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JBL Live Beam 3 vs JBL Live Beam 4

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Overview
ReleasedJune 2024May 2026
Sound
TypeIn-earIn-ear
Noise cancellingYesYes
Transparency modeYesYes
Driver size10 mm10 mm
Impedance–16 ohms
Bluetooth codecsSBC and LDACLDAC
Drivers10 mm dynamic drivers; 20 Hz to 40 kHz; 16 Ω; sensitivity 98 dB SPL at 1 kHz; maximum SPL 96 dB10 mm dynamic; 20 Hz–40 kHz frequency response and 98 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz
Noise cancelling detailTrue Adaptive Noise Cancelling with four noise-sensing microphones that adapt in real time; auto compensation in the JBL Headphones app adjusts to fit and ear canal; Ambient Aware and TalkThruTrue Adaptive Noise Cancelling 2.0, Smart Ambient, TalkThru and Smart Talk speech detection
Audio featuresHi-Res Audio Wireless with LDAC; JBL Spatial Sound; Personi-Fi 3.0; JBL announced LE Audio as a later over-the-air update; JBL doesn't list its other codecs (A2DP 1.4 includes SBC)Spatial Sound, Personi-Fi 3.0 and app EQ; LDAC confirmed by TechRadar and Les Numériques; LE Audio and Auracast maker-confirmed
Hearing health–Personalised hearing profile through Personi-Fi 3.0
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)Up to 10 hoursUp to 10 hours
With the case–Up to 48 hours
Wireless chargingYesYes
Battery life detailUp to 12 hours per charge with noise cancelling off (48 hours with the case), 10 hours with noise cancelling on, 9 hours with True Adaptive noise cancelling on; talk time up to 6 hours (5 hours with noise cancelling on); 68 mAh per earbud, 680 mAh caseUp to 12 hours with ANC off, ten with standard ANC or eight with True Adaptive ANC; advertised 48 hours including the case is with ANC off. Each bud has a 65 mAh, 3.85 V battery; two-hour charging; calls up to 6.5 hours without ANC or six with it
Charging caseSmart Charging Case with a 1.45-inch touchscreen (Bluetooth 5.1); USB-C and wireless charging; lanyard loop; full charge in 2 hoursTouchscreen Smart Charging Case; 680 mAh, 3.8 V battery; USB-C and Qi charging; up to 36 additional hours with ANC off
Fast charging10 minutes of charging gives up to 4 hours of playbackTen minutes supplies up to four hours; current UK hours label denotes listening rather than charging duration
Design
Weight (each earbud)5 g4.85 g
Water and sweat resistanceIP55IP55
Bluetooth5.36.0
Two devices at onceYesYes
ControlsEarbud gestures customisable in the JBL Headphones app; Smart Charging Case touchscreen controls playback, volume, EQ, noise cancelling and calls, and shows messagesCustomisable touch controls and touchscreen case controls for volume, tracks, sound modes and EQ
MicrophonesSix beamforming microphones for calls, with voice EQ and voice level optimiserSix beamforming microphones across the pair; Perfect Calls 2.0 and call-effect settings
Fit and ear tipsStick design with ear tips in several sizes (the spec sheet lists four sizes, the UK product page three)Sealed stemmed in-ear fit with four sizes of eartips
Case weight72 g (spec sheet; the UK product page lists 82 g)73 g
Water resistance detailIP55 for the earbudsIP55 earbuds; Les Numériques finds no published case IP rating
Works withJBL Headphones app; multipoint connection to two devices; Google Finder and Google Audio SwitchTwo Bluetooth devices, Google Finder and Audio Switch; LE Audio unicast and Auracast via the JBL Headphones app
ColoursBlue, Purple, Silver (JBL UK); Black also sold in some regionsBlack, Blue, Green, Silver, Orange, Purple and Sand
In the boxEarbuds, ear tips, USB-C charging cable, charging case, warranty and safety sheets, Quick Start GuideEarbuds, charging case, four tip sizes, warranty and quick-start guide; no charging cable. Maker May 2026 rollout corroborated by Les Numériques' actual May availability. Current UK RRP £149.99 differs from the £179.99 launch price

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