Beats Powerbeats3 Wireless vs Bose QuietControl 30

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Powerbeats3 Wireless compared with QuietControl 30

	BeatsPowerbeats3 Wireless	BoseQuietControl 30
Overview
Released
Released	November 2016	September 2016
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	–	Yes
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	–	Twelve levels from maximum cancellation to maximum awareness, adjusted on the in-line remote or in Bose Connect; noise cancellation also works without music
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	–
Chip
Chip	Apple W1	–
Audio features
Audio features	SBC and AAC Bluetooth codecs; no active noise cancellation (SoundGuys model comparison)	Volume-optimised EQ adjusts the balance with listening level
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 12 hours	Up to 10 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Maker claims up to 12 hours. November 2016 retail month follows contemporaneous Apple delivery estimates reported by MacRumors and November AppleInsider retail checks; 25 October was the order-opening date, not an established first delivery day	Built-in lithium-ion battery charges through Micro-USB in up to three hours; Bose claims up to 10 hours per charge, and audio cannot play while charging
Fast charging
Fast charging	Micro-USB Fast Fuel charging; up to one hour of playback from a five-minute charge	–
Design
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	–	Yes
Controls
Controls	RemoteTalk inline playback, call, volume and voice-assistant controls; power and pairing button on the left earpiece	Power/Bluetooth button on the neckband; in-line volume, playback, call and noise-control buttons
Microphones
Microphones	–	Six microphones across the earbuds for noise cancellation; a dual-microphone system supports calls
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Flexible ear hooks, interchangeable ear tips and a flat joining cable with an adjustment slider	Contoured neckband and StayHear+ QC tips in small, medium and large
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	Maker describes sweat and splash resistance without publishing an IP code	–
Works with
Works with	Apple W1 and Class 1 Bluetooth; one-step pairing and switching between compatible devices signed into the same iCloud account	Bluetooth and NFC pairing; stores eight devices and can stay connected to two at once, playing from one at a time; Bose Connect app for iOS and Android
Colours
Colours	White, Black, Siren Red, Shock Yellow and Flash Blue at launch	Black
In the box
In the box	Earphones, interchangeable ear tips and Micro-USB charging cable	Headphones, three sizes of StayHear+ QC tips, USB charging cable and carrying case