JBL Live 780NC vs JBL Tune 770NC

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Live 780NC compared with Tune 770NC

	JBLLive 780NC	JBLTune 770NC
Overview
Released
Released	March 2026	August 2023
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	Closed	–
Impedance
Impedance	32 ohms	32 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3	–
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	–
Drivers
Drivers	40 mm dynamic with compound diaphragm; 10 Hz–40 kHz response and 98 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz	40 mm dynamic; 20 Hz–20 kHz frequency response and 100 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	True Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0, Ambient Aware and TalkThru	Adaptive Noise Cancelling, Ambient Aware and TalkThru
Audio features
Audio features	Spatial Sound, Personi-Fi 3.0, Low Volume Dynamic EQ and Auracast; LDAC maker-confirmed, SBC, AAC and LC3 confirmed by Les Numériques	JBL Headphones app EQ and Audio/Video modes; maker lists LE Audio as a future OTA update, without confirming installed codec support
Hearing health
Hearing health	Personal Sound Amplification and left/right balance; VoiceAware own-voice monitoring	VoiceAware own-voice monitoring; app volume limiter confirmed by TechRadar
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 50 hours	Up to 44 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 80 hours with ANC off or 50 on; calls 33 hours with ANC off or 28 on; 870 mAh, 3.7 V lithium-ion battery; two-hour full charge	Up to 70 hours with Bluetooth on and ANC off, 44 with both on, or 30 with Bluetooth off and ANC on; calls up to 39 hours without ANC or 30 with it. 690 mAh, 3.7 V battery; two-hour full charge
Fast charging
Fast charging	Five minutes supplies up to four hours; UK page's hours label is erroneous	Five minutes supplies up to three hours
Design
Weight
Weight	260 g	232 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	6.0	5.3
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Customisable button and touch controls	Physical buttons on the right earcup; app settings
Microphones
Microphones	Maker prose, PDF and US press table say six microphones including two beamforming call microphones; current UK specification table instead lists four	UK specification table lists one microphone
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Foldable over-ear design with metal hinge, silicone headband and soft ear cushions; closed back confirmed by Labo Fnac	Foldable over-ear design with padded headband; no wearing detection (TechRadar)
Dimensions
Dimensions	Outer cushions 98.6 × 80 mm, inner 60.4 × 41.5 mm; cushion height 23 mm	UK page lists outer cups 9.2 × 7.6 cm, inner 5.4 × 3.7 cm and depth 4.8 cm
Works with
Works with	Two Bluetooth devices; optional Smart Tx transmitter sold separately; supplied 120 cm USB-C-to-3.5 mm cable is analogue and requires power, without USB digital audio or passive listening (Les Numériques)	Two Bluetooth devices; detachable 1.2 m analogue audio cable; 1.2 m charging cable
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Sand, Green, Blue, Purple and Orange	Black, White, Blue and Purple (TechRadar)
In the box
In the box	Headphones, USB-C-to-3.5 mm analogue cable, carrying pouch, warranty and quick-start guide. Maker US March 2026 shipping schedule corroborated by Les Numériques' March retail availability; UK announcement followed in May. Current UK RRP £169.99 differs from the £179.99 launch price	Headphones, USB-C charging cable, detachable audio cable, warranty and quick-start guide; TechRadar dates retail release to August 2023