Apple AirPods Pro 3 vs JBL Live Pro 2 TWS

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AirPods Pro 3 compared with Live Pro 2 TWS

	AppleAirPods Pro 3	JBLLive Pro 2 TWS
Overview
Released
Released	September 2025	June 2022
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	–	11 mm
Impedance
Impedance	–	16 ohms
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC and AAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	–
Chip
Chip	H2	–
Drivers
Drivers	Custom high-excursion Apple driver and custom high dynamic range amplifier	11 mm dynamic; 20 Hz–20 kHz frequency response and 105 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz
Chip
Chip	H2 in each AirPod; second-generation Ultra Wideband chip in the MagSafe Charging Case	–
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Active Noise Cancellation with Adaptive Audio, Transparency mode, Conversation Awareness and Loud Sound Reduction; foam-infused ear tips for passive isolation	True Adaptive Noise Cancelling, Ambient Aware and TalkThru; app leakage and ear-canal compensation confirmed by TechRadar
Audio features
Audio features	Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking; Adaptive EQ; Personalised Volume; Voice Isolation; studio-quality audio recording; Live Translation; lossless audio when paired with Apple Vision Pro	JBL Headphones app EQ and Audio/Video modes; SBC/AAC confirmed by What Hi-Fi?
Hearing health
Hearing health	Hearing Test, Hearing Aid (with automatic Conversation Boost) and Hearing Protection	VoiceAware own-voice monitoring
Health sensors
Health sensors	Heart rate sensor for workouts	–
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 8 hours	Up to 8 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 24 hours	Up to 30 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	Yes
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 7.5 hours with Spatial Audio and head tracking on; 6.5 hours with heart rate sensing during workouts; 10 hours in Transparency using the Hearing Aid feature	Up to ten hours with ANC off, eight with standard ANC or six with True Adaptive ANC; maker's 40-hour total includes ANC off. What Hi-Fi? gives 30 hours including the case with ANC on. Each bud has a 65 mAh, 3.85 V battery; two-hour charging
Charging case
Charging case	MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker for Find My and lanyard loop; charges with MagSafe, Apple Watch or Qi-certified chargers or a USB-C cable	580 mAh, 3.8 V battery; USB-C and Qi charging; maker gives four-hour wireless charging
Fast charging
Fast charging	5 minutes in the case gives around 1 hour of listening	Fifteen minutes supplies up to four hours
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	5.55 g	4.8 g (better)
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IP57	IPX5
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	–	Yes
Controls
Controls	Force sensor with volume swipe on the stems (press to play, pause, answer calls and skip; press and hold to switch listening modes; swipe up or down for volume); camera remote; “Hey Siri” or just “Siri”; Siri Interactions	Touch and voice controls; automatic pause/resume confirmed by What Hi-Fi?, which found it over-sensitive
Microphones
Microphones	Dual beamforming microphones and an inward-facing microphone; speech-detecting accelerometer	Six beamforming microphones across the pair
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Foam-infused silicone ear tips in five sizes (XXS, XS, S, M, L)	Oval tubes and silicone tips in small, medium and large sizes; app seal check
Case weight
Case weight	43.99 g	48.4 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP57 (IEC 60529) for the AirPods Pro and charging case	IPX5 earbuds; no case rating inferred
Works with
Works with	Full features with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro on the latest software; works as Bluetooth headphones with other devices, with limited features	Two Bluetooth devices, Dual Connect & Sync and Google Fast Pair; Android voice-assistant requirements apply
Colours
Colours	White	Black, Silver, Blue and Rose
In the box
In the box	AirPods Pro 3, MagSafe Charging Case (USB-C) with speaker and lanyard loop, silicone ear tips (XXS, XS, S, M, L), documentation; USB-C cable sold separately	Earbuds, three tip sizes, USB-C charging cable, charging case, warranty and quick-start guide. Maker UK release confirms June 2022 availability, also reported by TechRadar