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The Beats Pill is an excellent mobile Bluetooth speaker that handles most music quite well, especially the type that depends more on a louder, bass beat.

The Beats Pill outperforms the Jawbone Jambox and has a couple of intriguing extra features, but Apple iOS 6 users may encounter some problems.

Sound quality is perfectly adequate, and the ability to make and take calls is super convenient. This Pill is chill.

The Pill is a very appealing package: attractive, portable, and easy to use. When dealing with most music, The Pill sounds spectacular ... But for a lot of people—and more importantly for a lot of Beats fans—that bunk low-end performance is going to be a deal-breaker.

The Beats By Dre Pill is a sleek, portable Bluetooth speaker that can't handle the bass it tries to output.

There’s definitely something to be said for shrinking things down for more portability. But in this case, physics definitely won out over engineering ... This ultimately became a bitter Pill to swallow.

If Beats minus much of the bass sounds like a hard pill to swallow then the Pill won't be the product for you. There's volume aplenty though and, in isolation and assuming it's not cranked "up to 11" where distortion is often apparent, the Pill delivers its remedial dose of sound with enough fizz...

As long as you can swallow the price tag, this is one Pill you should listen to the doctor and take.

If you’re looking for a portable speaker with simple controls, effortless connectivity and better than average sound you’ll not be disappointed, but if you’re expecting Dr. Dre inspired trouser flapping bass don’t be surprised when it all goes a bit limp.

If you’re considering buying the Beats Pill, it’s best to temper your expectations. While it’s not a terrible device, its small footprint means that bass-heavy songs will sound largely flat coming out of it.

In isolation the Pill sounds reasonable, but it lacks bass and midrange compared to the competition and while it has reasonable call conferencing capabilities its price tag is utterly disproportionate to its abilities in such a competitive market.

What will essentially sell the Beats Pill is the brand name, but we doubt many would regret their choice. It'll look quite cool on a window sill too, and the NFC angle is a nice bonus.