X- mini Click 2 review: The pocket powerhouse

When was the last time you felt the need for additional volume from your smartphone’s speaker? While sharing that standup piece on YouTube with your friends or pumping the party at a small picnic, your smartphone is simply inefficient when it comes to outdoors. X- mini has a speaker small enough to fit into a pocket — Click 2. It is as small as a moisturiser cream container — literally, and costs ` 2,099.

The little 85g speaker measures just 50mm in diameter and is 30.5mm tall, which is small enough slip into any of your pockets. The Click 2’ s shell is completely made using a matte- finished aluminium and sports a base made of a grippy rubber to keep it firm even on slippery surfaces. The single multi- functional switch seems a bit incomplete — all it can do is power up or down, pair devices, click photos and increase the volume.

The Click 2 consists of a single 36mm driver that can render a total audio output of 3 watts. However, don’t be fooled by its tiny size — the Click 2 is seriously a pocket powerhouse. It can play audio with enough volume to sustain a mini party indoors. While outdoors, it’s good enough to share videos or movies with multiple viewers around you. However, don’t expect pristine audio performance from the Click 2 — tiny speakers have to compromise for smaller drivers and the space it has to move the air behind it. The audio quality can be described at best as flat or mediocre — the mids and highs are above average, but the speaker lacks proper bass.

The Click 2 allows you pair two Click 2 speakers to combine for a true stereo setup. There’s also a Bluetooth input mode to allow the speaker to help you control the shutter button on your smartphone’s camera.

The Click 2 is fuelled by an internal 400mAh battery, which can perform continuously for almost 5 to 5.5 hours under stressed usage scenarios. On the whole, the X- mini Click 2 is a perfect as a travel gadget for music lovers who require a lot of volume from their portable speakers.