Beats Beats 360 vs JBL Tour One M3

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Beats 360 compared with Tour One M3

	BeatsBeats 360	JBLTour One M3
Overview
Released
Released	September 2026	April 2025
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	–	40 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC, LC3 and LDAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	–	Yes
Chip
Chip	Beats proprietary chip	–
Drivers
Drivers	Custom dual-magnet dynamic drivers with three-layer diaphragms	40 mm mica dome dynamic drivers; 10 Hz to 40 kHz; 18 Ω; sensitivity 122 dB SPL at 1 kHz; maximum SPL 94 dB
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	–	True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0 with eight microphones (four on and in each ear cup) adjusting in real time; Ambient Aware and TalkThru; Smart Talk switches to TalkThru when you speak
Audio features
Audio features	Adaptive EQ; personalised spatial audio with dynamic head tracking; accelerometer and gyroscope in the left ear cup; SBC and AAC Bluetooth codecs (Les Numériques)	LDAC Hi-Res Audio; built-in 24-bit/192 kHz DAC for lossless USB-C audio; JBL Spatial 360 with head tracking; Personi-Fi 3.0 hearing profile with a 12-band EQ and left/right balance; Auracast broadcast audio through the JBL app
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 32 hours	Up to 40 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 32 hours with noise cancelling and spatial audio, or with Adaptive EQ; up to 24 hours in Transparency mode	850 mAh battery; up to 70 hours with noise cancelling off; talk time up to 34 hours with noise cancelling on, 38 hours off
Fast charging
Fast charging	A 5-minute USB-C Fast Fuel charge gives up to 1 hour of playback	5 minutes of charging gives up to 5 hours; full charge in 2 hours
Design
Weight
Weight	294.5 g	278 g (better)
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	–	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	–	Yes
Controls
Controls	Physical volume and playback buttons on the right cup; power and listening-mode buttons on the left	Buttons and touch controls on the ear cups
Microphones
Microphones	Nine in total; eight for noise cancelling and three for voice, with two shared	Ten microphones in total; eight for noise cancelling and four adaptive beamforming microphones with an AI algorithm for calls; Zoom certified
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Detachable Performance Knit ear and headband cushions included; UltraPlush cushions sold separately; adjustable stainless steel arms; folds flat	Foldable, with a carrying case; ear cup external size 99.8 × 78 mm, internal 64 × 42 mm, depth 19.5 mm
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	No water resistance rating published
Case weight
Case weight	88 g	–
Dimensions
Dimensions	Headphones 165.5 × 87.1 × 191.3 mm; carrying case 225 × 85 × 225 mm	–
Works with
Works with	Apple pairing, automatic switching, Audio Sharing, hands-free Siri and Find My; Android Fast Pair, Audio switch, Find Hub and Beats app	JBL Headphones app; multipoint connection to two devices; Google Fast Pair and Google Audio Switch; Bluetooth 5.3 LE Audio and Auracast
Colours
Colours	Black, Cloud, Pink, Sky	Black, Blue, Green, Mocha (JBL UK)
In the box
In the box	Headphones with matched Performance Knit cushions, woven carrying case, Quick Start Guide and documentation; charging cable and power adapter sold separately	Headphones, USB-C to USB-C cable (1.2 m), USB-C to 3.5 mm cable (1.2 m), USB-C to USB-A adapter, carrying case, Quick Start Guide and safety sheet