JBL Tune 720BT vs Sony WH-CH720N

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Tune 720BT compared with WH-CH720N

	JBLTune 720BT	SonyWH-CH720N
Overview
Released
Released	February 2023	March 2023
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	30 mm
Back
Back	Closed	–
Impedance
Impedance	32 ohms	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC and AAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	No	No
Chip
Chip	–	V1
Drivers
Drivers	40 mm dynamic; 20 Hz–20 kHz response and 101 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz, 1 mW	30 mm dynamic driver; 7 Hz to 20,000 Hz (JEITA, wired, switched on); sensitivity 108 dB/mW switched on, 99 dB/mW switched off; impedance 325 Ω switched on, 31 Ω switched off (1 kHz, wired)
Chip
Chip	–	Integrated Processor V1
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	No active cancellation or transparency mode (Les Numériques); VoiceAware monitors your own voice during calls	Dual Noise Sensor technology, with two microphones on each ear cup; Ambient Sound Mode adjustable in 20 levels in the app
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	DSEE upscaling; 360 Reality Audio; equaliser in the app
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 76 hours	Up to 35 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 50 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC or SBC); 35 hours with Ambient Sound Mode on; talk time up to 35 hours (40 hours with noise cancelling off); up to 35 hours on the headphone cable with noise cancelling on (50 hours off); DSEE, the equaliser and the voice-assistant wake word shorten battery life; can't be used while charging
Fast charging
Fast charging	Five minutes supplies up to three hours	3 minutes gives about 60 minutes of playback, 10 minutes about 4.5 hours; full charge in about 3.5 hours (0.5 A or higher USB adaptor)
Design
Weight
Weight	220 g	192 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
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	Buttons for power, volume up and down, play/call (press twice to skip forwards, three times to skip back; hold for the voice assistant) and NC/AMB; hands-free "OK Google" or "Alexa" wake word
Microphones
Microphones	One microphone; VoiceAware own-voice adjustment	Two noise-cancelling microphones on each ear cup; beamforming call microphones with Precise Voice Pickup technology and a Wind Noise Reduction Structure
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Foldable over-ear design; closed back confirmed by SoundGuys	Closed, over-ear; synthetic leather and urethane earpads; sliders on both sides of the headband
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	–
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	UK page marks water resistant but publishes no IP code	No water resistance rating
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	Sony | Sound Connect app (formerly Headphones Connect) for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; Google Fast Pair and Microsoft Swift Pair; Bluetooth 5.2 Class 1, about 10 m range; A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Purple and Blue (Les Numériques)	Black, Blue, White; Pink added in 2025
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, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C, about 20 cm), headphone cable (about 1.2 m)