Natruss BS-119

Here’s a look at a Bluetooth speaker with modern design and aesthetics. With Bluetooth v4.2 and a price tag of GHc 40, this might just be the one portable device you need.

Taking a look at the design, you can clearly see that this is quite elegant with the circular design. It’s made entirely of plastic, but the matte finish makes it feel good in the hand.

Upfront are all the buttons you’ll need, which we’ll take a look at later in this video. There are a sizeable number of ports on the side. Then finally, the main speaker was at the front as well.

Even with my tiny hands, this speaker did not feel too big for me. I like the size along with the design and material use. Thumbs up to the makers, on that. At the bottom or back are these dotted patterns which may deceive you to think that, there’s a secondary speaker there as well. Sound comes only from the top or front, depending on how you look at it.

On the side are the 3.5mm audio jack, micro USB for charging, and the mini SD card, or what some call, the TF card slot. There’s this elastic band as well, making it a lot easier to carry around. It is fragile, though, so one has to be careful with it.

There are 4 buttons in all. The mode, pause/play, and volume buttons all double up in features. Like how, the mode button is also the power button, how the pause is also the play button, and how the volume buttons are also used to skip tracks.

Spec-wise, it comes with a Bluetooth version: Jerry 4.2. I have no idea what that means, but upon lookup from other sites, it appears to be just Bluetooth V4.

It has an inbuilt 400mAh battery. It is compatible via Bluetooth, plays mp3 files from any external TF card, supports FM radio and audio playback via AUX connection. For that though, you’ll need a 3.5 to 3.5mm audio jack connector. It also has an inbuilt microphone, in case you fancy using this for hands-free calling. And if you do fancy making calls with this, it also supports redialing the phone numbers. I just that should be useful to you.

Just like every Bluetooth speaker out there, you get to see the battery life once you have it paired to a device, such as a smartphone. Unfortunately, there isn’t any light indicator externally to notify you of drops in battery life, for that, you would constantly need to check your phone.

Here’s what it sounds like at max volume. Of course, this test wouldn’t be complete without a little bit of comparison with some of the older Bluetooth speakers I have reviewed on this channel.

First off, was the TG 163. Yes, I still have and love it, and here’s how it sounds at max volume. Here’s how the self-charging K8 Bluetooth speaker also sounds. As you may have noticed, the BS119 isn’t on par with them in terms of sound quality and loudness. But where it falls short, it makes up for it in portability and overall clean and modern design.

So, here comes the big question. With the mediocre sound quality, amazing portability, design, lightweight, matte finish, and a price tag of, GHC 40 would you consider getting something like this?