	HYPERBOOM
UE US list price, 4 Nov 2026	$59.99	$79.99	$149.99	$179.99	$199.99	$239.99	$399.99
Battery, as UE states it	Up to 12 h	Up to 14 h	Up to 15 h	Up to 20 h (default volume)	Up to 20 h	Up to 17 h (default volume)	Up to 24 h
Water and dust rating	IP67	IP67	IP67	IP67	No IP number on page	IP67	IPX4
Weight (g)	279	420	620	960	935	1,979	5,900 (UE: 5.9 kg)
Height (mm)	48.15	104	184	205	225	241	364
Bluetooth range (m), as UE states it	40	40	45	55	45	55	45
Linking speakers	PartyUp with MINIROLLs, over Auracast	Pair two WONDERBOOM 4s	PartyUp	PartyUp	PartyUp	PartyUp	App links BOOM, MEGABOOM, HYPERBOOM

The MINIROLL is a flat speaker, so its 48.15 mm is its thickness; UE gives it as 105 × 122.67 mm across. Five of the seven list IP67, and the HYPERBOOM’s IPX4 is the lowest water rating UE states for the seven. The EPICBOOM page says its IP67 allows 30 minutes submerged.

Linking speakers: PartyUp, and the two that sit outside it

PartyUp covers the BOOM family. The BOOM 4 and MEGABOOM 4 pages say PartyUp, in the UE BOOM app, links “over 150 speakers”, and that you can combine BOOM 4, MEGABOOM 4, EVERBOOM, EPICBOOM and HYPERBOOM speakers “or even pair them with previous generation BOOM speakers”. The EVERBOOM and EPICBOOM pages name the BOOM 3, MEGABOOM 3 and HYPERBOOM as partners. The HYPERBOOM page does not use the word PartyUp, but says the app connects it with “any BOOM, MEGABOOM, or even another HYPERBOOM”.

The WONDERBOOM 4 pairs with its own kind. Its page says it streams to two WONDERBOOM 4 speakers from one source, either doubled up or as a left-right stereo pair, and that it “doesn’t connect with WONDERBOOM 1,2, BOOM, MEGABOOM, or HYPERBOOM”.

The MINIROLL uses Auracast. UE says its PartyUp syncs “an unlimited number of MINIROLL speakers with Auracast”. The BOOM 4 page’s compatibility list does not name the MINIROLL, and we did not find a UE page saying whether the two systems link.

What changes as you go up

MINIROLL to WONDERBOOM 4: two more hours and a second driver. The WONDERBOOM 4 is rated at 14 hours against 12, has two active drivers to the MINIROLL’s one, and adds an Outdoor Boost mode and a podcast EQ mode. UE says it floats and is drop-tested from 1.5 m; the MINIROLL is rated for drops of 1.2 m and has a hanging strap.

BOOM 4 and MEGABOOM 4: the PartyUp pair. The BOOM 4 is rated at 15 hours, the MEGABOOM 4 at 20. The MEGABOOM 4 is 41 mm taller and 315 g heavier, and UE says it is “even bassier than the previous generation”. Both have the Magic Button for one-touch playlists.

EVERBOOM: 20 hours with a carabiner. The EVERBOOM is rated at 20 hours at default volume, has a carabiner, NFC pairing for Android phones and a customizable EQ in the BOOM app. At 960 g it weighs about the same as the MEGABOOM 4, and it lists the longest range here, 55 m, which it shares with the EPICBOOM.

EPICBOOM: a woofer. The EPICBOOM has one 120 mm woofer and two 45 mm transducers, where the WONDERBOOM 4, BOOM 4, MEGABOOM 4 and EVERBOOM each list two active drivers and two passive radiators. It is rated at 17 hours at default volume, three hours fewer than the lighter EVERBOOM.

HYPERBOOM: the biggest, with wired inputs. At 5.9 kg, the HYPERBOOM is the one of the seven UE rates longest, at up to 24 hours, and the one whose page lists wired inputs. It takes two Bluetooth sources, an auxiliary input and an optical input, with a button to switch between them, and UE quotes a charge time of 2.6 hours with its own power supply. It is rated IPX4, splash-proof rather than submersible.

UE’s US store still sold two older models beside these on 4 November: the BOOM 3 at $149.99, marked low inventory, and the MEGABOOM 3 at $199.99, the same prices as their successors. A refurbished HYPERBOOM was listed but out of stock.

Who each one suits, by the specs

• The smallest and lightest: the MINIROLL, at 279 g, with a strap.
• A stereo pair on a small budget: two WONDERBOOM 4s, which UE says can split left and right channels.
• Joining friends’ UE speakers: the BOOM 4, MEGABOOM 4, EVERBOOM or EPICBOOM, which list PartyUp.
• A long day away from a socket: the HYPERBOOM at up to 24 hours, or the far lighter MEGABOOM 4 and EVERBOOM at 20.
• A TV or another source by cable: the HYPERBOOM, the one of the seven whose page lists auxiliary and optical inputs.

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Questions people ask

What is the difference between the UE BOOM 4 and MEGABOOM 4?

Battery and size. UE states up to 20 hours for the MEGABOOM 4 against 15 for the BOOM 4, and it is 225 mm tall and 935 g against 184 mm and 620 g. Both use PartyUp. The BOOM 4 page states IP67; the MEGABOOM 4 page gives no IP number.

Which Ultimate Ears speaker has the longest battery life?

The HYPERBOOM, which UE rates at up to 24 hours. The MEGABOOM 4 and EVERBOOM are rated up to 20, the EPICBOOM 17, the BOOM 4 15, the WONDERBOOM 4 14 and the MINIROLL 12.

Can a WONDERBOOM 4 connect to a BOOM or MEGABOOM?

Not according to UE. The WONDERBOOM 4 page says it plays to two WONDERBOOM 4 speakers from one source, as a double-up or stereo pair, and that it does not connect with WONDERBOOM 1 or 2, BOOM, MEGABOOM or HYPERBOOM.

Which Ultimate Ears speakers work with PartyUp?

The BOOM 4 and MEGABOOM 4 pages say PartyUp in the UE BOOM app links over 150 BOOM 4, MEGABOOM 4, EVERBOOM, EPICBOOM and HYPERBOOM speakers, plus earlier BOOM models. The MINIROLL’s PartyUp links other MINIROLLs over Auracast.

Are Ultimate Ears speakers waterproof?

Five list IP67: the MINIROLL, WONDERBOOM 4, BOOM 4, EVERBOOM and EPICBOOM, and the EPICBOOM page says that allows 30 minutes submerged. The HYPERBOOM is IPX4, splash-proof. The MEGABOOM 4 page calls it floatable but gives no IP number.

What is the difference between EVERBOOM and EPICBOOM?

Size and drivers. The EPICBOOM weighs 1,979 g to the EVERBOOM’s 960 g and has a 120 mm woofer where the EVERBOOM has two full-range drivers. UE rates the EVERBOOM at 20 hours and the EPICBOOM at 17, both at default volume. Both are IP67 with NFC pairing.