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JBL Live Beam 3 vs JBL Live Pro 2 TWS

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JBLLive Beam 3JBLLive Pro 2 TWS
Overview
ReleasedJune 2024June 2022
Sound
TypeIn-earIn-ear
Noise cancellingYesYes
Transparency modeYesYes
Driver size10 mm11 mm
Impedance–16 ohms
Bluetooth codecsSBC and LDACSBC and AAC
Drivers10 mm dynamic drivers; 20 Hz to 40 kHz; 16 Ω; sensitivity 98 dB SPL at 1 kHz; maximum SPL 96 dB11 mm dynamic; 20 Hz–20 kHz frequency response and 105 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, Ambient Aware and TalkThru; app leakage and ear-canal compensation confirmed by TechRadar
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)JBL Headphones app EQ and Audio/Video modes; SBC/AAC confirmed by What Hi-Fi?
Hearing health–VoiceAware own-voice monitoring
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)Up to 10 hoursUp to 8 hours
With the case–Up to 30 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 ten hours with ANC off, eight with standard ANC or six with True Adaptive ANC; maker's 40-hour total includes ANC off. What Hi-Fi? gives 30 hours including the case with ANC on. Each bud has a 65 mAh, 3.85 V battery; two-hour charging
Charging caseSmart Charging Case with a 1.45-inch touchscreen (Bluetooth 5.1); USB-C and wireless charging; lanyard loop; full charge in 2 hours580 mAh, 3.8 V battery; USB-C and Qi charging; maker gives four-hour wireless charging
Fast charging10 minutes of charging gives up to 4 hours of playbackFifteen minutes supplies up to four hours
Design
Weight (each earbud)5 g4.8 g
Water and sweat resistanceIP55IPX5
Bluetooth5.35.2
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 messagesTouch and voice controls; automatic pause/resume confirmed by What Hi-Fi?, which found it over-sensitive
MicrophonesSix beamforming microphones for calls, with voice EQ and voice level optimiserSix beamforming microphones across the pair
Fit and ear tipsStick design with ear tips in several sizes (the spec sheet lists four sizes, the UK product page three)Oval tubes and silicone tips in small, medium and large sizes; app seal check
Case weight72 g (spec sheet; the UK product page lists 82 g)48.4 g
Water resistance detailIP55 for the earbudsIPX5 earbuds; no case rating inferred
Works withJBL Headphones app; multipoint connection to two devices; Google Finder and Google Audio SwitchTwo Bluetooth devices, Dual Connect & Sync and Google Fast Pair; Android voice-assistant requirements apply
ColoursBlue, Purple, Silver (JBL UK); Black also sold in some regionsBlack, Silver, Blue and Rose
In the boxEarbuds, ear tips, USB-C charging cable, charging case, warranty and safety sheets, Quick Start GuideEarbuds, three tip sizes, USB-C charging cable, charging case, warranty and quick-start guide. Maker UK release confirms June 2022 availability, also reported by TechRadar

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