Bose QuietComfort Earbuds vs JBL Tour Pro 3

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QuietComfort Earbuds compared with Tour Pro 3

	BoseQuietComfort Earbuds	JBLTour Pro 3
Overview
Released
Released	September 2024	September 2024
Sound
Type
Type	In-ear	In-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Spatial audio with head tracking
Spatial audio with head tracking	–	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	–	10.2 mm
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3
Drivers
Drivers	–	10.2 mm dynamic driver plus 5.1 × 2.8 mm balanced armature per earbud; 20 Hz–40 kHz frequency response; 32 Ω impedance; JBL's August 2024 UK launch release described the dynamic driver as 11 mm
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	Quiet mode (full noise cancelling) and Aware mode; noise cancelling adjustable or off in the Bose QCE app; six microphones in total (three per earbud) for noise cancelling and voice pickup	True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0 adjusts to surroundings; Smart Ambient, TalkThru and Smart Talk modes
Audio features
Audio features	Five-band adjustable EQ in the Bose QCE app; Low Latency Audio mode for games and video	LDAC on supported Android devices; JBL Spatial 360 with head tracking; Personi-Fi 3.0 listening profile; case can send Auracast audio; Bluetooth LE Audio was described by JBL as an over-the-air update
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 8.5 hours	Up to 8 hours
With the case
With the case	Up to 30 hours	Up to 32 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	Yes	Yes
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Tested by Bose at 75 dB SPL in Quiet mode (full noise cancelling); the case holds 2.5 full charges, which the owner's guide gives as up to 30 hours in total (Bose UK's product page says 31.5 hours, and its footnote gives 9 hours per charge)	Up to 11 hours per charge and 44 hours including the case with ANC off; up to 7 hours with True Adaptive ANC on; 65 mAh battery in each earbud and 850 mAh in the case
Charging case
Charging case	USB-C and Qi wireless charging; earbuds charge in up to 1.5 hours, the case in up to 2 hours	1.57-inch touchscreen for playback, settings and calls; transmits audio from USB-C or 3.5 mm sources to the earbuds using the included cables; 71.8 g; USB-C and wireless charging
Fast charging
Fast charging	20 minutes of charging gives up to 3 hours of playback	10 minutes of charging gives up to 3 hours of playback; full charge in 2 hours
Design
Weight (each earbud)
Weight (each earbud)	10.9 g	5.6 g (better)
Water and sweat resistance
Water and sweat resistance	IPX4	IP55
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Touch surface on each earbud (tap to play or pause, double-tap to skip forward, triple-tap to skip back; volume and noise cancelling controls); single, double and triple taps and press-and-hold are customisable in the app; "Hey headphones" voice commands through the Bose QCE app, including answering calls and Remote Selfie; in-ear detection pauses audio when an earbud is removed and can answer calls	Touch controls on the earbuds; touchscreen controls on the case; customisation through the JBL Headphones app
Microphones
Microphones	Three microphones per earbud; adaptive microphone system for calls with adjustable self-voice (sidetone)	Six microphones, including two beamforming outer microphones and one inner microphone in each earbud; JBL Crystal AI call processing; Zoom certified
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Eartips and stability bands in small, medium and large; eartips interchangeable with the QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds; either earbud can be used on its own	Five sizes of silicone ear tips and one set of foam ear tips; app includes a fit test
Case weight
Case weight	0.104 lb (about 47 g) on Bose UK's spec table	71.8 g
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IPX4 for the earbuds; Bose says resistance might decrease with normal wear	–
Works with
Works with	Bose QCE app for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; can connect to Bose soundbars and speakers with SimpleSync, though Bose says it isn't fully optimised; no Snapdragon Sound	Bluetooth 5.3; Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair; JBL Headphones app for audio and control settings; case accepts USB-C and analogue 3.5 mm sources
Colours
Colours	Black, White Smoke and Chilled Lilac at launch; Bose UK now also sells Dewdrop Mint	Black, Latte, Blue and Green on JBL UK
In the box
In the box	Earbuds, charging case, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C, 30 cm), Fit Kit with small, medium and large eartips and stability bands, safety sheet	Earbuds, Smart Charging Case, five sizes of silicone tips, foam tips, USB-C to USB-C and USB-C to 3.5 mm cables, charging cable, quick start guide and safety sheet