JBL Tune 720BT vs JBL Tune 780NC

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Tune 720BT compared with Tune 780NC

	JBLTune 720BT	JBLTune 780NC
Overview
Released
Released	February 2023	November 2025
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	No	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	Closed	Closed
Impedance
Impedance	32 ohms	32 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC and LC3
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	40 mm dynamic; 20 Hz–20 kHz response and 101 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz, 1 mW	40 mm dynamic; 10 Hz–20 kHz wireless or 10 Hz–40 kHz wired response
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	No active cancellation or transparency mode (Les Numériques); VoiceAware monitors your own voice during calls	Adaptive cancellation, Ambient Aware and TalkThru
Audio features
Audio features	JBL Headphones app EQ; SBC and AAC confirmed by Les Numériques; no wearing sensor or USB digital playback in its test	Personi-Fi 3.0 and Spatial Sound; SBC, AAC, LC3, Auracast and ten-band EQ confirmed by Les Numériques
Hearing health
Hearing health	–	VoiceAware adjusts own-voice monitoring
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 76 hours	Up to 50 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 76 hours with Bluetooth on; 500 mAh, 3.7 V lithium-ion battery; two-hour full charge	Up to 76 hours with Bluetooth on and ANC off, 50 with both on; calls 45 hours without ANC or 41 with it. Maker PDF prose incorrectly says Bluetooth off, contradicted by its technical table and current UK page
Charging case
Charging case	–	USB-C; 690 mAh, 3.7 V battery; two-hour full charge
Fast charging
Fast charging	Five minutes supplies up to three hours	Five minutes supplies up to five hours
Design
Weight
Weight	220 g (better)	225.2 g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	6.0
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Physical earcup controls for calls, playback and volume	Five physical buttons; app assignments (Les Numériques)
Microphones
Microphones	One microphone; VoiceAware own-voice adjustment	Four total, including two beamforming call microphones
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Foldable over-ear design; closed back confirmed by SoundGuys	Foldable over-ear design; closed back confirmed by Labo Fnac
Dimensions
Dimensions	Current UK page lists outer cups 7 × 7.6 cm, inner 5.4 × 3.7 cm and depth 2 cm; its imperial height and older PDF dimensions disagree, so no conversion is used	Outer cups 96.3 × 78.8 mm; inner 60 × 42.5 mm; depth 21 mm
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	UK page marks water resistant but publishes no IP code	–
Works with
Works with	Two simultaneous Bluetooth devices; included analogue cable supports passive listening; maker page's 0.2 m cable length conflicts with the PDF's 1.2 m	Google Fast Pair, Microsoft Swift Pair and two devices; supplied 1.2 m USB-C-to-3.5 mm analogue cable requires power and does not support digital USB audio (Les Numériques)
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Purple and Blue (Les Numériques)	Black, Blue, White, Lavender and Beige
In the box
In the box	Headphones, USB-C charging cable, detachable audio cable, warranty and quick-start guide. Which? lists February 2023 release; maker's June 2023 release confirms later Brazilian availability	Headphones and USB-C-to-3.5 mm analogue cable; no charging cable. Les Numériques reports November 2025 retail availability, before the maker's later US June 2026 schedule